Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the cases where concealed handgun permit holders have stopped what otherwise would have been mass public shootings and how rarely these cases get national news coverage. (Wednesday, May 27, 2020,...
Month: May 2020
On Lock N Load Radio: From Gun Cases before the Supreme Court to the Coronavirus
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Frady about a range of issues dealing with the Coronavirus. They talked about gun cases that are being considered by the Supreme Court, including the case they recently considered involving New York City. They also discussed a range of...
Minneapolis Police Stand Down, Leave Local Businesses to Fend for Themselves: Why Private Gun Ownership is Important
As rioting rampages through the Twin Cities in Minnesota, black store owners have had to themselves protect their stores. Some have tried with their bare hands, while others have used guns. For those who oppose private gun ownership, these riots show the need From the...
Sandy Hook Promise Fundraiser Murders Multiple people
Yet another mass murderer who supports gun control. Unfortunately, this case is not unique. The University of Connecticut student accused of killing two people and wounding another scrawled bizarre messages on the wall of his off-campus apartment,...
At Real Clear Politics: U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Is Inflated
Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD and Dr. John Lott have another piece up at Real Clear Politics on the false numbers being put out on the number of Coronavirus deaths. Their piece starts this way. The latest Centers for Disease Control data show that the COVID-19 fatality...
Tennessee House makes moves to Constitutional Carry and allow students to carry on college campuses
The state House has previously been the hardest part of passing these bills so this is big news in Tennessee. The vote in the House occurred on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Prior to this the National Conference of State Legislatures had stated that by 2019 there were...
At Townhall: Twitter’s Warning Label on Trump’s Tweet is Wrong
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall about Twitter's new policy to warn readers that they think that Trump's tweet contained wrong information. Unfortunately, Twitter is the one who got the information wrong. Twitter is no longer willing to just let President...
On Chicago’s WIND Morning Show To Discuss the risks of over inflating the COVID-19 death count
Dr. John Lott talked to with Chicago’s Morning Answer about the how Coronavirus deaths are being counted and the risk that exaggerating the death count. (Friday, May 22, 2020, from 7:35 to 7:50 AM)
UPDATED: Examples of Vote Fraud for Mail-in Ballots
The vast majority of Europe and developed countries ban absentee ballots, let alone the type of universal mail-in voting that is being demanded these days (our research is available here). There are problems with both vote buying and vote fraud. Vote buying cases are...
On the Chris Salcedo Show: The Economic Impact of the Coronavirus Shutdown
Dr. John Lott and Stephen Moore joined Chris Salcedo Show on NewsMaxTV to talk about the economic impact of the Coronavirus shutdown. More information is available here. (Thursday, May 21 2020, from 5:24 to 5:35 PM)
On the Lars Larson Show: How many Coronavirus deaths are there really?
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about the research that we have done on deaths from the Coronavirus being dramatically over counted. (Friday, May 22, 2020, from 6:45 to 6:53 PM)
California’s Proposition 63 on Background Checks for Ammunition has Dramatically Reduced the number of Ammunition Sales by 92%
California's background checks on ammunition went into effect on July 1, 2019, and they have had a dramatic impact on ammunition purchases by law-abiding citizens and thus presumably on citizens' ability to use guns in self-defense. the district court also noted the...