After initial posts by Grok responding to other user's questions on X on Friday, July 18, 2025, Dr. John Lott challenged Grok's gun control claims, starting on July 19th. This is one of the last posts, but it summarizes the outcome of major points of the debate. The...
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Washington Gun Law: The Truth About America’s Gun Violence Issue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4wz_DfaITs It is greatly appreciated that Washington Gun Law did this deep dive into data that we put out. We only recently became aware of this video, and it has been out for a while. There are a couple of little mistakes in the...
On Frontlines of Freedom: Illegal Aliens and Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Col Denny Gillem on Frontlines of Freedom about Lott's recent piece titled "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." (Sunday, June 22, 2025)
Driver Strikes Crowd Waiting Outside at Hollywood Night Club Leaving 30 Injured, of whom were 7 Critical
As of this point, it is unclear whether this carnage was intentional, but it does demonstrate yet again the harm that can be done by a vehicle attack. A video on this attack is available here. . Seven people are in critical condition and at least 23 others were...
All Voters But Liberals and Those Who Strongly Disapprove of Trump Say Keeping Illegal Immigrants Off Benefit Programs Is Important
Fewer than half of voters believe the government does enough to stop illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,014, 71% of likely U.S. voters say it’s important to...
On Dallas’ Mark Davis Show: The CATO Institute’s false Claims About Crime by Illegal Aliens and How Murders are Dropping as Deportations are Increasing
Dr. John Lott appeared on Dallas' Mark Davis Show to talk about Lott's piece at The Washington Times claiming: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." He also discussed his piece at The Federalist titled: "Illegal immigrant...
Argentina’s La Voz Covers Talk to Police in Córdoba
Dr. John Lott gave a talk to police at the provincial police headquarters in the Argentinian Province of Córdoba. A copy of Lott's Power point without the video is available here. The video is available here. Argentina-Talk-2025-Police-Without-VideoDownload Weapons....
On Wisconsin’s Vicki McKenna’s Show: The CATO Institute’s false Claims About Crime by Illegal Aliens and How Murders are Dropping as Deportations are Increasing
Dr. John Lott appeared on Wisconsin's' Vicki McKenna Show about Lott's piece at The Washington Times claiming: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." He also discussed his piece at The Federalist titled: "Illegal immigrant...
Washington Gun Law: The Truth About “Assault Weapons” and Mass Shootings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZMHnU8UcHw Again, we appreciate Washington Gun Law covering our data on this. We have updated the data discussed in this post. Washington Gun Law President, William Kirk, discusses some raw data released by the Crime Prevention...
On Cincinnati’s WLW: On Zohran Mamdani Wanting to Take Away People’s Guns, CATO Institute’s False Claims about Illegals Committing Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's WLW radio show about New York City's Democrat mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani wanting to ban all gun ownership. about Lott's piece at The Washington Times claiming: "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For...
The Rob Carson Show on NewsMax Radio: The CATO Institute’s false Claims About Crime by Illegal Aliens and How Murders are Dropping as Deportations are Increasing
Dr. John Lott talked to Rob Carson on his national radio show about Lott's pieces that "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record" and "Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe." (Monday, June...
On Houston’s Giant 50,000-watt KTRH: Discussing Deportations Rising as Murder Rate Falls to Record Low
Dr. John Lott talked to KTRH news radio in Houston about Lott's new op-ed titled "As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record." (June 18, 2025)











