Gun Rights v. Gun Control Infringement
John R. Lott Jr., Founder and President Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal series to discuss the Pew Research Center's recent study which finds that support for gun rights have increased and, for the first time, protecting citizen's gun rights has become more important than trying to pass laws that control gun ownership. The original C-SPAN programming called for Lott to be on for an hour to discuss these issues with Ted Alcorn, the research director for Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown. But Alcorn would not appear at the same time and insisted that he be allowed to appear alone — after Lott. In case there is anyone in doubt as to why Alcorn backed out of the confrontation, it is apparent when you watch Alcorn try to answer that question when posed by a viewer calling in.
Here is C-SPAN Host Ylan Mui's interview with Lott:
And below is an excerpt of Ted Alcorn's 'separate' interview, when he tries to explain to a caller why he didn't want to debate Lott. If I were a polygraph examiner asking Alcorn that question, I would call for a time out while I donned some protective armor, just in case the polygraph needle came apart during Alcorn's answer.
Is there any doubt now?
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