Huffington Post, November 15, 2017 . . . I have been following a similar debate about guns which broke out more than 20 years ago, a.k.a. John Lott versus Everyone Else, and not only does the debate about the role of ‘armed citizens’ seem to be heating up again, given...
Month: November 2017
On the Joyce Kaufman show to discuss failures in the NICS background check system
Dr. John Lott talked to Joyce Kaufman on the giant 50,000 watt WFTL-AM radio station in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. They discussed failures in the NICS background check system. (Thursday, November 16, 2017, from 1:35 —1:50 PM)
Obama administration people still pushing out junk science on gun issues
A new very short report from a few people at the Harvard Business School claims that waiting periods reduce homicides, though they find that there is no consistent effect on suicides. The report is titled "Handgun waiting periods reduce gun deaths," and it was...
On Seattle’s KVI radio station to discuss Seattle Times editorial calling for stricter gun control laws
Dr. John Lott joined John Carlson Show to discuss a Seattle Times editorial titled "Tougher laws are our only hope to stem gun-violence epidemic." Lott discussed what is the best way to look at data to investigate the impact of gun control on crime rates, as well as...
On TBN’s Huckabee to discuss the aftermath of the Texas Church Shooting
Dr. John Lott and Emily Miller joined Governor Mike Huckabee to discuss the recent massacre at a church in Sutherland Springs, TX. People agree that something must be done. But what would help? What is needed to make things better? (Saturday, November 11, 2017, from...
On Maryland’s Giant WCBM to discuss “The War on Guns” and the gun control debate
Dr. John Lott was on Sean and Frank's show on the giant 50,000-watt WCBM to discuss everything from Lott's "The War on Guns" to the general gun control debate. They covered background checks (from false positives and the cost of performing them) and the media...
On the Dan Caplis’ Show to discuss how gun control laws can backfire and decrease safety
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Caplis on his show in Denver to discuss what can be done to stop mass public shootings. They also talked about how gun control laws can backfire and decrease safety. (Monday, November 6, 2017, from 5:06 to 5:30 PM)
At The Hill: “It’s time for more parishioners to lock and load when they go to church”
With all the discussions of whether people should carry their permitted concealed handguns with them to church, Dr. John Lott has this new piece in The Hill newspaper. The article starts this way: There are simply too many targets for police to be able to guard...
On NewsMax to talk about how to solve mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott appeared on America Talks Live with Miranda Khan two days after the Texas church shooting. The show appears on NewsMax TV. They discussed background checks on guns and what type of gun control laws might stop these mass public shootings. (Tuesday,...
On the Steve Gruber Show discussed how the Liberal media fixated on laws after Texas church shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about how the Liberal media fixated on laws after Texas church shooting. (Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
At Fox News: Good guys with guns saving lives
With all the discussions about people having guns at churches for self-defense, Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News that details some of the cases where people have used permitted concealed handguns to stop mass public shootings: Stephen Willeford’s heroic...
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss how Chicago’s Law-And-Order Policies Are Failing
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about how Chicago’s Law-And-Order Policies Are Failing. (Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:52 AM)










