John R Lott Jr.

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John R. Lott Jr., an economist, is a political commentator and gun rights advocate who founded the nonprofit Crime Prevention Research Center.

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    If Mental Health Experts Can’t Identify Killers, What’s Backup Plan?

    John R Lott Jr.
    A profound mental health crisis lies at the heart of violence in America. Decarlos Brown Jr., the man who brutally stabbed to death the Ukrainian woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, was in a mental hospital earlier this year, and diagnosed with schizophrenia. But doctors wouldn’t have released him if they had viewed him as a danger to…
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    Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City
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    Trump’s Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime
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    Crime Rate for Illegal Aliens Vastly Understated, Data Shows
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    New Data on Migrant Crime Rates Raises Eyebrows, Alarms
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    Don’t Jail Parents for School Shootings. Arm Teachers.
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    Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance
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    FBI Greatly Undercounts Active-Shooting Incidents Stopped by Armed Citizens
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    In Europe, Voter ID Is the Norm
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    Mail-In Voting Audit of Montana’s 2020 Elections Finds Significant Number of Irregularities
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    Selective Media Reporting Further Fuels Our Racial Divide
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