Dr. John Lott was on Canada’s CTV to provide a discussion of the initial news that came in about the El Paso Mass Public Shooting. The initial reports had indicated that the attack had occurred in a mall managed by the Simon Mall chain, which banned permitted concealed handguns. Here is a copy of the mall’s code of conduct. Those initial reports proved to be wrong, but the general point remain important for the vast majority of these attacks.
(CTV, Saturday, August 3, 2019, 5 PM)
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about defensive gun use estimates, including the CDC’s restoration of previously removed material and why surveys can produce widely different estimates. They also discussed concerns about a recent large...
Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway on NewsRadio 840 WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, about the facts behind defensive gun uses and the importance of understanding the data. They also discussed recent shootings in Louisville and the city’s refusal to acknowledge its...
Over 600,000 people have been booked into ICE detention centers between January 20th, 2025 and July 31, 2026. At the same time, there have been about 170,000 border apprehensions (155,000 at the southwest-border and another 15,000 nationwide). So with eight dead, that...
I have been a member of the NRA for several years. In a recent debate with my Psychologist Sister, she asked me if the NRA is supporting any research groups that study Mental Illness as it pertains to these mass shootings. After posing the question to the NRA staff several times I came away with no answer or they did not know. Please help me understand if any research is taking place at this time.