Dr. John Lott talked to Shaun Thompson on Chicago's top talk stations WIND about the government's Terror Watch List. They discussed Lott's piece with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) titled: Democrats Could Again Try To Abuse ‘Terror Watch List’ To Infringe On...
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At Real Clear Investigations: There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders in America. Here’s Why You Rarely Hear of Them.
While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them. While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them. On May 15, an attacker at an apartment...
On Armed American Radio: What Democrats may be hiding in the anti-gun amendments in upcoming budget bills
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about what Democrats may be hiding in the anti-gun amendments in upcoming budget bills. They talked about Lott's piece with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) titled: Democrats Could Again Try To Abuse ‘Terror...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Vote Fraud Problems with Mail-in Ballots
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about how the claimed fixes for mail-in vote fraud problems don't really solve the problems. (Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 8:33 to 8:44 AM)
A review of Pennsylvania and Nevada show that tens of thousands more votes were counted than people who were officially recorded as voting
These news stories haven't gotten more than local media attention, but startling findings show a gap between the number of votes counted and the number of people officially recorded as voting. Unlike Pennsylvania and Nevada, North Carolina had only a difference of 50...
On St Louis’ Giant KLJY: Discussing California’s Recall Election and the Exploding Number of People on the Terror Watch List
Dr. John Lott talked to Mike Ferguson on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watts KLJY-FM about California's Recall Election and the exploding number of people on the Terror Watch List. (Wednesday, September 15, 2021, from 9:05 to 9:21 AM)
State of New York Relies on Past Racist Court to argue for Discretionary Concealed Handgun Laws where people must provide a “good reason” to obtain a permit, other issues
The State of New York has put in its response in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case that will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 3rd. The New York state response brief starts off making this point: “In 1897, this Court said that it...
Our paper forthcoming in the journal Economics, Law, and Policy: Do White Police Officers Unfairly Target Black Suspects?
Our research by Dr. John Lott and Professor Carl Moody titled "Do White Police Officers Unfairly Target Black Suspects?" is forthcoming in the journal Economics, Law, and Policy's December issue. For those who wish to replicate our research, all the files are...
CPRC in the News: Fox News, The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), Texas Insider, CNS News, and more
"If Biden is allowed to impose regulations without a vote by Congress simply because he decides it helps ‘public safety,’ there is no limit to what he can do," gun advocate John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told Fox News. "He could...
On New York City’s WVOX: Biden’s judicial confirmations and Lott’s book “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Mathew Mari on New York's WVOX radio about Biden's judicial confirmations and Lott's book "Gun Control Myths." (September 9, 2021, from 3:20 to 3:50 PM)
One America News: Abuse Of Watchlists Could Lead To Curbs On Second Amendment Rights
Crime Prevention Research Center President Dr. John Lott tells One America News the terror watchlist now includes about two million names, is growing rapidly and could soon be used as a back door means to limit Second Amendment rights for many law abiding Americans....
Large shift in Republican’s views on Gun Control over the last two years, Americans equally divided on whether more guns mean less crime or more crime
Recent surveys by Pew Research Center and Gallup have a couple of interesting findings. Americans are equally divided on whether more gun ownership leads to more or less crime or has no effect. -- The drop in support for gun control has been driven largely by changes...












