Gun control groups are consistent: they don't want to make it risky for criminals to commit crime with higher arrest or conviction rates or that victims might be able to defend themselves. Here is a statement from Brady Gun Control group President Kris Brown, with an...
Under the heading "Trump Admin Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime," President Donald Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt retweeted one of our opinion pieces on Trump federalizing D.C.'s police force. (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)
UPDATE: We have now posted a similar comparison using the FBI's 2024 crime data available here. Original Post: Even Joe Scarborough on MSNBC on August 13th admits: Democrats will apparently privately say there is a crime problem in D.C. and that what Trump is doing...
By more than a 3.5-to-1 margin, voters continue to favor Voter Photo IDs to help ensure election integrity. The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds that 73% believe that photo ID to vote is a reasonable requirement to protect the...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Real Clear Politics on Trump federalizing law enforcement in D.C. The piece also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Orlando Sentinel, New York Sun, Daily Signal, Yahoo News, MSN, WV News, American Greatness, Herald/Review...
Dr. John Lott talked Lee Matthews on Oklahoma City’s big KQOB about the active shooting attack in New York City. (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)
Dr. John Lott talked to John Solomon on his podcast about the deterrent effect of the death penalty, evidence (and misinformation) on crime by illegal aliens, and AI chatbots' political biases. John Solomon: "John Lott is truly one of America's great crime...
A gunman opened fire at the CDC, targeting a location where victims were banned from carrying firearms. Like other federal facilities, the CDC prohibits people from bringing guns onto its grounds. The attack took place next to Emory University. Police believe the...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist on attack at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia. On Wednesday, another mass shooting unfolded — this time at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia. A male Army sergeant, who illegally carried a gun on the base,...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post today, though it is more an economics piece than something that deals specifically with crime. . Economists across the political spectrum predicted that President Donald Trump’s trade negotiations would end in...
Mentioning our work on NewsMax on July 29, 2025 Victor Davis Hanson: “as a lot of people pointed out, John Lott and others, there is a correlation between deporting hundreds of thousands of criminals and a drop in crime, and that has financial benefits for the...
Two men opened fire at a party, wounding five people, but a concealed handgun permit holder quickly intervened. He shot both attackers, killing one and injuring the other. Police have taken the surviving suspect into custody. A video of the aftermath is available...