John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Texas abortion law and the threats by California's Governor Gavin Newsom to use the private enforcement mechanism to enforce that state's assault weapon ban....
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On Hugh Hewitt’s Townhall Review: Discussing Chicago’s Crime Problems and the growing partisan gap on gun control issues
Hugh Hewitt on his national Townhall Review program shared an interview Dr. John Lott had with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson about a range of crime issues from Chicago's crime problems to the growing partisan gap on gun control issues. They talked about Lott's piece at...
On Central California’s KNZR: Wide ranging discussion from does the media accurately cover defensive gun uses to Lott’s books “Dumbing Down the Courts” and “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Terry Maxwell on his central California radio show about a wide range of topics from whether the media accurately cover defensive gun uses to Lott's books "Dumbing Down the Courts" and "Gun Control Myths." They also briefly covered Lott's piece...
At PennLive: Don’t fear constitutional carry: it makes sense and promotes safer communities
Here is an op-ed that I wrote with Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (though you wouldn't know it until you get to the tag line at the end of the piece). It’s always the same predictions of doom and bloodshed from gun-control activists. They warn us of...
On WERC Morning News With JT: Discussing new polling on the decline in support for new gun control laws
Dr. John Lott talked to JT on Birmingham, Alabama's big WERC-AM-FM about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Support for More Gun Control Falls, But Partisan Gap Grows." See also the new Quinnipiac University Poll. They also discussed Lott's work at Real...
CBS’ S.W.A.T.: A common theme in Television shows is that police support “common sense”/reasonable gun control, but the real police might disagree
CBS' S.W.A.T. makes the claim that all police support "common sense"/reasonable gun control (Season 5 Episode 6, Nov 12, 2021). The question is what constitutes "reasonable" gun control laws. What most police might think qualifies as "reasonable" is not what the...
Encyclopedia Britannica relying on CPRC research
It is nice to see the Encyclopedia Britannica relying on the CPRC's research. . . . On Nov. 21, 2020, the Crime Prevention Research Center stated, “There were 2.7 million concealed handgun permit holders in 1999, 4.6 million in 2007, 8 million in 2011, 11.1 million in...
On the Bill Cunningham National Radio Show: Discuss the push for more gun control after the Oxford High School shooting
John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on his national radio show about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Why Gun Storage Laws Would Do More Harm Than Good." (Sunday, December 12, 2021)
On New Orleans’ WGSO-AM: The record divide between Republicans and Democrats on the issue of gun control
Dr. John Lott talked to New Orleans' WGSO about the record divide between Republicans and Democrats on the issue of gun control. They discussed Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Support for More Gun Control Falls, But Partisan Gap Grows." See also the new...
CBS’s FBI International has a machine gun used in an attack on FBI agents in Poland
Well, apparently, CBS thinks that machine guns are commonly used in crimes committed in Europe. In three of FBI: International's first five episodes, machine guns are being used to commit crime. We wonder if Europeans realize how commonly machine guns are used in...
On St Louis’ Giant KLJY: The Michigan School Shooting and our research on school shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Mike Ferguson on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watts KLJY-FM about the recent school shooting in Michigan. He discussed the CPRC report titled: "Schools that Allow Teachers to Carry Guns are Extremely Safe: Data on the Rate of Shootings and...
Woman carrying a gun successfully defends herself against three armed robbers
After the woman had fatally shot one of her attackers, her boyfriend came outside and helped to chase away the robbers. From ABC Channel 13 in Houston: According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the woman was approached by three men who attempted to rob her...












