Update: A description of one of Dr. Lott's talks is available here. Original: Dr. John Lott will be talking from 8:00 to 8:30 AM to the High School Leadership Summit at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University. He will also be providing a brief discussion...
Month: July 2018
At Fox News: Trump Administration agreement means “This Marks the End of Gun Control”
Dr. John Lott has a major piece up at Fox News where he explains how a new Trump Administration agreement means "This Marks the End of Gun Control." The piece starts this way: The federal government has finally recognized the obvious – that sharing instructions on how...
On Blunt Force Truth: The Truth Behind Gun Crime and Gun Laws- An Interview with John Lott
Dr. John Lott talked to legendary game show host Chuck Woolery and his accomplice Mark Young about gun control on their podcast, Blunt Force Truth. "Chuck and Mark ask Dr. Lott about the statistics on gun-free zones, mass shootings, and concealed carry. Dr. Lott...
Houston Husband saves wife from two armed robbers who attacked when she got out of her car
Houston Husband saves wife from two armed robbers who attacked when she got out of her car. This happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at a home in southeast Houston near Scott St and Airport Blvd. From KHOU 11 in Houston, Texas.
Talk on gun control in Fort Worth, Texas this Thursday evening
Dr. John Lott will be giving a talk on gun control this Thursday, July 19th in Fort Worth. The link to obtain tickets is available here.
On the Dave Elswick Radio Show after Lott’s testimony before Arkansas Legislature
On July 9th, Dr. John Lott testified before the Arkansas state legislature and later that afternoon he talked about the appearance on the Dave Elswick radio show in Little Rock. (Monday, July 9, 2018, from 3:50 to 4:30 PM)
More TV bias on Guns: History Channel’s Seal Team Six: Despite terrorist threats to family, Seal team member tries to convince his wife that she is safer without a gun
Jackie Ortiz (played by Nadine Velazquez), the wife of a Seal Team Six member, asks her husband, Ricky Ortiz (played by Juan-Pablo Raba) to teach her how to use a handgun for self-defense after his family was threatened by Islamist militants. She explains that she is...
At Townhall.com: “How Entertainment Shows have become Vehicles for Gun Control Propaganda”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall.com on the continuing bias in entertainment television. The piece starts this way: All of the major television networks use their primetime entertainment shows to push a pro-gun control agenda. Liberal television...
At The Hill: Gun control advocates are hyperventilating over Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination
Dr. John Lott's latest piece at The Hill is available here: Gun control advocates are hyperventilating over President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun rights group, Everytown for Gun Safety, warned: “Judge...
Testimony before the Arkansas Legislature’s Joint Performance Review Committee
On Monday, July 9th, Dr. John Lott was the lead witness before the Arkansas Legislature's Joint Performance Review Committee. A copy of Lott's PowerPoint is available here. From CBS Channel 11 in Little Rock. But the uniform praise for SRO’s came to a halt later at...
On Point of View to discuss the shooting of reporters in Annapolis, Maryland
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerby Anderson, Penna Dexter, and Kelly Shackelford about the shooting of reporters in Annapolis, Maryland. Some notes on the attack are available here. (Friday, June 29, 2018)
On the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss Public Health claims about the costs and benefits of gun ownership
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss Public Health claims about the costs and benefits of gun ownership. In particular, the claim that gun ownership in the home is more likely to result in a suicide or you assaulting a friend or relative than to...












