Citation

Lott JR. Sci. Am. 2014; 310(2): e6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Scientific American)

DOI

10.1038/scientificamerican0214-6

PMID

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Abstract

In "Why We Should Choose Science over Beliefs" [Skeptic], Michael Shermer asserts that I have practiced "cherry picking and data mining of studies to suit ideological convictions" in my arguments that private gun ownership reduces violent crime. Like Shermer, my views on guns have changed over time. He ignores that, as I have shown in More Guns, Less Crime (third edition, 2010), the large majority of peer-reviewed studies demonstrate right-to-carry laws reduce crime and background checks do not.

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