Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. . Gun control advocates are trying a new tactic. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, some Democrat states are trying to ban one of the most commonly owned handguns – Glocks, which they claim can be easily converted into...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rTDfOimvno Television crime shows continue to portray frequent murders with machine guns. The Crime Prevention Research Center has repeatedly shown that these depictions are far from reality, yet many shows still suggest that...
It isn't too surprising that the countries that feel most threatened by Russia are the ones that are most keen on letting their citizens have and carry guns for protection. Interestingly, Czechia has had a relatively low homicide rate compare to other European...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "Gun Control Myths." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. For those interested, there is also the book....
Screenshot We have tried to do an exhaustive search on cases where a Glock-style gun with a switch was used to murder people, but it is quite possible that we have missed some cases. The total that we have so far found is 43 murders from 20 attacks where someone was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E36XnTGryYU Here are videos from Fox News Live, CNN, and Sky New showing the interaction between Renee Good and the ICE agent who shot her. "The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo2VFJKld8U Dr. John Lott talked to Frank Miniter about the drop in crime rates during 2025. . If the gun-control Left is to be believed, then the murder rate in the U.S. should be going up, up, up; after all, gun sales and ownership...
Economist John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told NHJournal that the arguments being made by opponents of campus carry are already being refuted by the data. “About a dozen states already have campus carry, and some have had it for...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "The FBI Crime Data is a Politicized Mess." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. This audio missed the first 10 minutes of...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nzpD8B-z0zY Spencer Pratt, who is running to be the mayor of Los Angeles, said he bought a gun during the height of his reality TV fame on The Hills, when he was receiving numerous death threats. A transcript of the interview is shown...
The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 (cross tabs available here), regarding whether likely voters carry concealed handguns. In the survey, 13.2% carry all/most of the time, with another 16.6%...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . For those concerned that background checks will eventually be used to create gun registries that can later facilitate confiscation, they need only look at what is happening now in New Jersey. New Jersey’s Attorney...