The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on July 22nd, 2026 (cross tabs available here), regarding whether likely voters carry concealed handguns. In the survey, 15.7% carry all/most of the time, with another 15.2%...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldlsMfnlQq8 This interview on Fox News Sunday with the co-chair of the Democratic Socialist of America has the claim that most people in prison there for crimes motivated by poverty. Here are some facts: Roughly 58.2% of state prisoners...
NEW: DHS confirms that a suspect arrested in Illinois for being found in possession of eight Molotov cocktails is a Jordanian illegal alien who was caught and released at the California border by the Biden administration in 2024. DHS says Hamed Mohammed Hamed Alsaidi was arrested
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Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics that discusses our new research on murder and murder victims.See also World Net Daily . . World Cup visitors discovered something many Americans already know: The United States does not feel like the dangerous place...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the assault weapon ban decision out of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. It was also published at The Epoch Times. . Friday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Third Circuit striking...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall on the push for the SAVE America Act. . Democrats argue that requiring voter photo IDs—even when the ID itself is given away free—creates practical barriers that prevent eligible voters from casting ballots. “We’re all set for...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. It was also linked to by Real Clear Politics, Hot Air, and ACE of Spades HQ. Two days after the piece was posted, it was still the second most read piece at The Federalist (see the bottom of the post). . Is crime...
Dr. John Lott has a new investigations piece at Real Clear Investigations. Also published at Zero Hedge, The Press (Brentwood, California), Times-Leader (Fairfield, MT), TippInsights, Conservative News and Views, and USSA News. . Conventional wisdom holds that the...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with Montana state representative Greg Overstreet in the Lee Newspapers in Montana including the Butte Montana Standard and the Ravalli Valley Ravalli Republic. Overstreet is a Montana state representative for House District 88. . You have...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published in the Journal Courier (Illinois) and Conservative News and Views. . Imagine a woman driving across state lines alone at night, fearful that her car might break down and leave her vulnerable. Or...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also at YahooNews! and World Net Daily. . California’s new ban on Glock handguns takes effect on July 1. It is a new tactic for gun control advocates. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, a growing number of...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk at Freedomfest on why self-defense is critical for public safety. Here is the audio of his talk and a copy of his PowerPoint. Unfortunately, there were real technical difficulties with showing people the PowerPoint so people weren't able to...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "Gun Control Myths." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. For those interested, there is also the book....
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "The FBI Crime Data is a Politicized Mess." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. This audio missed the first 10 minutes of...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Davis Show on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, to talk about his new op-ed at Townhall on the push for the SAVE America Act. (Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 8:35 to 8:50 AM CT)
Dr. John Lott appeared on WPHT Afternoons with Mike Opelka in Philadelphia to discuss his new op-ed at Townhall ("Why We Need the SAVE America Act") and the latest one at Real Clear Politics ("The Second Amendment Opinion That Scrambled the Partisan Script")....
Dr. John Lott appeared on Relevant Radio Network’s The Drew Mariani Show to discuss his new op-ed at Townhall titled "Why We Need the SAVE America Act." He also answered audience questions about election integrity and voter fraud. (Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 1:20...
Given how incredibly rare it is for the New York Times to give positive news coverage to a civilian who stopped a mass public shooting (and these occur all the time without getting news coverage), you have to give them credit when they do cover such a story. . Jordan...
Scott Presler (of Early Vote Action) documented in-person review and transcription of Philadelphia County non-juror (disqualified juror) records in late July 2026. He reported typing 1,935 records from a total of about 6,944 non-citizen-related disqualifications since...
“This isn’t rocket science,” John Lott, a former DOJ advisor and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told The Post. “If you want to reduce crime, whether it’s murders or you want to reduce car thefts, you have to make it riskier for criminals to go...
