host: your final thoughts, john lott. guest: again, a lot of points. reason why police officers shoot at center mass is that it is hard to hit people when they are moving. you want to increase the probability that you will do something. you only fire when you really mean to hit somebody. to hit a limb that is moving is particularly difficult. plus you do not want -- bullets flying around. if you hit somebody, hopefully the late -- bullet will not hit someone else. but his question about comparing across countries, the u.s. does not have the highest homicide rate across developed countries. beyond that, what you find is that countries that tend to have the highest gun ownership rights tend to have relatively lower homicide rates. you can go to crimere search.org, i have the data for developed countries. every country that has banned guns in the world has seen an increase in murder rates. the people from every town were not willing to go on with me right now to discuss these things. i think the audience would gain more from a give-and-take between where

visit ncicap.org] >> on the next washington journal, john lott. and ted alcorn on a new study that shows support for gun rights has increased. then, colleen eubanks discusses child-support enforcement association in the u.s. and gregory korte will discuss president's use of executive action. join in on the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> here are some future programs for this weekend on the c-span network. saturday, the white house correspondents annual dinner you'd live coverage at 6 p.m. eastern with red carpet arrivals and entertainment. sunday night on "q&a" judith miller on her time in prison for not revealing a source of her reports before and during the iraqi invasion. on c-span 2, then apple us festival -- the annapolis book festival. sundin at 10:30 p.m., c-span -- sunday night at 10:30 p.m., "first ladies" book. explore the lives of our first ladies. on american history tv, lectures in history. sunday afternoon, 40 years after the fall of saigon, veterans talk about their wo

join me in thanking them. [ applause ] >>> on the next washington journal, john lott and ted ted alcorn. on protecting gun rights. and colleen u banks, executive director of national child support enforcement system discusses that system in the u.s. and reporter will discuss the use of executive action. we will take calls, join the conversation on facebook and twitter. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. >>> here are some of the featured programs this weekend on cspan networks. saturday evening the white house correspondents annual dinner. live coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern with red carpet arrivals, remarks by president obama, and entertainment by "saturday night live," ses lee strom. and sunday former reporter judith miller on time in prison for not revealing the source of her reports before and during the iraqi invasion. 10:00 a.m. on cspan2. book tv is at annapolis. former attorney general alberto gonzales, and sarah wildman on world war ii and the holocaust. sunday night at 10:30 coinciding with release of cspan's book, first ladies presidential historians

. >> on the next washington journal, john lott. then colleen eubanks discusses child reform in the united states. and gregory korte will discuss the presidents' use of executive action. >> during this month c-span is pleased to present the student documentary competition. it is an annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create documentaries based on the theme the three branches and you. the winners entry focuses on the individual disabilities education act. >> the discrimination of people with disabilities are is something we have all experienced in our own personal lives. prior to the individuals with disabilities education act, or the i.d.e.a., students with disabilities were not given an education. ms. romo: you would not give are you down syndrome or disability like that. ms. runfola: the doctors told us he should be institutionalized which is what they did in those days, and she, being a nurse said no, that is not going t