"Over fifty years, we reduced per-mile driving deaths by almost 80% and prevented 3.5 million automobile deaths. And we’re still at it. . . . My goal as President, and our goal as a society, will be to reduce that number by 80%." -- Senator Elizabeth Warren, August...
Month: August 2019
Handgun Carry Permit Holder stops threat suspect at Missouri Walmart
As panicked customers fled and the police were racing toward the store but not yet there, an armed suspect, Dmitriy N. Andreychenko, with a loaded rifle, body armor, and 100 rounds of ammunition was held at gunpoint by a handgun carry permit holder until police...
On the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber about the El Paso and Dayton Attacks
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about how the media is trying to claim that Trump is responsible for these mass public shootings, the efforts by Twitter to censor views, and Red Flag laws. (Monday, August 5, 2019, 7:35 to 7:43 AM).
Judge Andrew Napolitano and Maj Toure talk about Dr. John Lott’s research
Judge Andrew Napolitano and Maj Toure talk about Dr. John Lott's research.
On Nashville’s Fox 17 to talk about the dangers gun-free zones
Nashville's Fox 17 has a discussion about whether we should eliminate gun-free zones. From the story: "While some people push for stricter gun laws, others argue gun free zones are a bad idea. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, gun free zones are a...
On One America News: Democrat gun restrictions not making Americans safer
Dr. John Lott talks to One America News' John Hines about whether proposed gun control laws will make people safer. Two parts were cut out of the interview: the proposed background checks on private transfers will make disarm the poor minorities and that we need to...
Reviewing basic facts about Assault Weapon Bans, Background checks on private gun transfers, and Red Flag Laws
Here is some basic starter information on three types of laws that are being extensively discussed these days. Background Checks on the Private Transfer of Guns (Universal Background Checks) -- See here Red Flag Laws -- See here Assault Weapon Ban (see here and here)...
On NewsMax TV: Why Universal Background Checks are a false promise, why they won’t stop mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott talks to John Cardillo about why universal background checks and assault weapon bans won't stop mass public shootings. Cardillo about Dr. Lott: "Arguably the best well informed person in the United States on these issues." (NewMax TV, Wednesday, August...
On the Bill Martinez National Radio Show: The aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show to talk about the aftermath of the El Paso and Dayton Shootings. Should President Trump be blamed for these attacks? Dr. Lott talked about the El Paso, New Zealand, and Dayton shooters -- the media must...
On the Mark Levin Show to discuss an Assault Weapon Ban, Universal Background Checks, and Red Flag Laws
John Lott talked to Mark Levin on his national radio show about an Assault Weapon Ban, Universal Background Checks, and Red Flag Laws. Mark Levin: “John Lott, who is indispensable in times like these.” "This man is an encyclopedia, he is brilliant and he is...
On WMAL’s Mornings on the Mall: Discussing the push for universal background checks and instituting Red Flag laws
Dr. John Lott on WMAL's Mornings on the Mall to talk about the push for universal background checks and instituting Red Flag laws. (Monday, August 5, 2019, from 6:35 to 6:43 AM)
At Townhall.com: Here’s Something You Won’t Hear About on the Shootings
Dr. John Lott has a piece at Townhall that starts this way: Here is something that you won’t hear on the news. The Dayton mass shooter who left nine people dead and some 27 people injured was a registered Democrat, a self-described “leftist” who hated Donald Trump,...