“With just a single exception, the attack in
Tucson last year, every public shooting in the U.S. in which more than three
people have been killed since at least 1950 has occurred in a place where
citizens are not allowed to carry their own firearms. Had some citizens been
armed, they might have been able to stop the killings before the police got to
the scene. In the Newtown attack, it took police 20 minutes to arrive at the
school after the first calls for help.” JOHN R. LOTT JR. The Facts About Assault Weapons and Crime The Wall Street Journal January 18, 2013
I have heard that mass killings have actually been decreasing for the past decade or so, as has violent crime in general. John Lott should be read by a greater audience.
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