Dr. John Lott was on Canada’s CTV about his reaction to the mass public shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Lott talked about what motivates these killers. He discussed how the vast majority aren't motivated by political views, but by the desire to get...
Month: August 2019
On the Kevin McCullough National Radio Show to discuss the mass public shootings in El Paso and Dayton
Dr. John Lott talked to Kevin McCullough on his national radio show about what motivates these mass public shooters and gun-free zones. (Monday, August 4, 2019)
On Canada’s CTV: Discussing the El Paso and Dayton mass public shootings: What can be done to stop these attacks
Dr. John Lott was on Canada's CTV about his reaction to the mass public shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Lott talked about the importance of having someone quickly available on the scene with a gun to stop an attack. He also talked about the high rate of...
National Review discusses Twitter locking John Lott’s account
John Fund at National Review discusses Twitter locking Dr. John Lott's account: Last March, John Lott, head of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of the book More Guns, Less Crime, sent out this tweet trying to debunk claims that the Christchurch shooter...
Twitter has now locked the Crime Prevention Research Center account for Tweeting about the El Paso WalMart shooter, won’t explain
First, Twitter blocked John Lott's account because of a post about the New Zealand mosque killer, and now they have locked the Crime Prevention Research Center's account. Again, they have blocked this account for a similar reason -- explaining that the killer had...
The UK LBC Talk Radio: Explosive Row With Gun Advocate Over Argument To Increase Firearm Ownership
Dr. John Lott talked to UK LBC Radio's Maajid Nawaz about guns in the United States. Dr. Lott talked to Nawaz for over 20 minutes, but LBC is only selectively providing six minutes of the interview. From LBC's description of the interview: But when Maajid asked...
Dayton, Ohio shooter is a registered Democrat and a gun control advocate
As we noted in a previous post, the El Paso WalMart killer is a environmental extremist. Now, it turns out that the Dayton, Ohio killer is a registered Democrat. He also self-described himself on Twitter as a "leftist." This killer obviously also supported gun...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Talking about the Gilroy shooting and Democrat’s comments after the attack
Dr. John Lott talks to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the Gilroy shooting and Democrat's comments after the attack. (Tuesday, July 30, 2019, from 6:35 to 6:46 AM)
What does the El Paso WalMart killer’s manifesto show?
The killer's manifesto made a couple of things clear. He is a racist who identifies with the Christchurch shooter and says that they have the same views. The New Zealand killer was a socialist/environmentalist who supported gun control. The El Paso killer is also an...
Media Bias on Guns: Vermont’s weak gun control laws risked a mass public shooting
CBS' Elementary has yet another episode pushing gun control. In this episode, a New York City man who was planning to attack a speaking event got a gun from Vermont. He picked Vermont because of its supposedly weak gun control laws (the episode is about a year behind...
Biden’s complete flip-flop on whether crossing border illegally is a crime
During the first two Democratic presidential debates in 2019, Joe Biden has taken completely opposite positions on the deportation of illegal aliens. In the first debate in Miami, Biden raised his hand along with virtually all the other candidates in agreeing that...
In the Washington Times: Media bias and the gun control debate
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) have a new op-ed at the Washington Times. Media bias has a huge impact on the gun control debate. The entire debate would be dramatically different if at least three points about mass public shootings ever got...