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Gun violence research should be peer-reviewed and rely on verifiable facts What happens when it isn’t?

The NRA relies heavily on research conducted by economist John Lott.  But, Lott’s research is not peer-reviewed, and his most notable publication has been questioned by researchers from both sides of the gun policy debate.  A little over a decade ago, he was disgraced and his career was in tatters. Not only was Lott’s assertion that more guns leads to

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