Washington Examiner, June 23rd, 2021
John Lott, a pro-Second Amendment activist, lashed out after being duped into speaking at a fake high school graduation in a ploy by a little-known gun control group.
On Wednesday, Change the Ref, an organization aiming to raise awareness about mass shootings, released a video titled “The Lost Class,” which showed Lott speaking to a chorus of empty chairs on June 4, an event he thought was a rehearsal for a prominent institution’s graduation commencement. The footage featured clips of Lott talking about gun background checks as the group panned over the empty chairs and insisted thousands of high school students die from firearm violence annually, a number Change the Ref says would be improved by more laws regulating gun sales.
The Change the Ref ploy also included a speech from former National Rifle Association President David Keene, who now serves as the editor-at-large for the Washington Times. Keene may have been subject to the same misinformation from the organization. More
Bearing Arms threw down a challenge to the advertising firm that helped think up and execute this elaborate hoax, Leo Burnett of Chicago. Here
Sue, and then sue again. Bankrupt the commie bastards.
Nah, it’s fine.
They think they are Veritas.
They wouldn’t dare actually engage in a intellectual debate with John Lott, because they would lose. Instead, the gun control crowd engages in sophomoric pranks.