Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the continual media dishonesty in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. (Wednesday, November 24, 2021, from 8:35 to 8:44 AM) .
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On the Larry Elder Show: Discussing the misinformation about defensive gun uses
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Elder on his national radio show about how often people use guns in self-defense. They talked about Lott’s recent piece at Real Clear Investigations: There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders in America. Here’s Why You Rarely...
New Quinnipiac University Poll Shows more Americans oppose more gun control than support it, Huge Partisan Divide
A new Quinnipiac University Poll shows that Americans oppose stricter gun control laws by a 49% to 45% margin. As we have pointed out with a new Gallup poll, the partisan divide on this issue has never been so large. With Gallup, 91% of Democrats and 24% of...
On Pittsburgh’s John Steigerwald Show: What happened at the US Supreme Court hearing on New York’s Concealed Handgun Law
Discussing Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
New Survey on Gun Ownership by Rasmussen Reports: Black and other Minority household gun ownership rates both at 40%
A new Rasmussen Report Survey finds that about 43% of households for likely US voters own guns. What is most interesting is that the household gun ownership rates for blacks (40%), other minorities (40%), Democrats (38%), even those who strongly approve of Biden...
On Central Texas’ KJCE-AM: Comparing the votes in Austin, Texas and Minneapolis, Minneapolis on defunding the police
Dr. John Lott joined Cardle & Woolley on Central Texas’ KJCE-AM Radio to discuss the votes in Austin, Texas and Minneapolis, Minneapolis on defunding the police. (Friday, November 5, 2021, 9:05 to 9:17 AM)
Malcolm X holding a rifle as he kept receiving death threats
"Life" magazine published this picture of Malcolm X is holding an M1 Carbine in March 1964. Malcolm X had received many death threats and his concern about being able to defend himself was obvious.
At the Greeley Tribune: Appeals court decision could upend Red Flag law in Colorado
Lori Saine and Dr. John Lott have an op-ed in the Greeley Tribune (Greeley, Colorado). A new Colorado Appeals court decision will almost surely lead to the state’s new Red Flag law being struck down. The law allows judges to confiscate people’s firearms on nothing...
Several Entertainment Television Episodes have Massive battles with Criminals Using Machine Guns
As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many, many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to commit crime. In real life, criminals generally use machine guns so rarely that a 2016 survey of prison...
At Real Clear Politics: Support for More Gun Control Falls, But Partisan Gap Grows
The partisan divide on gun control has never been so large — 91% of Democrats and only 24% of Republicans support stricter laws.
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduces amendment to keep track of incomes of those affected by Red Flag Laws and the NICS
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduces an amendment to keep track of incomes of those affected by Red Flag Laws and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Massie also wanted to keep track of the race and gender of those who were falsely...
Beto O’Rourke on pushes ban on “weapons of war” and reversing Texas’ Constitutional Carry
Beto O'Rourke in talking about the Kyle Rittenhouse case: "This entire tragedy makes the case that we should not allow our fellow Americans to own and use weapons that were originally designed for battlefield use. That AR-15, that AK-47, has one single solitary...