And now on cspan2s booktv, more television for serious readers. John watts discussion on gun control is next from our libertarian conference, freedom fest. [inaudible conversations] all right, well i guess we are having technical problems here but hopefully they will be taken care of soon. I hope you all know who i am. My name is john lott. President of Crime Prevention Research Center bid ive been an academic most of my life. Chief economist at the u. S. Commission and positions that are a variety at different universities. University of chicago, stanford, yale. But im going to talk to you about some of the missed impressions people have about guns and crime. Normally, im a very empirical guy so i would show you lots of graphs and stuff. A little bit stymied on that given the technical issues we have but there are still lots of issues we can go and talk about. So, just off the top of my head, a couple claims we frequently hear about. One is that background checks go and stop about 3.
Record high. Obvious question is the selling, the intense up and down swings. Is it over . Watch this show, you will find out, looking good in early going today but i have no clue how we close this friday afternoon. I have news for you on taxes, the news is watch out. Under consideration online sales taxes and that 25cent per gallon increase in the gas tax, they would pay for some of the infrastructure building but the significance here is the switch. We have cut taxes and now we are taxing what we buy. Oprah says she is not running in 2020. Yes, its friday and Varney Company is about to begin. Stuart not a great night for team usa at the olympics. Missed out on medal in womens, big event, she won gold in that event four years ago. She missed the medal this time. Figure skating, nathan falls during short program. There you have it. Now, he was one of the pregames favorites, got it. The germans won another gold. Ashley thats a surprise. Stuart they dominate this event. I think they have
Inside story. Welcome to inside story. Im del walters in for Luis Suarez Ray suarez. President obama showed frustration at getting illegal guns out of the hands of the dangerous and off the streets. You mentioned illegal guns, thats an area where you ask me what is the one area i feel i have been most frustrated and most stymied, its the fact that the United States of america is the one advance nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient consents and safety laws. If nothing else, the amount of gun violence in places where its toughest to get it legally is a reminder that theres a patchwork of laws verifying ownership. That means what is illegal in one state is illegal in the next. Robert ray has that part of the story. Hello. Reporter this is littles bait and tackle shop in the small town of georgia. One of nearly 4,000 licensed dealers in the state. Little is the owner. Little is the source of the gun used to kill new York City Police officer in may. It was stolen from the porn
Inside story. Welcome to inside story. Im del walters in for Luis Suarez Ray suarez. President obama showed frustration at getting illegal guns out of the hands of the dangerous and off the streets. You mentioned illegal guns, thats an area where you ask me what is the one area i feel i have been most frustrated and most stymied, its the fact that the United States of america is the one advance nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient laws. If nothing else, the amount of gun violence in places where its toughest to get it legally is a reminder that theres a patchwork of laws verifying ownership. That means what is illegal in one state is illegal in the next. Robert ray has that part of the story. Hello. Reporter this is littles bait and tackle shop in the small town of georgia. One of nearly 4,000 licensed dealers in the state. Little is the owner. Little is the source of the gun used to kill new York City Police officer in may. It was stolen from the porn shop. This video to
Inside story. Welcome to inside story. Im del walters in for Luis Suarez Ray suarez. President obama showed frustration at getting illegal guns out of the hands of the dangerous and off the streets. You mentioned illegal guns, thats an area where you ask me what is the one area i feel i have been most frustrated and most stymied, its the fact that the United States of america is the one advance nation on earth in which we do not have sufficient laws. If nothing else, the amount of gun violence in places where its toughest to get it legally is a reminder that theres a patchwork of laws verifying ownership. That means what is illegal in one state is illegal in the next. Robert ray has that part of the story. Hello. Reporter this is littles bait and tackle shop in the small town of georgia. One of nearly 4,000 licensed dealers in the state. Little is the owner. Little is the source of the gun used to kill new York City Police officer in may. It was stolen from the porn shop. This video to