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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: OUR GUEST IS
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
JOHN LOTT. WELCOME. WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN?
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
GUEST: A WAS NOT SURPRISED. I WAS WERE DISAPPOINTED BY THE TONE OF WHAT HE SAID. PEOPLE DISAGREE ON A LOT OF THINGS. HE SAID IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING...
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TO LET OUR VIEWERS KNOW HERE IS A CHANCE TO GIVE US A CALL. WE HAVE THE LINE FOR DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES INDEPENDENT....
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
A LOT OF STUDIES. THE POINT OF THE OPPOSITE IS DIANNE FEINSTEIN HAS STATEMENTS ABOUT THE BENEFITS FROM THE VAN WE HAD BEFORE. SHE CITES TWO ACADEMIC...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
YOUR PIECE IS FROM TWO RESEARCHERS WHO SAY WE CANNOT CLEARLY CREDIT THE MAN WITH THE RECENT DROP IN GUN VIOLENCE. HOW DID THEY COME TO THAT? GUEST: YOU
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
HAVE 50 STATES. WE LOOK AT THEM OVERTIME THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN CHANGED THE LAW IN STATES DIFFERENTLY. SOME STATES ALREADY HAVE THE ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN....
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
IT WAS GOING TO SUNSET IN 2004, PEOPLE WERE PREDICTING DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN MURDER AND ROBBERY RATES IF IT WAS ALLOWED TO SUNSET. THOSE CRIME RATES...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
US UNTIL 9:15. MICHAEL FROM ALABAMA, YOU ARE ON WITH JOHN LOTT. CALLER: THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
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TO ASK THIS QUESTION OF C-SPAN. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO ASK HIM IF HE IS A CONSERVATIVE. I WISH I HAD BEEN ABLE TO ASK A QUESTION OF THAT WONDERFUL SOCIOLOGISTS...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
NOW. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ASK? CALLER: I
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HAVE OBSESSIVE- COMPULSIVE DISORDER. I USED TO HAVE SEVERE DEPRESSION. I WAS BORN WITH ASPERGER'S SYNDROME. THAT IS WHY I TALK A LITTLE FUNNY. WHY HAS...
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BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS, DOING WHAT WE CAN TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF THE MENTALLY ILL, EXCEPT POSSIBLY RETURN AND VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
RIGHT NOW WITH REGARD TO A MENTAL ILLNESS. PEOPLE OBJECT TO HAVING THEIR NAMES PUT ON LISTS. THERE ARE PRIVACY ISSUES. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE MENTAL ILLNESS...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
DAYTON, OHIO, IF YOU ARE ON WITH OUR GUEST, JOHN LOTT. CALLER:
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AMERICA HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON MENTAL ILLNESS IN OUR COUNTRY. OUR SCHOOLS NEED TO BE LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES. THEY NEED TO HAVE KIDS IDENTIFIED BY THE...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
AM NOT A MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS. I DO CRIME. I WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE PART OF THE QUESTIONS. THE CALLER RAISES THE INTERESTING ISSUE ABOUT STOPPING...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
RACHEL IS ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE FROM TEXAS. CALLER: A NEIGHBOR PULLED
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A GUN ON ME AND MY SISTERS. THEY SHOT FOUR OF US. THEY SAY YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. IN MY CAR, I HAD A HUNTING KNIFE OVER SO MANY INCHES LONG....
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
THE POINTS THE PRESIDENT MADE IN HIS PRESENTATION ON WEDNESDAY WAS THE CLAIM THAT 40% OF GUN SALES DID NOT GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK, PRESUMABLY WHAT...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND CHECK. BEFORE, YOU JUST HAVE TO FILL OUT A FORM THAT SAID, DO YOU HAVE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND? HAVE YOU BEEN DISHONORABLY...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
IF THE ATF HAD A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR AND IF THERE WERE A WEEK TO SPEED UP THE BACKGROUND CHECKS? GUEST: THAT IS
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
A BUDGET ISSUE. I HAVE NOT HEARD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACTOR/DIRECTOR NOT BE INCOMPETENT. THE BIG THING WITH THE DIRECTOR, IS KIND OF FUNNY. THE PRESIDENT...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
WASHINGTON, D.C., IS NEXT ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE. CALLER: LET'S TALK ABOUT
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MR. LOTT'S RESEARCH. THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON HIS RESEARCH. I WILL CITE THREE EXAMPLES. YOUR LISTENERS CAN GOOGLE THE WORDS...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
LOT OF RESEARCH DONE ON THIS. THERE ARE 30 SOME PAPERS. 2/3 OF THE ACADEMIC PEER- REVIEWED PAPERS HAVE FOUND BENEFITS FROM THE RIGHT TO CARRY LAWS, SOME...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
GUN BUYBACK PROGRAMS THAT STATES AND LOCALITIES OFFER -- WHAT IS THEIR EFFECTIVENESS? GUEST:
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PUT OUT A REPORT IN 2004 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY BENEFIT. THE ENTIRE PANEL AGREED ON THAT. YOU LOOK AT WHAT TYPE...
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CALLER: I HAVE THREE QUICK POINTS -- I LIKE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE DIFFERENCES OF SEMI PR AUTOMATIC GUNS. I WOULD LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO DEFINE WHAT IS...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
WITH WHAT THE CALLER WAS SAYING. YOU WANT TO GO AND BAN GUNS, IT SHOULD BE BASED ON THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE GUNS IN TERMS OF HOW THEY OPERATE. HOW...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ASKS ABOUT YOUR OPINION OF THE AUSTRALIAN GUN LAWS. IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES" THIS WEEK, JOHN HOWARD, THE PRIME MINISTER THERE, TALKED ABOUT THE PROPOSALS...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
GUEST: THOSE ARE IMPORTANT POINTS -- THOSE CHANGES WERE DONE WHILE HE WAS PRIME MINISTER. IF YOU LOOK AT MURDER RATES IN AUSTRALIA, THEY STARTED FALLING...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
GREAT, WISCONSIN, INDEPENDENT LINE, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: THANK YOU
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FOR TAKING MY CALL. THE POINT YOU MADE EARLIER -- I AM 60 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND GUNS ALL MY ADULT LIFE. MY FATHER PREFERRED SEMI AUTOMATIC...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
CALLER BRINGS UP USEFUL POINTS THERE -- HOW MURDERS ARE DISTRIBUTED -- I DON'T THINK THEY ARE A LOT RELATED TO POVERTY. I THINK THEY ARE RELATED TO DRUG...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
THINK THAT'S THE CASE. "MOTHER JONES"HAS A STUDY THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE CITING AS EVIDENCE FOR THAT. PROFESSOR ALAN FOX SAID NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND...
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MAN TALK IS BREAKING MY HEART. HE TALKS ABOUT PEOPLE BEING SHOT BECAUSE OF DRUG BUYING. THOSE ARE STILL PEOPLE AND I THINK RATHER TENT -- RATHER THAN...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
REDUCE DRUG GANG DEATHS BETTER THERE. I THINK IT'S A HORRIBLE SCOURGED THAT WE HAVE. WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY IS TO RECOGNIZE WHAT A LOT OF THE GUN ...
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Lott, John R. Jr. - Author
EARLIER ABOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS. I DON'T MIND THEM IN. WE CAN FIX PROBLEMS THERE. THESE ARE NOT INSURMOUNTABLE PROBLEMS TO REDUCE THESE FALSE POSITIVES....
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
OUR GUESTS RESEARCH CAN BE FOUND IN HIS BOOK. YOU CAN READ IT FOR YOURSELF, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." COMING UP, WE WILL TAKE...
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