Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about the religious views of those who commit mass public shootings. (Tuesday, May 29, 2018, from 7:45 to 7:52 AM)
Month: May 2018
Florida shooter explains that he killed people to get publicity
Could the Parkland, FL shooter have made his motivations any clearer? “When you see me on the news you will all know who I am." "From the rath of my power they will know who I am." "With the power of my AR you will all know who I am." "You will all know what my name...
On the Michael Dukes Show: Comparing US homicide & mass shooting rates to places like Australia and the EU
Dr. John Lott appeared again on Michael Dukes' radio show out of Anchorage and Fairbanks. They talked about comparing US homicide & mass shooting rates to places like Australia and Europe. (Friday, May 25, 2018, from 1:08 to 1:55 PM)
At the Daily Caller: What Is The Religion Of Mass Public Shooters?
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Daily Caller on the religious views of those who commit mass public shootings. The piece starts this way: After the attack at the Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick denounced a loss of faith and religion in society....
At The Hill Newspaper: Locking guns won’t do anything to save lives
UPDATED: At the end of this piece, we have included responses to an attack on Dr. Lott's article. ORIGINAL POST: Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Hill newspaper on the current debate over whether people should lock up the guns in their homes. The op-ed starts...
Do countries with more guns have more deaths?
Dr. John Lott was on Dana Loesch's TV show Relentless to talk about whether countries with more guns have more deaths and other gun control issues. Our sources: UPDATED: Comparing Death Rates from Mass Public Shootings and Mass Public Violence in the US and Europe...
What are the religious views of mass public shooters?
From January 1998 to the present, 69 killers have committed 66 mass public shootings in the US. Each of these attacks claimed four or more lives. Of the attackers, four have been identified as Christians, with just three clearly being regular churchgoers. With 70%...
On Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson on Chicago’s WIND to discuss the Texas School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Proft & Amy Jacobson on Chicago's WIND to about the Texas School Shooting. (Monday, May 21, 2018, from 8:35 to 8:45 AM)
On WMAL to discuss Santa Fe High School attack: what needs to be done and what won’t work
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on Washington DC's WMAL about the Santa Fe High School attack in Texas. They discussed what needs to be done and what won't work to finally stop such attacks in the future attacks. (Monday, May 21, 2018, from 3:35 to 3:43 PM)...
Crime Prevention Research Center in the News: USA Today, Rolling Stone, CNN, Sky News, and others
USA Today, May 4, 2018 Fox News columnist John Lott said the "news media love to criticize hypocrisy — at least by conservatives — even when it doesn’t exist." "Protecting the president and vice president of the United States from assassination is not the same as...
On Gun Freedom Radio to discuss comments by Parkland student David Hogg, the role of media Fact Checkers, and the debate over teachers carrying concealed guns
Dr. John Lott talked to radio hosts Cheryl Todd & Dan Todd about comments by Parkland student David Hogg, the role of media Fact Checkers, and the debate over teachers carrying concealed guns (Saturday, May 4, 2018, from 4:20 to 4:50 PM)
Two recent cases where school resource officers have stopped mass public shootings
Over the last two months, what would have been mass public shootings at schools in Illinois and Maryland were stopped by armed school resource officers. Of course, this should be three cases in a row. While Broward Deputy Scot Peterson arrived at the building one...