Responding to this piece in the Orange County Register (California), though it wasn't published by the newspaper. Links to sources for the New York data. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office data is here. More information here. Dear Editor: Your article on UCI...
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Attacks on the Synagogue in Michigan & Old Dominion University in Virginia Are Why We Need to Carry Concealed
An attacker at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia killed one ROTC cadet and critically injured another before another cadet stabbed him to death in the classroom where the ROTC course was being held. Just hours later, a man drove a truck through the front...
The White House References Our Research in Discussing The SAVE Act
The Trump White House is referencing some of our research. . FACT: Voter ID laws have no measurable negative effect on turnout. A 2006 study by the Crime Prevention Research Center found “[i]t is hard to see any evidence that voting regulations differentially harm...
At Real Clear Politics: Gun Control’s Endgame: No Guns for Anyone
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics about how gun control advocates don't want civilians or the police to have guns. Also reprinted at Zero Hedged, World Net Daily, American Greatness, Lucianne.com, MSN, and AOL.com . Gun control advocates do not just...
At the Washington Times: Democrats say sexual misconduct should not be tolerated, and then they tolerate it
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times on the hypocrisy of some politicians. ; Congressmen Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) spearheaded the bipartisan effort to force the release of the Epstein files, serving as the bill’s primary Republican...
CPRC in the News: The Washington Times, Media Research Center, Patriot Post, MSN, World Net Daily, and More
The past three years have also had transgender mass shootings in Nashville, Minneapolis and Colorado Springs. A report by the Crime Prevention Research Center shows that from 2018 to 2024, transgender people committed active shootings at least 12 times their share of...
Gun Control Activists Once Again Argue for Disarming the Police, From Brady to Giffords to Moms Demand to The Trace
On January 8th, Brady United's president Kris Brown put out a tweet: We don't know the details behind the shootings of 2 people by a Border Patrol agent in Portland. But I know one thing for certain: whether in the hands of federal officers or everyday...
Big Mail-in Vote Fraud: Lodi, California ex-councilman Shakir Khan sentenced for registering 23 voters to his home address, and used his personal email/phone to register 47 other people, 41 completed sealed mail-in ballots found in his home
Shakir Khan, a politician in Lodi, California, created 70 fake voters and cast mail-in ballots for at least 41 of them. A police investigation also found that he targeted members of Lodi’s Pakistani community, pressuring them to vote for him and, in some cases,...
At Real Clear Politics: From Whiskey to Weed: A Second Amendment Fight
Dr. John Lott and his wife Laura have a piece up at Real clear Politics on today's oral arguments before the Supreme Court. It was also carried at ZeroHedge. . Are regular marijuana users the modern equivalent of “habitual drunkards” at the Founding? What about...
Worth listening to:”Salon” style dinner-inclusive event at a private home in Sydney, Australia to discuss crime and gun control laws
On Sunday, February 8th, 2026, Dr. John Lott gave a presentation to a dinner event to about 30 people at the private home in Sydney, Australia. They covered an extensive range of issues regarding crime and gun control laws. Part 1 Part 2
Three Alabama women indicted on Absentee Vote Fraud, Last Fall there was another Absentee Vote Fraud Case
The investigation for this first case began when Monroe County election officials (Pennsylvania) — specifically at the county’s Voter Registration and Election Office — identified suspicious voter registration and mail-in ballot application formsduring routine...
Talk at the University of Houston: The Role of Economics in Understanding Law
Here is part of a talk that Dr. John Lott gave on February 26th, 2026 at the University of Houston that explained how useful economics is in understanding law. The audio is provided above and the PowerPoint that went with the talk is provided below. There ended up...











