A campus carry bill has passed the West Virginia legislature and is about to be signed by Gov. Jim Justice. The text of the bill is available here. . “When this bill comes to me, it won’t be with me but for a matter of seconds, because I’ll sign it,” Gov. Jim Justice...
Florida: This week, the Florida House and Senate Judiciary Committees passed Constitutional Carry bills. The Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted 16-7 to approve the House version. The Florida Senate Judiciary Committee passed its version of the bill...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Lars Larson Show to discuss the Michigan State University shooting. The gunman had a felony charge dropped by a liberal prosecutor in 2019, which could have barred him from legally owning a firearm. They also discussed the blame...
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about his testimonies in Maryland and Vermont on gun control bills. Dr. Lott testified before the Maryland State Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on SB 1, which would turn the...
These mass shootings in other countries don't get much news coverage in the US or the west. Here is an example of our earlier work (here, here, and here). Brazil, February 22, 2023: Seven people were murdered in a Brazilian pool hall massacre. . . . "The way it...
This week Dr. John Lott made a trip to Salt Lake City to be interviewed for a documentary on defensive gun uses and media bias on the issue. He was also able to meet with and have dinner with members of the Utah state legislature. Those at the dinner include Senator...
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about the expanded gun rights in the wake of last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Second Amendment protects a person's right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense. They...
https://rumble.com/embed/v278smk/?pub=vzmga Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on America’s Voice Live about the latest shooting at Michigan State University and Democrats' push for stronger gun laws. This discussion is related to Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics...
Wyoming, MI, November 1, 2022 (WOOD TV) The attempted robbery happened around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Olympic Market on S. Division Avenue between 35th and Wexford streets. Wyoming Department of Public Safety Lt. Rory Allen said the three people tried a “takeover...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. Red-flag laws do nothing but put innocent people at risk. If a person is really a danger to himself or others, confiscating guns isn’t much of a solution. There are so many other ways for disturbed people to cause...
. . . There are currently 25 states with constitutional carry. When there were only 13–Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming–the Crime Prevention Research Center...
Dr. John Lott appeared on One America News Network’s Tipping Point to discuss the more than often incidents in which armed people stopped the attackers from committing acts of violence. They also discussed that repealing the Second Amendment won't stop crimes, as...