Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Wall Street Journal. When President Trump introduced Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, he warned: “The coming years will decide the survival of our Second Amendment.” He’s right. Joe Biden’s campaign website contains a...
Month: October 2020
Fox News and the the Washington Examiner on our new report on the continued growth in concealed handgun permits
Fox News has a news story on our newest annual report on the number of concealed handgun permits. A new report reveals that despite some states getting tougher on gun control, the number of Americans with permits to carry concealed firearms has spiked in recent...
On Gregory Young’s National Radio Show: Discussing Amy Coney Barrett’s dissent in Kanter v. Barr
Dr. John Lott talked to Gregory Young on his national radio show on the USA Radio Networks, covering 50 radio stations. They talked Amy Coney Barrett views on Constitutional amendments, focusing on Barrett's dissent in Kanter v. Barr. They also discussed Lott's new...
Products that are much more dangerous than guns
There are 8.4 million motorcycles in the US, and they account for about 4,614 deaths and 196,974 Nonfatal Emergency Department Visits. When you compare that there are about 400 million guns in the US, the rate of both deaths and injuries from motorcycles is...
The percent of guns that are ever used in Crime, Suicides, or Accidental Gun Deaths is well below 1 Percent
Less than 1% of guns are ever used to cause harm. There are several factors that have to be looked in making this calculation. 1) There were 279,417 gun crimes reported to police in 2019...
Anti-gun Environmental Groups pretend to be Pro-gun to Push Democrat Candidates in Election
With closely contested elections in many states where self-defense is an important issue, gun control advocates are pretending to be pro-self-defense organizations that support Democrats. Unfortunately, in a number of close races, these fraudulent organizations have...
On the Financial Survival Network: Analyzing Joe Biden’s views on gun control, Amy Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerry Lutz on the Financial Survival Network about Joe Biden's views on gun control and Amy Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. Noted economist John R. Lott, Jr., rejoins us for a discussion of what life would look like under a Biden...
Policing matters: NYC shootings up 127% in September, murders up 76%
Murders this year are 33 percent higher so far than in 2019 -- 246 people killed in 2019 to 327 people killed in 2020, according to New York Police Department data released Friday. Shooting incidents are up 92% so far compared to 2019 -- 608 shootings in 2019 versus...
On Iowa’s Giant 50,000-watt WHO radio to discuss what Democrat plans to eliminate the filibuster will mean
Dr. John Lott talked to Doug Wagner on the giant 50,000-watt WHO radio to discuss what Democrat plans to eliminate the filibuster will mean. How it will allow a lot of radical legislation to get passed by the Democrats. (Thursday, September 24, 2020, from 7:35 to 7:43...
Biden’s and the Democratic National Platform’s Proposals on Gun Control
Joe Biden’s campaign website contains a long list of promised gun control regulations, including: -- Hold gun manufacturers accountable, make it so gun makers and sellers will be sued every time their guns are used improperly. These aren't product liability...
New Concealed Carry Report For 2020: 19.48 Million Permit Holders, 820,000 More Than Last Year despite many states shutting down issuing permits because of the Coronavirus
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2019 are available here. UPDATE: Some more recent data is shown at the bottom of this post and shows that the number of permits have increased by...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing Amy Coney Barrett and “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about President Trump's SCOTUS pick, Amy Coney Barrett, and "Gun Control Myths." (Sunday, September 27, 2020, from 9:05 to 10:00 PM) Armed American Radio, Sept 27, 2020, Part 1 Armed American Radio, Sept 27,...












