CarolC

...so you think that the majority of articles written about the incident actually did mention the 2nd and 3rd firearms, and that Mr. Lott was mis-applying statistics?

And Is Mr Lott's point invalidated by the potential hyperbole?

And can you answer the core question without the sensation of feeling "trapped" by Mr Lott's observations? (provided, hyperbole aside, that his observation is based in fact)