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Murder, They Spun: Selective Stats Leave Suspicious Fingerprints All Over the Crime Debate

Murder, They Spun: Selective Stats Leave Suspicious Fingerprints All Over the Crime Debate
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John R. Lott Jr.,James Varney,RealClearInvestigations
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As gun violence has spiked across the country, Republicans have pointed to the steady stream of shootings in Democratic-controlled cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and St. Louis to argue that strict gun laws are not the main driver of mayhem.

John R. Lott Jr. is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and the author of “Gun Control Myths” (2020), “Dumbing Down the Courts,” and “Freedomnomics.”
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