Do all criminals in Hawaii have machine guns or at least have buddies who have machine guns? CBS's Hawaii 5-O continues its obsession with criminals using machine guns (Hawaii 5-O S10 E21, March 27, 2020). This show doesn't seem to be able to go an episode without...
Month: April 2020
On America This Week: States closing guns stores, claiming people have a right to own guns, but not the right to buy one
Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling about the move by states and local governments to close gun stores on Sinclair Broadcasting's America This Week with Eric Bolling. They discussed the claims by gun control advocates that people have the right to own guns, but not...
Progressive Groups Demand that Joe Biden Cut the Prison Population in Half and institute federal gun licensing program to cut gun deaths
Eight progressive groups have sent a letter to presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden demanding that he make policy changes before they will agree to vote for him this year (Alliance for Youth Action, Justice Democrats, IfNotNow Movement, March for Our...
In the Wall Street Journal: Heed Jimmy Carter on the Danger of Mail-In Voting, ‘Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.’
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. ‘Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.” That quote isn’t from President Trump, who criticized mail-in voting this week after Wisconsin Democrats tried and failed to change an...
Previously convicted murderer, who was released from Rikers Island Jail over Coronavirus fears, busted for bank robbery
On March 28th, James Little, 40, was released from jail because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Little, who had previously served twenty years in prison for murder, was arrested earlier in March for strangulation. Just ten days after his release, he was arrested again...
On DC’s Giant WMAL to discuss the Push by Democrats in Maryland to Close Gun Stores
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on DC's WMAL about the push in Maryland by Democrats to close down gun stores in the state. (Friday, April 3, 2020, from 5:16 to 5:22 PM)
Coronavirus: Some States have stopped issuing Concealed Handgun Permits
In 16 Constitutional Carry states, you don't need a permit to carry in the state, and in Montana, you don't need a permit to carry in about 99.4% of the state. But in the rest of the country, you need a permit to carry concealed. Partial list of states (We will update...
At the Washington Times: While Whitmer attacks Trump, Michigan suffers from her miscues during COVID-19 crisis
Dr. John Lott has this new op-ed at the Washington Times. A few Democratic governors have sought to build a more positive relationship with President Trump amid the coronavirus crisis, but Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has chosen to lead her party’s drumbeat of...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Are Gun Stores ‘Essential’ Businesses? Yes, Especially When Police Aren’t Responding to Calls and Jails And Prisons Are Releasing Inmates Early.
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about whether gun stores ‘Essential’ businesses? Yes, especially when police aren't responding to calls and jails and prisons are releasing inmates early. They discussed our work on the issue, which is...
Analysis of murder data in Baltimore: 82% of Victims have criminal record, 81% of suspects have criminal record, average victim had 10.8 arrests
Clearly neither the victims nor perpetrators of murders are "normal" people -- both groups are overwhelmingly criminals. Sixty-five percent of murders occurred for unknown reasons, and there were only 86 suspects for these 348 murders. Fifty-nine percent of murders...
On Chicago’s Big WIND AM To Discuss State and Local Governments Closing Gun Stores and Our research on whether the Coronavirus is Seasonal
Dr. John Lott talked to WIND’s Steve Cortez about state and local governments closing gun stores and our research on whether the Coronavirus is seasonal. (Monday, March 30, 2020, from 6:35 to 7:00 PM)
On The Vicki McKenna Show To Discuss the Closing of Gun Stores during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss whether gun stores are "essential businesses." The Vicki McKenna Show that covers most of Wisconsin on WISN, WIBA, WMEQ Radio. (Thursday, March 26, 2020)