John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and former senior adviser for research and statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Legal Policy at the Justice Department, told Blaze News about another disheartening...
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Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2024 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.7%, the correct number is at least 36%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.5%. In 2024, it was 62.5%.
Data: For convenience, the Excel file is available here, as well as a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories (see also here). We also show cases that the FBI missed of both armed and unarmed civilians stopping active shooting attacks. FBI...
Another Shooting in a Gun-free Zone: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, at least three murdered, eight wounded
News reports indicate that so far four people have been identified as killed, though one of those was the attacker. This clearly appears to be yet another mass shooting in a place where civilians were banned from having guns. Michigan state law bans people carrying...
UPDATED: Cases that the FBI missed where legally armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents, with checks by ChatGPT
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
UPDATED: Cases that the FBI missed where legally armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
Yet Another Unsuccessful Defensive Gun Use on Entertainment Television, USA Network’s The Rainmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03UvSV9oWJg Television show bias against guns is never-ending. You won’t see an entertainment television show that has a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead, something always seems to go wrong when guns are used...
Five of John Lott’s Books Have Been Translated into Portuguese
For those interested, you can order the Portuguese translation of five of my books here.
“Anti-Ice” Shooter in Dallas used an 8mm bolt-action Mauser rifle, Family Strongly Opposed Second Amendment
Joshua Jahn used an 8mm bolt-action Mauser rifle during a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, on September 24, 2025. He legally obtained the antique rifle in August 2025. Unless gun control groups want to ban bolt action rifles or ban leftists from buying...
At The Federalist: Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely: The ADL’s latest annual report claims that right-wing extremists have been connected to all identified extremist-related killings 2022-2024
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . On Sunday, at the memorial for Charlie Kirk — murdered by a leftist because of his political views — President Donald Trump declared “that violence comes mainly from the left.” And, on Friday, a leftist...
Who strongly opposes President Trump sending National Guard troops to cities to fight violent crime?: Whites, Democrats, liberals, those making over $200,000 per year, and those who went to graduate school.
President Trump's federalization of D.C.'s law enforcement has generated much opposition on the left. Indeed, many have called Trump's move as racist. A new Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters provides some interesting insights on who is actually opposed. Those...
On Cincinnati’s WLW: To Discuss Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's big WLW to discuss the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. They also discussed transgender crime and what might be behind the cause. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at the Wall...
Nicholas Roske, who tried to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is a Man who Identifies As a Woman and Supports Gun Control
The man who tried to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a man who claims that he is a woman and supports gun control. . . . . A filing from Roske’s defense attorneys shows that Roske now goes by “Sophie Roske” and that his legal team will refer to...











