A new poll by the Trafalgar Group of 1,076 likely general election voters from December 17th to the 21st shows that large numbers of likely Democrat, Republican, and independent voters find strict gun laws ineffective or even harmful. While a plurality thinks that gun...
John Lott talked to Pastor Greg on his national radio show (51 stations) to discuss everything from the Kyle Rittenhouse and Aubrey cases to Oxford High School Shooting. (Thursday, December 9, 2021)
John Lott appeared on Missoula's KGVO-AM for an hour-and-a-half for a broad range of questions from the economy to crime. This recording is of the last hour that he was on the show. (Friday, December 10, 2021, from 10:30 AM to noon ET)
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network 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...
Recently Devin Hughes and Po Murray wrote a response to an op-ed by Anthony Sabatini and John Lott in the Orlando Sentinel. Professor Carl Moody of the College of William & Mary (cemood@wm.edu) responded to their claims and asked us to post it here. We have...
John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's giant 50,000-watt WLW about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Why Gun Storage Laws Would Do More Harm Than Good." (Friday, December 10, 2021)
In 1997, researchers John R. Lott Jr. and David Mustard published an influential study finding that states saw reductions in violent crime after the adoption of “shall issue” laws and that up to 1,500 homicides a year could be prevented by adopting such measures. The...
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on both his national and Northwest regional radio shows 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. (Sunday, November...
John Lott talked to Leland Conway on Denver's big KHOW-AM 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....
West Chesterfield, Chicago, November 6, 2021 The 77-year-old was in a garage on East 89th near MLK in West Chesterfield around 12:30 p.m. when the robber drove up. The robber pulled out a gun and demanded the elderly man's stuff, police said. Instead of handing his...
Richmond, VA, July 3, 2021 (NBC 12) Police arrived at the 1500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, near Fairfield Avenue, for shooting reports at 3:51 p.m. on July 3. Officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds at a convenience store, and both men died at the...
Dr. John Lott talked to John Rush on Denver's KLZ 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 Clear Investigations:...