Previously the Ohio state House and Senate had adopted slightly different versions of Constitutional Carry, and for a while, it looked like things were stalled with each wanting the other body to adopt their bill. But now the House is taking up the Senate bill. In...
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Conner on St. Louis' KXEN to discuss the claim that violent crime is rising because of increased gun sales. They discussed Lott's recent op-ed at Townhall titled: "As Gun Sales Soared, the Number of Violent Crimes Committed with Guns...
https://rumble.com/embed/vrwr3u/?pub=vzmga In 2019, O'Rouke made news with his claim at a Democratic presidential debate that “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15.″ Yet, in his current run to be the governor of Texas, headlines are saying "Democratic candidate...
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Marino on Los Angeles' 870 AM about how well the media covers gun crime stories. From the radio station's post: We discuss President Biden’s claim that far too many weapons are falling into criminal hands implying the terrorist crime...
Rasmussen Reports has a new survey on support for stricter gun control laws. They interviewed 1,000 Americans from January 30-31, 2022 and the margin of error in the survey was +/-3%. By a 49%-to-42% margin, Americans opposed stricter gun control. This is slightly...
https://rumble.com/embed/vr1vqe/?pub=vzmga 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...
You know, the future is cut short by a man with a stolen Glock with 40 rounds — a magazine with 40 rounds. And it’s really a weapon of war. One of the things I was proudest of years ago, when I was in the Senate — I was able to get these weapons and the...
Dr. John Lott talked to KXNT-AM's Alan Stock about a piece that Lott had in the Washington Times titled: "Biden’s rhetoric implies there are virtually no Democratic countries." Lott noted that if Biden really believes that those who want voter IDs are...
https://rumble.com/embed/vrdnx6/?pub=vzmga You will search in vain for civilians successfully using guns in self-defense in entertainment television shows. When civilians use guns defensively, something always goes wrong. Either they die using the gun, accidentally...
Carjackings in many major urban areas are becoming all too common. People are starting to protect themselves. https://rumble.com/embed/vr1mjr/?pub=vzmga According to investigators, a 39-year-old delivery driver was delivering food on the 3300 block of H Street just...
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber to discuss the news that despite federal law forbidding a national gun registry, Joe Biden is putting together a national gun registry. They talked about the information in Lott's new piece at Real...
Surging crime across America has led to a rise in gun sales, but the gun control crowd is trying to twist that narrative around. A report in the left-wing Atlantic blames rising violent crime on increased gun sales. But John Lott, author and president of...