#41 Dr John Lott – Firearm Control and Crime
From Based with Senator Alex Antic by Senator Alex Antic
March 25, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
Dr John Lott discusses firearm control, crime rates, and the implications for self-defense in Australia compared to the United States.
Dr John Lott is an American economist, political critic, andcrime researcher. He has a Master’s degree and Ph.D. from UCLA and has held important positions in economics and law at several prestigious institutions including the Yale Law School. On this episode of Based, Dr Lott explains that crime ratesin Australia are worse than in the United States and how crime statistics are manipulated and misunderstood both in Australia and overseas. He discusses the role firearms play in the debate aroundself-defence, the history of firearm control in Australia, and whether we really are safer for it.
People in this episode
Host: Senator Alex Antic
Guest: Dr John Lott
Topics covered
- firearm control
- crime rates
- self-defense
- Australia
- statistics manipulation
Keywords
- firearm control
- crime statistics
- self-defense
- Australia
- United States
- Dr John Lott
- economics
- law
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UCLA, Yale Law School
Places: Australia, United States
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