Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about our research comparing Voter ID rules in the rest of the world to those in the US. (Thursday, May 27, 2021, from 8:33 to 8:42 AM)
Month: May 2021
CBS’ SWAT, yet more machine gun wielding white supremacists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXWLjI5S6AM Despite the image provided by CBS’ shows such as SWAT, it grossly exaggerates the mass public shootings by white supremacists and absurdly implies that these attacks involve machine guns. As the Crime...
On America’s Voice Live: How virtually all of Europe and Developed Countries require photo voter IDs
Dr. John Lott appeared on America's Voice to discuss how virtually all of Europe and Developed Countries require government issued photo voter IDs and Texas becoming the 21st Constitutional Carry State. (Tuesday, May 25, 2021, from 2:12 to 2:24 PM)
Never a Successful Defensive Gun use on Entertainment Television, CBS’ SWAT
Television show bias against guns is never-ending. You won’t see an entertainment television show that has a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead, something always seems to go wrong when guns are used defensively (from being fatally shot by the...
Sean Hannity Plugs “More Guns, Less Crime” on his national radio show
Sean Hannity briefly mentioned Dr. John Lott's book "More Guns, Less Crime" on his national radio show. Hannity: "More Guns, Less Crime" it is a great book, updated regularly by John Lott. You may want to read it. May be give it to friends of yours in the mob and the...
Armed teacher stops attempted kidnapping in Utah
Any teacher in Utah with a concealed handgun permit is able to carry their permitted concealed handgun at school. In this case, a teacher first protected an 11-year-old that this unrelated stranger tried to grab off a school playground and then protected the class of...
New piece at Townhall: Given Their Fear of Guns, How Have Professors Ever Gone Off Campus?
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. For decades, gun control advocates constantly claim that Right-to-Carry laws would lead to disaster. But when disasters don’t occur they move on to the next prediction of disaster. We have to keep track of these predictions...
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) relies heavily on the CPRC work
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) relied very heavily on the research from the CPRC. Massie's former staffer is our Executive Director, Nikki Goeser. Her recent testimony before the US Senate is available here. Information on safe storage laws is available here. The...
Senator Tim Scott asking financial Institutions to explain what is wrong with Georgia Voting Law
CEOs from the nation’s largest banks testified before the Senate Banking committee on their operating practices. The heads of Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley were asked by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) about...
Responding to false claims about Constitutional Carry in The Economist magazine
Dr. John Lott submitted a letter to The Economist magazine about false claims that they made about Constitutional Carry (“Permitless-carry gun laws are misguided and should be scrapped,” May 8, 2021). The Economist didn't accept the letter for publication, but here is...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Is Biden right that crime is going up because of racist police officers and increased gun sales?
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin to discuss the Biden administration claims that crime is going up because of racist police officers and increased gun sales. (Thursday, May 20, 2021, from 3:35 to 3:50 PM) Vicki’s show covers most of...
Nikki Goeser on Cam & Company: Crime Survivor Speaking Out Against Red Flag Laws
May 19, 2021 Nikki Goeser, whose husband was murdered in front of her by a man stalking her in 2009, explains why she recently testified in Congress against "red flag" laws, and what really needs to be done to help those in crisis without infringing on the civil...