Dr. John Lott talked to Sandy Rios on her national radio show about new bipartisan gun control legislation. The discussion was based on Lott's piece at The Federalist titled: "Why The Senate’s Rushed Gun Bill Will Not Make America Any Safer." (Thursday, June 23, 2022,...
In the weeks since the Uvalde school massacre, Democrats have repeatedly pushed for more gun control, even though most of their proposals have no chance of becoming law. The Democrat-led House passed a bill to raise the legal age for purchasing certain weapons to 21,...
Tacoma, WA, May 3, 2022 (FOX 13 Seattle) The incident happened at the Quality Inn and Suites in the 8800 block of South Hosmer Street at 11:49 p.m. Tuesday.According to police, the man walked into the hotel and threatened three employees with a knife.Police say one of...
Dr. John Lott Jr. was on the Politics & Issues with Larry Marino to talk about the real solution to gun crime. (Saturday, June 4, 2022)
Mobile, AL, April 4, 2022 (Fox 10 TV) Daniel Ruffin is charged with attempted murder, domestic violence, and other crimes following the April 4 incident.According to police, Ruffin fired at the car on Illinois Street. No one was hit by the bullets, but a child inside...
Dr. John Lott talked on 710 KURV in McAllen, Texas about the real solution to gun crime. See also Dr. Lott's piece at Real Clear Investigations titled: "There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders in America. Here’s Why You Rarely Hear of Them." Thursday,...
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor and Patrice Onwuka about President Biden's call for a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. See also the latest op-ed Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) & Dr. John Lott wrote at Newsweek:...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-INcpcdWZAE Here are videos of Senator Ted Cruz twice referencing Crime Prevention Research Center work: May 27th at the NRA annual convention and May 29th on the podcast The Verdict. The research that he is referencing can be found...
Dr. John Lott talked to Randy Tobler on St. Louis' giant KLJY-FM about Lott's recent pieces at Real Clear Politics ("When Misinformation Drives Gun Bad Policy") and Townhall ("Media Falsely Claim Mass Public Shooters are ‘Right-wingers’ When They’re Environmental...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. When a local reporter in Albany, New York, asked Gov. Kathy Hochul if she had “the numbers to show it’s the concealed carry permit holders that are committing crimes,” Hochul dismissed the question outright. “I...
Bob Zadek writes: My inaugural Substack post is the "cliffnotes" version of @JohnRLottJr's "Gun Control Myths." The biggest myth of all? That gun control controls gun violence, any more than the War on Drugs has stopped people from taking drugs. (June 3, 2022)...
George Will had a column that was published in the Washington Post that condemned the Supreme Court's ruling in Bruen. Will relied heavily on an Amicus brief from retired federal Appeals Court Judge J. Michael Luttig which cited the 1897 Supreme Court case Robertson...