https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfOjTPDTg7E Dr. John Lott talked to Stephen Bannon on WarRoom about Lott's latest piece at the Federalist titled: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." June 16, 2025
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Israel See Large Increase in the Number of People Who Can Legally Carry Guns, 7.72% of Jewish Adults can now Carry
It is too bad that some Israelis were carrying guns when the Palestinians attacked the concert on October 7th, 2023. Things might have turned out very differently. Benjamin Netanyahu had tried to push for loosing the gun control laws when he became prime minister...
More Television Crime Show Bias: Mobsters Using Machine Guns in London and Antwerp, Belgium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeIdGTh_hkg Apparently another TV show doesn't think the strict gun control in the UK or Belgium is working too well. As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many, many times, television crime shows seem to think...
Is the National Firearms Act of 1934 a Tax?: Understanding Why the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act Measures in the Budget Reconciliation Bill Should be able to Pass the Senate’s Byrd Rule
The so-called Byrd Bath removes anything in a budget reconciliation bill that isn't directly related to taxation or spending. In anticipation of the Senate Parliamentarian’s imminent ruling on whether the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act provisions included in...
Frank Miniter interviews Lott on the ATF and Second Trump Administration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT8CHpurugQ During the first Trump administration, John Lott accepted a position at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Specifically, he went to work as a senior adviser for research and statistics at the Office of Justice...
Dr. John Lott Speaking in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 5th, from the 7th to the 14th of July He will be Giving Talks in Argentina
This is the fifth year in a row that Dr. John Lott has been invited to speak in Brazil. He will in Argentina from July 7th to 14th. Portuguese A programação de conteúdo da SHOT FAIR BRASIL CELEBRATION 2025 apresenta o norte-americano JOHN LOTT JR, que mais uma vez...
At the Washington Times: Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times. . The claim that illegal aliens commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans may look convincing, but it doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. One of the loudest advocates of this narrative has been the...
At American Liberty: Dem Senator Sparks Outrage With Wild Claim About Gun Suppressors
More of our research is reposted at American Liberty. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) claims that suppressors make mass public shootings more deadly. Between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2024, there were 104 mass public shootings, but only two of those involved...
On Connecticut’s WJJF-FM: The Impact of DEI on the Effectiveness of Police and Fire Departments
Dr. John Lott appeared on Connecticut's WJJF-FM to discuss his piece titled: "Data Shows Biden Made Communities Less Safe By Forcing DEI On Police And Fire Departments." (June 16, 2025)
At Least Two Volunteer Church Members Shot An Active Shooter and Stopped the Attack at Sunday Church Service. “You are your own first responder”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZqV3BhTYE "You are your own first responder," said Jay Trombley who was a member of the volunteer security team at Crosspoint Community Church. A church member saw the attacker carrying an AR-15 rifle and immediately acted—ramming him...
On Granite State Live to Discuss Active Shootings and Mass Public Shootings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJes7ucRsfM Dr. John Lott talked to the hosts at Granite State Live about our research on active shootings and mass public shootings. June 5 2025
CATO Again Pushes False Claim that Illegal Aliens Commit Crime at a Low Rate Based on Survey Data that Ignores that Many Criminal Illegals Never Serve Time in US Prisons or Serve Shortened Sentences and It Requires Illegals Self Identify as Illegal
The CATO Institute has long pushed for open borders, a stance that contrasts with the views of other libertarians like Milton Friedman, who argued that open immigration only works if the country doesn't have a large welfare system. In a new report, despite all the...