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UPDATE: The false narrative of white supremacists doing mass public shootings: Racial, Gender, Religious and Political views of these killers from 1998 through 2025

UPDATE: The false narrative of white supremacists doing mass public shootings: Racial, Gender, Religious and Political views of these killers from 1998 through 2025

Transcript of those two clips by Tucker Carlson. Tucker Carlson: I see millions of Americans being destroyed and none of it is at the hands of radical Islam. Is radical Islam more dangerous than only fans? It's not even close. Tucker: Sharia law is bad, Seth. I don't...

Transgender Shooters Commit Disproportionate Shares of Mass Public and Active Shooting Attacks—In 2024, for active shooters, at Least 12 Times Their Share of the Population

Transgender Shooters Commit Disproportionate Shares of Mass Public and Active Shooting Attacks—In 2024, for active shooters, at Least 12 Times Their Share of the Population

A widely cited February 2024 report by Politifact claimed: "No evidence of rising LGBTQ+ violent extremism or 'trans terrorism." A follow up report by Politifact in September 2025 examined both the FBI's definition of active shooting attacks and the notion of mass...

With so much discussion about right-wing terrorist threats, we thought that it would be useful to include this story in our files. The picture above shows one of the bombers trying to buy fireworks before the attempted bombings. Will we soon see calls for banning the sale of

Tucker Carlson: I see millions of Americans being destroyed and none of it is at the hands of radical Islam. Is radical Islam more dangerous than only fans? It’s not even close.
Tucker: Sharia law is bad, Seth. I don’t know if you’ve heard that. It’s bad. It’s worse than what’s

Dr. John Lott talked to Dave Elswick on his radio show about the new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled “The Terror Threat Americans Aren’t Supposed To Discuss.” They also discussed crime reduction in cities where Trump’s National Guard deployments have been implemented.
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Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the terror threat in the United States.
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https://crimeresearch.org/2026/04/on-the-bill-martinez-show-the-terror-threat-americans-arent-supposed-to-discuss/

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Dinner Talk in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27th

Dinner Talk in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27th

Dr. John Lott will be giving a talk and book signing in Glendale, Arizona for a Gun Owners of America (you can sign up for tickets here). Others speakers include Rep. Andy Biggs (who is running for governor), Sheriff Mark Lamb (AZ Congressional Candidate for CD-5),...

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Voted Fraud: In 2020, a man requested 106 mail-in ballots for city residents without their knowledge, and he had them sent to a P.O. Box registered using a fake driver’s license and student ID

Voted Fraud: In 2020, a man requested 106 mail-in ballots for city residents without their knowledge, and he had them sent to a P.O. Box registered using a fake driver’s license and student ID

A Texas Democrat engaged in massive vote fraud. What if Mr. Mohamed had used multiple P.O. Boxes instead of just one? What if the election workers hadn't been so observant? It is shocking that it was this easy for him to obtain over a hundred ballots to vote. In...