Dr. John Lott joined TRT WORLD TV to discuss the "March for Our Lives." The interview covered a broad range of topics from background checks to assault weapons bans. (Saturday, March 24, 2018, from 4:06 to 4:12 PM)
Month: March 2018
At Fox News: “March for Our Lives: Gun control ideas sound good, but are deeply flawed and won’t save lives”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Fox News on the "March for Our Lives" demonstration. The new piece starts this way. America continues to mourn the 17 people killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida last month. There is an...
On all the local Fox stations around the country discussing the Danger of Gun-Free Zones
Dr. John Lott was on Fox 5 DC to discuss the DC Gun Control March. Lott and Nicole Goeser discuss the danger of gun-free zones. Here is the post from the Fox 5 DC website: . . . John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, has spent 20 years...
With the “March for Our Lives,” how monolithic are young people on gun control issues?
If you listen to CNN or MSNBC, one would think that all young people have the same views on this topic. It isn't obvious that these young people know that much about guns or gun control, but they are deeply involved in the current debate. A USA Today survey from...
Mark Levin read our latest Op-ed on his National Radio Show to discuss the push towards “Universal” Background Checks
Mark Levin read our latest op-ed from Fox News on his national radio show. The op-ed discussed what impact that Omnibus-spending bill would have on gun control, and it was titled "The Second Amendment rights of more than 4 million Americans are at risk thanks to...
At Fox News: The Second Amendment rights of more than 4 million Americans are at risk thanks to Republicans in Congress
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Fox News talks about the gun control parts of the Omnibus-spending bill. Here are some comments by four congressmen on these problems. The piece starts this way: Congressional Republicans are jeopardizing the Second Amendment rights...
Congressmen Thomas Massie and Scott Perry explain the problem with false positives in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY), Scott Perry (R-PA), and Jim Jordan (R-OH) testified before the House Rules Committee on the Fix NICS portion of the Omnibus Spending Bill. Massie and Perry provide powerful statements on the "false positives" in the National...
Youtube banning videos that promote the sale of firearms and accessories
Here is YouTube's new policy: “YouTube doesn’t allow content that encourages or promotes violence or dangerous acts that have an inherent risk of serious physical harm or death...” said a letter from Youtube to Spike’s Tactical that the gun manufacturer posted on...
CPRC on the Financial Survival Network with Kerry Lutz to discuss Gun Free Zones Are Magnets for attacks
Dr. John Lott joined Kerry Lutz again for a look at the Parkland massacre. While it's nice to believe that with the simple passage of a law, such events will never happen again; the reality is quite different. John first proposed arming school officials back in 1998...
On WMAL to discuss a school resource officer stopping a shooting at a public high school
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, talked to Larry O'Connor regarding the shooting at Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County, Maryland and the school resource officer who stopped the attack. News articles on the attack are...
When teachers have been given a chance to learn how to carry a concealed handgun, many have jumped at the chance
Three or four teachers and staff carrying at schools would probably be enough to protect most schools. Time after time comments are made that teachers are just unwilling to carry. Yet, every time free classes are offered for teachers, more want to take the classes...
New Democrat legislation to hike the taxes on guns from 10% to 20% and the tax on ammunition from 11% to 50%
Democrats have long pushed for taxes and fees to prevent the poor and minorities from owning guns. The likely gubernatorial nominee for Illinois and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) announced new legislation to increase federal excise taxes on shells and cartridges from...