Dr. John Lott testified to the Minnesota state House Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy on Stand Your Ground bill. See also his discussion on the op-ed page in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune available here.
Month: March 2017
On the big WOAI with Megan Bishop about allowing Permitted Concealed Handguns on College Campuses
Dr. John Lott was on the giant 50,000 Watt WOAI with Megan Bishop in San Antonio about Campus Carry. (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)
In the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws: The facts don’t support fears of armed citizens
Dr. John Lott is supposed to testify before the Minnesota House Committee on Public Safety and Security Policy will hear testimony today on a Stand Your Ground bill. In connection with his testimony, he has a new op-ed piece in the Star Tribune on Minnesota....
In the Hartford Courant: “Guns Only For The Rich In Connecticut”
Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Hartford Courant on Connecticut Governor Malloy's push to raise the state's concealed handgun permit fee from $140 to $370. Why do Democrats, self-proclaimed champions of the poor, make it so difficult for poor people to defend...
Presentation at the St. Mary School’s Issue Day in San Antonio
St. Mary's School in San Antonio has an issues day each year. This year the issue was gun control. This video below is a copy of Dr. John Lott's presentation at the event. The presentation took place on March 3rd, 2017. A copy of the first part of the debate is...
Six Defensive Gun Uses by People Legally Carrying Concealed Handguns over Six Days
The stories that we collect don't include home invasions or cases on a person's property where they don't a permit to carry. We also don't include cases where business owners or employees use their guns unless it is specifically mentioned that they had a concealed...
On the Michael Dukes Radio Show to discuss the 4th Circuit Court’s En Banc decision on Maryland’s Assault Weapon Ban
Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Dukes on his radio show in Anchorage, Alaska about the 4th Circuit Court's En Banc decision on Maryland's Assault Weapon Ban. (Friday, March 3, 2017, 10:14 to 10:30 AM)
On the big WWL 870 AM in New Orleans to discuss permitted concealed handguns on College Campuses
Dr. John Lott talked to Don Dubuc about allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. (Friday March 3, 2017, 12:10 – 12:27 PM)
On C-SPAN’s Washington Journal: Social Security Changes to Gun Background Check Rule
Dr. John Lott talked about the Trump administration’s decision to roll back an Obama administration rule on background checks for gun purchases. The conversation explains how Obama's rule banned gun ownership by Social Security recipients who received help on their...
On the Sandy Rios American Family Radio Show about Chicago’s crime problems, how Dr. Lott came to do research on guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Sandy Rios about Chicago's crime problems, how Dr. Lott came to do his research on guns, how Democrats make it costly for the poor to defend themselves, California's new background checks on ammunition, political correctness in academia, and...
On the Dave Elswick Show in Little Rock: Gun-free Universities and Chicago’s crime problems
Dr. John Lott talked to Dave Elswick about the dangers of Gun-free universities, the federal 4th Circuit's decision upholding Maryland's assault weapon ban, and Chicago's crime problems. (Friday, February 24, 2017, from 4:21 to 4:30 PM )