MYTH: Lott’s right-to-carry study was published in Econ Journal Watch
FACT: The Econ Journal Watch editor said the paper was considered for publication but rejected. Lott’s right-to-carry study was not published in Econ Journal Watch.
Flawed Research: Lott’s Board Member Carlisle Moody misreads his own analysis
FACT: Moody et al. fail to report the significant finding which dramatically alters their conclusion.
Flawed Research: John Lott’s complex and erroneous defense of Plassmann and Whitley’s 2003 Stanford Law Review article
FACT: In 2003, researchers Ian Ayers and John Donohue discovered errors in a paper originally co-authored by John Lott. The corrected errors rejected Lott’s theory that right-to-carry laws reduce crime.
MYTH: Most studies show that more guns mean less crime
FACT: A majority of studies do not find evidence that right-to-carry laws decrease crime.
MYTH: Since 2014, police have unintentionally shot only one concealed carry permit holder during a public attack
FACT: Since 2016, law enforcement officers have wrongfully shot a concealed carry permit holder multiple times during public attacks.
