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Lott contends that news media ignore or downplay stories and statistics which, he says, prove his claim that widespread gun ownership prevents crime.
He argues that the criminals are deterred by the fear that a potential victim may be armed. He further argues that disarming law-abiding citizens decreases this deterrence, thus increasing crime by the very means which gun control proponents say ought to reduce crime.
Gun politics