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Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times responding to Democrats' claims about Republicans being anti-democratic and totalitarian because of their support for voter IDs and other anti-fraud provisions. President Joe Biden’s extreme rhetoric in his...
Nebraska State Senator Tom Brewer and Dr. John Lott have an op-ed on the issue of Constitutional Carry in the Omaha World-Herald. Today Lott will be testifying before the Nebraska state Senate on the bill that Brewer is sponsoring. Gun-control advocates keep making...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall: President Biden’s remarks after the hostage situation at the synagogue in Texas leave more questions than answers..What were the motivations for the attack occur? A full day after a Pakistani Muslim attacked a synagogue on...
Rachel Morgan and Alexandra Thompson, "Criminal Victimization, 2020," Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, October 2021. Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall on the claims about increased gun sales causing an increase in violent crime. With...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. With the anniversary of January 6th this week, Democrats are using it to push massive election reforms. They claim the reforms are necessary to save Democracy. Indeed, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says the...
Here is an op-ed that I wrote with Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (though you wouldn't know it until you get to the tag line at the end of the piece). It’s always the same predictions of doom and bloodshed from gun-control activists. They warn us of...
John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist about Gavin Newsom's promise to use the US Supreme Court decision on Texas' abortion law to push new gun control in California. You would never know it from the reaction of President Biden and Governor Gavin Newsom, but the...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with Florida State Representative Anthony Sabatini in the Orlando Sentinel and also the Daily Commercial. Gun-control advocates keep making the same predictions of doom and bloodshed from law-abiding citizens having guns for protection. They...
The CPRC's Nikki Goeser talks about the dangers of gun-free zones and Red-flag laws.
Dr. John Lott discussed his experience working in the US Department of Justice as Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Legal Policy. (September 25, 2021)
Dr. John Lott recently gave a talk in Chautauqua, New York on the topic of his book "Gun Control Myths." (Monday, July 19, 2021)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYAubA2OpPE Dr. John Lott appeared on Steve Bannon's War Room to discuss Lott's piece in the Washington Times about how Biden and Democrat’s rhetoric implies there are virtually no Democratic countries. Lott made two main points: 1)...
Dr. John Lott talked with host Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his recent opinion piece at Townhall "With the For the People Act, Democrats, Not Republicans, Are the Real Threat to Democracy." Friday, January 14, 2022, 8:35 to 8:37 AM
Dr. John R. Lott talked with host Nat Trager about how democrats of the past believed voter id's were needed, but the democrat leaders of today want to destroy election integrity. Dr. Lott explains in his recent piece at Imprimis titled Is Ensuring Election Integrity...
According to an article in Fast Company, Dick’s Sporting Goods "estimates that its decision to stop selling automatic weapons cost it about $250 million in revenue." If Dick's CEO actually made this statement, he is either misspoke or doesn't know much about guns....
Dr. John R. Lott talks with host Tony Katz about his recent opinion piece at Townhall titled With the For the People Act, Democrats, Not Republicans, Are the Real Threat to Democracy Thursday, January 6, 2022
An Federal Bureau of Investigation background investigation into Andre Mathis, Biden's nominee to serve as the U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, found that he had his driver's license suspended three times due to driving-related...