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Episode 193: “Gun Control Myths” with Dr. John Lott
06/28/2022
Guest(s): Dr. John Lott
We've all been appalled by yet another school shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas. We want these tragedies to stop. We want to do something. Of course the cries to “do something” almost always means doing something about guns. Yet, the gun bill just signed into law by Preside ...
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