"Countless news stories have amplified fears that under Trump, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are wildly violating basic rights," said John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. "But the numbers tell a very different story." Lott...
The Canadian government's pilot program to buy civilian guns was a flop. Now multiple provinces are refusing to implement the Liberal government's nationwide confiscation of guns. . On Tuesday the government of Newfoundland announced that it will refuse to...
Many graphs using the data are shown at the end of the post. Each time a public shooting draws national attention, particularly at places such as schools or churches, politicians and the media often respond by citing figures that claim the United States suffers...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the demands the Democrats have or they will shutdown the government again. . Another government shutdown looks increasingly likely by the end of the week. Democrats are demanding that major changes to Department...
A range of important people noticed Dr. Lott's op-ed in the New York Post, and retweeted it on X: Karoline Leavitt, Larry Elder, Ann Coulter, and others. We are having an impact.
One bill is a first-of-its-kind that mandates any one carrying a permitted concealed handgun must also carry an electronic stun gun. A second bill tries to make it as obnoxious as possible for people to carry by requiring a yellow or red placard for people to carry a...
This is part of an hour long interview that Dr. Lott did with crime reporter Paul Davis. . Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., is an author, economist and a world-recognized expert on guns and crime. . Lott, the author of More Guns, Less Crime, and other books on crime...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the New York Post evaluating the media's claims about Trump's immigration enforcement during 2025. It is important to recognize that these numbers are strongly biased in favor of making the Obama administration immigration enforcement...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Wall Street Journal. . Blue-state gun laws are back before the Supreme Court. The justices barred states in 2022 from requiring concealed-handgun permit applicants to demonstrate a need for the license. Rather than comply with...
Dr. John Lott talked to Jeff Stein on Iowa's giant 50,000-watt about his new op-ed at the New York Post on illegal-immigrant crime. (Thursday, January 8, 2026)
Some people claim that 32 people died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody last year (2025). Between January 20th, 2025 and the end of November, the Trump administration arrested 595,000 illegal aliens and deported 605,000. So the rate last year...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show to discuss illegal-immigrant crime. The show is on 375 stations nationwide. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled "New data reveals the horrific truth about illegal-immigrant...