With Biden saying that his number one priority is passing universal background check legislation, Dr. John Lott talked to Clark Aposhian on Utah's KNRS radio about some of the false claims being made by Universal Background Check supporters. (Saturday, June 26, 2021,...
Month: June 2021
On the Michigan Talk Network: On our latest research on how safe concealed handguns have been on university property
There are all sorts of fears about the risks of guns on university property (of course, K-12 too). Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about our new research looks at how incredibly few problems there have been with concealed handguns on...
At the Wall Street Journal: The School That Wasn’t There: I drove 950 miles to give a commencement address. It was an elaborate hoax by a gun-control organization.
Here is the story of the elaborate hoax by a gun control organization that appeared in the Wall Street Journal. If I had done this to gun-control organization, where I refused to release the original video, I suspect that the media would have reacted very differently....
Trump mentions our work on Montana’s mail-in Ballot problems at Save America Rally in Wellington, Ohio
President Trump at a rally in Wellington Ohio mentions Montana's mail-in Ballot problems. A detailed discussion of those problems where there were 6.33 percent more votes than absentee ballot envelopes is available here. (June 26, 2021)
At The Hill: Where’s the defense of California judge?
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Hill that covers recent attacks against U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision to strike down California’s Assault Weapon Ban has caused some gun controllers to lose their minds. California...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Discussing a gun control group’s Hoax and media bias
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin to discuss a hoax by "Change the Ref," a gun control group and "news" media bias. (Friday, June 25, 2021, from 5:17 to 5:32 PM) Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin (WISN, WIBA, WMEQ)
The impact of Concealed Handgun Permit fees and training requirements on the type of people who get permits
Texas provides unique information on the race of permit holders as well having large changes in both the permit fees and training requirements. On September 1, 2013, Texas reduced the training requirement to obtain a permit from ten hours to four hours and eliminated...
On Grover Norquist’s Leave Us Alone: President Biden’s ATF Pick Wants A $200 Gun Tax, Concealed Handguns, Anti-fraud Vote Regulations
Dr. John Lott talked to Grover Norquist on his podcast "Leave Us Alone" about the Biden's ATF pick wants a $200 gun tax, the Supreme Court moves on concealed handguns, and the Crime Prevention Research Center's research on anti-fraud vote regulations in Europe and the...
UPDATED: Gun Control Organization “Change the Ref” deceptively edits video of Commencement speech for Fake School, refuses to release video, Other Gun Control Groups applaud
Originally posted at 11:04 AM on Thursday, June 24th, 2021. Dr. John Lott is always happy to debate these various gun control organizations, but they refuse to debate. Instead, they have to rely on this trickery where they can completely control the discussion.“As a...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing the experience of concealed handguns on university property and Anti-fraud voting regulations in other countries
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national radio show about our new research on the experience with concealed handguns on university property and the anti-fraud voting regulations in other countries. (Sunday, June 20, 2021, from 8:10 to 8:30 PM)
On the Mark Levin Show: Discussing Biden’s claims about gun crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on Mark Levin's national radio show to discuss Joe Biden's claims about gun crime. On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke to the nation the administration’s gun crime prevention strategy. They mentioned...
One America News: The Biden Administration’s intimidating the Maricopa County Audit
Dr. John Lott talked to One America News' John Hines about the criminal legal threats by the Biden administration against those preforming the Maricopa County Audit. (Friday, June 18, 2021)