We updated a new research paper that we hope you agree is very important. Please download and read it here. . Abstract . The FBI tracks active shooting cases—where individuals attempt to kill people in public places, excluding those tied to robberies or gang violence....
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Bait and Switch: Public Health Survey Claims 18 million American Adults Present at Mass Shootings and 5.6 million Injured. The Definition of Mass Shootings the Survey Starts with is Less than 2% of the Number they claim, and that is Likely an Overestimate.
A new survey titled "Exposure to Mass Shootings in the United States: A National Survey" and published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (SPPE) claims that approximately 6.95% of U.S. adults reported having been present at the scene of a mass...
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At American Liberty: Only 1 In 5 Americans Think Gun Control Reduces Crime
Dr. Lott has a new post at American Liberty. The CPRC commissioned a new survey by McLaughlin & Associates of 1,000 general election American voters. Despite all the claims about support for gun control, only 19% of voters think passing more gun control will...
At American Liberty: The Disconnect Between Mass Shooting Stats And Reality
American Liberty ran something that we had put together. A new survey titled “Exposure to Mass Shootings in the United States: A National Survey” and published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (SPPE) claims that approximately 6.95% of U.S....
Real Clear Politics: DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan Raising Serious Civil Liberties Concerns
We believe that this is an unusually important op-ed by Dr. John Lott. Also published at World Net Daily. . Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified a shocking plan by former President Joe Biden’s administration for dealing with domestic...
At Townhall: Yet More Worthless Public Health “Research” On Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. News headlines across the country repeated a University of Colorado public health study claiming that “1 out of every 15 American adults have been at a mass shooting.” That figure suggests 18 million Americans have witnessed...
At Townhall: Why National Concealed Carry Reciprocity will make Americans safer
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall on the national concealed carry reciprocity bill, which has passed the House Judiciary Committee and is headed to the House floor. . Picture a single woman driving across state lines at night, fearful that her car will break...
The Washington Times: A nonlethal firearm alternative?: Self-defense requires certainty, not wishful thinking
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. . If you listen to conservative radio and podcast hosts such as Megyn Kelly, Dave Rubin, Ben Shapiro, Dana Loesch, Sean Hannity, and others, you've likely repeatedly heard many advertisements promoting less-lethal...
At The Federalist: Study: Concealed Carriers Do A Better Job Of Stopping Active Shooters Than Police
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . You'd never know it from watching television, but civilians stop more active shooters than police and do so with fewer mistakes, according to new research from the Crime Prevention Research Center, where I serve as...
At the Washington Times: The importance of concealed carry reciprocity: Over 86% of police chiefs and sheriffs support national reciprocity
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Washington Times. . Imagine a single woman driving across state lines at night, hoping that her car won’t break down and become a crime victim. Or a truck driver as he travels across the country with valuable merchandise. They can...
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Political Biases in the FBI’s Crime Data
Here is a recording of one of the three different talks that Dr. John Lott's presented at the 2025 NRA meetings in Atlanta. Also provided below is a copy of his PowerPoint and the video that he showed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_xc09q9vo...
Upcoming Talks at the Atlanta NRA Convention from April 25th to 27th
The meetings will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313. GUN CONTROL MYTHS Friday, April 25 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Level 3, B311 THE FBI CRIME DATA IS POLITICIZED AND A MESS Friday, April 25 • 3:30 PM...
At Tangle: Debate Over Whether Crime is Getting Better or Worse
Tangle conducted individual interviews with the left wing Brennan Center's Ames Grawert, The Manhattan Institutes' Robert VerBruggen, and CPRC's Dr. John Lott on the issue of whether crime is increasing. It would have been much more useful if everyone was in the same...
Media Appearances
On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: Biden Era Domestic Terrorism Plan Declassified
https://youtu.be/s-GlBdLa_O8 Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss the Biden administration's plan to combat domestic terrorism and Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss National Rifle Association Convention 2025 and Gun Control Myths
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about the media bias regarding gun control and the misconceptions surrounding gun ownership, highlighting the need for accurate representation and advocacy. (Sunday, April 27, 2025)
On Vegas at Eight with Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ Giant KXNT-AM: To Discuss Secret Biden Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism
Dr. John Lott talked to Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ giant KXNT-AM about his latest op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan Raising Serious Civil Liberties Concerns." They also discussed freedom of speech, disinformation, and an assault...
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Survey: Does the News Media Favor Democrats or Republicans? All groups but liberals think the news media favors Democrats.
A new National Survey of 1,072 U.S. Likely Voters Conducted by Rasmussen Reports over May 1 and 4-5, 2025 shows that all groups except for liberals think that the news media is biased in favor of Democrats. Blacks and Hispanics actually believe that the news media...
More Television Police Show Bias: Robbers using Machine Guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6QANZo91Ok As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many, many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to commit crime. In real life, criminals generally use machine guns...
Greg Gutfeld on Fox’s The Five Using the Data on Crime by Illegals the Crime Prevention Research Center Put Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-WYRAwrMo There are a number of pieces of information on this issue that we provided Greg Gutfeld. 1) Last year, the Biden administration admitted that 9% of the so-called "non-detained" illegals who were released into the US had...