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 has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the assault weapon ban decision out of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. . Friday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Third Circuit striking down New Jersey’s ban on so-called assault weapons and magazines...
We have updated our data on who extremely concentrated murders are in the US. The worst 1% of counties (the worst 31 counties) have 20% of the population and 41% of the murders. The worst 2% of counties (63 counties) contain 30% of the population and 54% of the...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations titled "Mythbuster: U.S. Much Safer Than Many Peer Nations." They also discussed how murders in the United States are highly...
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.