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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about his plan to curb gun violence in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 20, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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.”