Following Dr. John Lott's testimony before the Michigan state House, he has a new op-ed piece with Michigan state Representative Andrew Fink in the Detroit News. . If you are worried that someone is suicidal, just taking away their guns isn’t a serious solution. There...
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On the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: Discussing the testimonies and the challenges of advocating for gun rights in Michigan
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his testimonies to the Michigan State Senate Judiciary Committee and the Michigan House Judiciary Committee about gun control bills, including licensing and universal background checks, red...
On Epoch TV with Larry Elder: To Discuss Nashville Elementary School Shooting
https://youtu.be/QZWc9TPpSUc Dr. John Lott joined Larry Elder on Epoch TV to discuss the latest deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school and argue that assault weapons bans and other gun control measures do not prevent mass shootings. California, which...
Testified before the Oregon state Senate Committee On Judiciary
https://youtu.be/jLdU_u9Zxtk Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, invited Dr. John Lott to testify before the Oregon state Senate Committee On Judiciary on SB 348. (Monday, March 27, 2023)
CPRC in the News: NewsMax, The Hill, New York Sun, Foundation for Economic Education, Red State, and much more
. . . Despite oodles of data showing that defensive gun uses (DGUs) occur quite frequently, the gun control crowd insists on deceptively claiming that these situations rarely arise, which means people should not have the right to keep and bear arms. But John Lott,...
On the Lars Larson Show: If most support universal background checks like Dems claim, why aren’t they law?
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Lars Larson Show to discuss our latest research showing that the support for universal background checks is very sensitive to the question asked. We started with the standard question asked by survey groups such...
Nikki Goeser On Grand Opportunity USA: If it weren’t for gun restrictions, her husband might still be here today
Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Grand Opportunity USA and shared her story of how gun restrictions played a role in the death of her husband. (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Biden’s New Executive Order on Guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about Biden's new executive actions on gun control. See also Dr. Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants To Emulate Its Gun...
Covenant School Mass Murderer had looked at two other targets, but decided against them because “security was too great”
From the New York Post: Police have not yet released information related to the motive, but said the school — not specific victims — was targeted. Swope told The Post that Hale had “looked at” two other schools, both public, before deciding “the security was too great...
On What’s On Your Mind: Discussing Gun Control
Dr. John Lott Jr. was on What’s On Your Mind with Scott Hennen on radio stations that cover North and South Dakota and Minnesota to discuss our latest research about people’s views on universal background checks.They also discussed President Biden's recently signed...
A Contentious Interview on Chicago’s Giant 50,000-watt WGN Radio: Did a ban on assault weapons reduce mass shootings?
Dr. John Lott talked to John Williams on the giant 50,000-watt WGN about the assault weapons ban in Illinois and whether the ban will hold up to constitutional challenges. (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)
Covenant School Shooter targeted another place but decided against that “because of a threat assessment by the suspect of too much security”
Here is yet another example of mass public shooter picking a target based on whether people with guns made doing the attack difficult. More details will hopefully be forthcoming. We have previously pointed to similar examples here and here. . “It was the only school...











