Prominent Gun Advocate John Lott Was Twice Interviewed By Anti-Semitic Newspaper

[SecularMotion]

Discredited gun researcher John Lott was twice interviewed about mass shootings by the anti-Semitic publication American Free Press (AFP). In one instance, Lott was interviewed by Victor Thorn, the author of The Holocaust Hoax Exposed: Debunking The 20th Century's Greatest Fabrication. In the other instance, Lott was interviewed by Keith Johnson, who has called President Obama "the house nigger for the Jews."

Lott is a well-known pro-gun advocate and frequent source of conservative misinformation about gun violence. He rose to prominence during the 1990s with the publication of his book, More Guns, Less Crime, although his conclusion that permissive gun laws reduce crime rates was later debunked by academics who found serious flaws in his research. (Reputable research indicates that permissive concealed carry laws do not reduce crime and may actually increase the occurrence of aggravated assault.)

Lott was interviewed by Thorn in August 2012, just days after a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens of others during a mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. In his interview, Lott pushed the debunked conservative media talking point that places where guns are not allowed attract mass violence:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/11/13/prominent-gun-advocate-john-lott-was-twice-inte/206845

[Duckhunter935]

1. Feds: Calif. pol Leland Yee schemed to trade

arms

And that's how prosecutors say Yee ended up sitting across from an undercover federal agent in a coffee shop in early March, brokering what he was told was a $2 million arms deal that would include the purchase of shoulder-fired missiles from Islamic rebels in the Philippines.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/08/us/california-senator-indicted/

[Kang Colby]

2. More nonsense from gun controllers...

I find it comical that gun controllers would use the old guilt by association routine. Well then, let's talk about some of the people who championed gun control over the years.

[OakCliffDem]

3. Gee SecularMotion, you haven't googled up an article connecting the NRA to events in France

Surely there is a connection somewhere.

[DonP]

5. We already had somebody in GD last night blaming the US for exporting the guns

Not sure who made all those full auto AK's in the USA, but I'm sure the gun control fans will let us know.

Or do what they usually do, make something up and when questioned go away.

[Decoy of Fenris]

8. Also had one saying "Your time is coming, Gunners" after Paris. Makes you wonder. n/t

[Eleanors38]

6. Beat me to it.

[gejohnston]

4. actually, he debunks Bloomberg paid for junk science

but did you know that Alex Haley once interviewed the head of the American Nazi Party for Playboy magazine? Next.
If you want to play the guilt by association game, that shit goes both ways. Shall we discuss Bloomberg's racist remarks? Sexual harassment complaints?
Several anti gun politicians have been convicted of crimes ranging from public corruption, gun crimes, to possessing child porn. Some have organized crime connections like Big Jim Sullivan back in the day. More recently there is would be gun trafficker Leland Yee and Chicago city council.
Some shoot people
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x28948