Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMaxTV's American Agenda for an entire hour and discussed a range of issues from Mail-in voting to the Coronavirus package that Congress is negotiating to the government running large deficits. (Monday, August 10, 2020, from 3:00 to 4:00...
Month: August 2020
On Point of View: Discussing “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerby Anderson on his national radio show Point of View about Lott’s new book “Gun Control Myths.” (Monday, July 27, 2020) Point of View, Part 1 Point of View, Part 2
Kamala Harris on her ability as president to use an Executive Order to ban guns
Kamala Harris explains that she believes that the president has the power to ban guns using Executive Orders. She also blames President Trump for creating the atmosphere that has lead to mass public shootings. MUIR: President Obama, after Sandy Hook, more than 23...
At the Missoulian: This election will determine future of private gun ownership in US
Dr. John Lott has a piece in today's. UPDATE: It also appeared in Butte, Montana's Montana Standard on Friday, August 14, 2020. This past week, President Trump claimed the election will determine the future of private gun ownership in the United States.He’s...
At the Baltimore Sun: Guns protect people from criminals when the police can’t
Dr. John Lott and University of Maryland Professor James Purtilo have an op-ed on crime and gun control regulations in Maryland. The piece has some interesting numbers on what has happened in Maryland after they passed their gun control regulations in 2013. For years,...
At Fox News: Chicago’s crime problem — this is real reason behind it that city’s Dem mayor will never admit
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way. “Let’s be clear: We are coming to get you,” Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned on Monday morning, after riots that night had caused more than $60 million in damage to Chicago’s upscale Magnificent Mile and...
On WMAL’s Mornings on the Mall: How other countries ban Mail-in ballots for fear of voter fraud
Dr. John Lott on WMAL’s Mornings on the Mall to talk about why most other countries ban mail-in ballots. (Wednesday, August 5, 2020, from 7:35 to AM)
New Research: Comparing the Global Rate of Mass Public Shootings to the U.S.’s Rate and Comparing their Changes Over time: 1998 to 2017
You can download a copy of our new research on international comparison of mass public shootings is available here. Please download and read it. Abstract The U.S. is well below the world average in terms of the number of mass public shootings, and the global increase...
Rasmussen Report shows 47% of American households own guns, 27% of households with guns have bought one in the last six months
A new Rasmussen Report survey shows that 47 percent of American households own a gun, with 5 percent either not sure/refusing to answer the question. Assuming that 47 percent of those who aren't sure or refusing to answer whether they own a gun actually do, half of...
On Bob Gourley’s “Issues Today” Radio: “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Bob Gourley on “Issues Today” Radio about his new book, "Gun Control Myths." Issues Today is on 76 public radio stations across the country. (During the week of August 10th to 16th, 2020)
On the Sean Hannity Radio Show: Talking about the New York Lawsuit against the NRA, Defunding the Police, Who is hurt by gun control
Dr. John Lott appeared for a full hour of the Sean Hannity radio show on August 7th, 2020. John Lott, President, Crime Prevention Research Center and author of a the new book “Gun Control Myths” which was released on 7/4 and Leo Terrell, American civil rights attorney...
On TRT World: New York Attorney General seeks to dissolve NRA in lawsuit
Dr. John Lott talked to TRT (Turkish Public Broadcasting) about New York Attorney Generals' lawsuit to dissolve NRA in lawsuit. John Lott's op-ed on this at Newsweek is available here. (Thursday, August 6, 2020, 10:07 to 10:12 PM)












