Dr. Lott talked to WMAL's Larry O'Connor about the federal 4th Circuit's decision upholding Maryland's assault weapon ban, Judge Neil Gorsuch's views on guns, the impact that gun control laws have on poor minorities being able to own guns, and the problems with...
Month: February 2017
Talking to Cam Edwards and David Keene at the Conservative Political Action of Conference
Dr. John Lott is the research director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, and author of the book, The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies. At CPAC 2017, he talks with Cam Edwards and NRA Past President David Keene about how poorly public health...
On The Real Side with Joe Messina talking about The War on Guns
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Real Side with Joe Messina talking about The War on Guns -- what the result will be for all the new gun regulations. (Friday, February 24, 2017, from 11:45 to 11:54 AM)
On the Lars Larson Show: Obama administration’s false claims on police that it’s damage to minorities
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson about how the Obama administration put out false claims on policing and the damage that it has done to crime in minority areas and how gun control is disarming poor minorities.
On The Daily Signal: Talks about the 4th Circuits decision on Maryland’s Assault Weapon Ban, background checks, gun-free zones, and other issues
The Daily Signal's Robert Bluey interviewed Dr. John Lott on Maryland Assault Weapon Ban, how gun control advocates want to make costly for poor to buy guns, the problems with the current background checks, gun-free zones, and voter fraud. (Friday, February 24, 2017)
CPRC in the Daily Caller: “Court Upholds ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban With Incorrect Facts”
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Daily Caller on the new 4th Circuit Court opinion on Maryland's assault weapon ban: Should “military-style rifles” be banned? On Tuesday, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia – in a virtual party line...
CPRC in Newsweek on the Assault Weapon ban
Ted Nugent has an op-ed in Newsweek on the 4th Circuit's decision on Maryland's Assault Weapon ban where he discusses CPRC's research. The statistics from every crime study known to man, including the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program and Dr. John Lott’s exhaustive...
Six Defensive Gun Uses by people legally carrying guns over 6 days, permit holder protected law enforcement officer
Case involving law enforcement officer being protected: Rising Sun, February 20, 2017, CBS Channel 4 in Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana State Police say a Moores Hill man was killed by a person who witnessed the man fighting with an officer. The incident occurred around...
CPRC interview in America’s 1st Freedom: “Anti-Gun Lies About Mass Shootings”
This is from part of Dr. John Lott's interview with America's 1st Freedom: It’s likely nobody anywhere has done more research on, or knows more about, mass shootings than researcher John Lott. Author of the recent book The War On Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun...
CPRC on Coast-to-Coast AM to talk about Chicago’s Self-inflicted Problems with Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to George Noory about Chicago's soaring murder and violent crime rates. He explains how Chicago's problems have been self-inflicted as a result of re-engineering the police department. (Wednesday, February 22, 2017, from 1:08 to 1:10 AM) Coast to...
CPRC on the Larry Elder Show to discuss Public Health research on Police Deaths and Gun Ownership Rates
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Larry Elder Show to discuss Public Health research on Police Deaths and Gun Ownership Rates. Lott's book, The War on Guns, shows that when this data accounts for national changes in crime rates the higher gun ownership rates in a state...
UPDATED: France had more casualties from mass public shootings in 2015 than the US suffered during Obama’s entire presidency (532 to 527)
“With respect to Planned Parenthood, obviously, my heart goes out to the families of those impacted. … I say this every time we’ve got one of these mass shootings: This just doesn’t happen in other countries.” –Obama, news conference at COP21 climate conference in...