Las Vegas, Nevada, May 13, 2017, KTNV . . . A pit bull was shot and killed Saturday when a man walking his dogs, Tom Cope, jumped into action to protect his beloved pets. "If I didn't intervene, my dog would die," Cope said. He says he was taking his two dogs,...
Dr. John Lott discussed new reports show women and minorities are buying more guns with Colion Noir.on CN Live. March 15, 2017 Colion: I just want to say something real quick before we get into our discussion and talk to our audience. Personally, I don't think you...
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about how President Trump and the Congress have had success in reversing rules from Obama Era. Also discussed how people are suggesting having Merrick Garland as the FBI director. (Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
Dr. John Lott has his newest piece in The Hill newspaper on fake news in the media. It starts this way: Time-after-time, the New York Times and other publications have repeated the same false claim that concealed handgun permit holders are dangerous. This claim will...
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the CPRC's new research on the geographic concentration of murders in the US. (Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
Dr. John Lott was on the Michael Dukes Show in Anchorage, Alaska about the debate that more guns mean less crime as well as gun-free zones. (Friday, May 12, 2017, from 11:24 to 11:43 AM)
Cedarville University (3,760 students) has become the first university in Ohio to allow employees with concealed handguns permits to carry their handgun on campus. The university is located in Dayton, Ohio. From the Dayton Daily News: The policy allows full-time...
Dr. John Lott was on the Rob Schilling Show in Charlotteville, Virginia to discuss the new Georgia law allowing campus carry. Obviously a hot topic at the University of Virginia. (Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 1:30 to 1:41 PM)
Townhall, April 27, 2017 As gun scholar John R. Lott Jr. notes, “Letting teachers and staff carry concealed handguns is nothing new in the United States. And there has been good reason for allowing it -- police virtually always arrive after an attack has occurred....
Breitbart (May 10, 2017) had a long discussion on our recent research about the geographic concentration of murders in the US. A study conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that U.S. counties with the highest murder rates are among those with...
A news article at Fox News discusses our research on blacks and women getting concealed handgun permits. Firearms instructors are reporting an increase in the number of black women learning how to use guns in self-defense courses around the country -- and the reasons...
Dr. John Lott talked with Greg Garrison on the state of the gun control debate at the federal and state level. (Wednesday, May 2, 2017, from 12:35 to 1:00 PM)