While 29 states have legalized medical marijuana in some form, the drug is still illegal under federal law. Some police departments are now selectively enforcing federal law -- people can get the medical marijuana, they just can't own guns. Hawaii requires all...
Month: November 2017
On Peter Boyles Show in Denver to discuss the recent surge in gun sales
Dr. John Lott talked to Peter Boyles about the surge in gun sales on Black Friday and how Mexico and Chicago's crime rates compare to other places. (Tuesday, November 28, 2017, from 10:05 to 10:30 AM)
Correcting Canada’s misimpression of US gun laws
An article by Russell Wangersky in 39 Canadian newspapers expressed concern about the dangers of Americans being able to carry permitted concealed handguns. You get an idea of where he was coming from with this passage. “At least 20 other states allow firearms on...
Two concealed handgun permit holders stop mass public shooting at auto shop in Rockledge, Florida
Rockledge, Florida, November 24, 2017 (Florida Today, WFTV.com in Orlando) Two concealed handgun permit holders stopped an attack at Schlenker Automotive repair shop at 4:30 PM on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The attacker, Robert Bailey, was armed with a...
Black Friday NICS background checks break previous record by 9.4%
This past Friday saw 203,086 background check requests for gun purchases, setting a new single-day record, the FBI reported Saturday. That is 9.4% higher than the previous record set last year and 15.6% over the number in 2014. The top three day records and four of...
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The Crime Prevention Research Center research has had an impact. One needs to look no further than how our research ranks compared to the attention given to 358,320 researchers (economics, law, business, criminology and 20 other disciplines) as shown at the Social...
On Andrew Wilkow to discuss the latest debate over gun control laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Andrew Wilkow on Sirus XM The Patriot about the current gun control debate. (Monday, November 20th, 2017, from 1:20 to 1:40 PM)
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!
Former NPR CEO Ken Stern explains the evolution of his views on gun control
Ken Stern has been doing a book tour for his new book “Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right." While Stern says that he still supports all the "reasonable" gun control measures, he showed that he was still open to empirical...
On CRTV with Gavin McInnes: What Gun laws will make us safer?
Dr. John Lott talked to Gavin McInnes about whether gun laws will make us safer. During their discussion, they talked about everything from background checks to assault weapon bans to gun-free zones and about mass public shootings around the world. From the CRTV...
On the Lars Larson Show to discuss how the FBI’s data gathering has become politicized
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio to discuss another type of politicization of the FBI that occurred during the Obama administration. (Tuesday, November 14, 2017, from 7:20 to 7:30 PM) Lars Larson’s show is listened to by over 1.25 million...












