Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio about his piece in Real Clear Investigations: “There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders. Here’s Why You Rarely Hear of Them.” (Sunday, September 26, 2021, from 9:35 to 10:00 PM)
Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway on Denver's KHOW about CDC Director Rochelle Walensky's claim that guns are a 'public health emergency' in the United States. (Friday, October 1, 2021, from 5:05 to 5:23 PM)
Dr. John Lott appeared on Western Iowa's KSCJ to discuss how the US compares to other countries in preventing vote fraud. (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)
Dr. John Lott talked to Ben Shapiro on his national radio show about Lott's piece in Real Clear Investigations: "There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders. Here's Why You Rarely Hear of Them." (Friday, October 1, 2021, from 10:20 to 10:26 AM)
CBS' "FBI: Most Wanted" (S3 E2, September 28, 2021) has an episode where it paints those who believe that the election was stolen as dangerous fanatics. The show provides completely made up clips of violence at the US Capitol on January 6th (why not use the real...
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...
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2020 are available here. AbstractDuring the Coronavirus pandemic, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 21.52 million – a 48% increase...
Fox News has a news story on our newest annual report on concealed handgun permits. The version at Yahoo! News is available here. A new study shows that the number of concealed handgun permits soared in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic and has increased...
An attack at the Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas left four people injured. The attack appeared to be different than the typical school shooting that gets news coverage in that it probably involved some type of gang activity. The attacker, Timothy George...
If you don't prosecute the few gang members police catch, guess what? You get more violent crime. More than 70 shell casings were found at the crime scene. Five men linked to a deadly gang-related shootout Friday in Austin were released from custody after prosecutors...
Dr. John Lott talked to Tron Simpson Colorado’s KVOR about Lott's piece at Townhall: "Very Concerning Evidence Of Vote Fraud In California Recall Election." (Sunday, September 26, 2021, from 1:37 to 1:49 PM)
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his piece in Real Clear Investigations: “There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders. Here’s Why You Rarely Hear of Them.” (Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 8:33 to 8:41 AM)