U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on June 4 issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of much of California’s ban on purchasing assault rifles. State Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has appealed the Benitez ruling, saying the state’s “strong common sense gun...
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Rasmussen Survey: 74% Of Voters Support Photo ID Requirement. Despite claims that IDs discriminate against the poor, the poor and least educated show the highest support.
The CPRC has done a lot of research on photo voter ID requirements for voting. There are a lot of interesting results in this new Rasmussen survey. Among the most interesting is that 72% of black likely voters and 79% of those who are neither white nor black support...
On the Jim Bohannon Show: While Biden focuses on gun crime, 92% of violent crimes don’t use guns
Dr. John Lott appeared on Jim Bohannon's national radio show to discuss how Biden's gun control regulations will disarm law-abiding Americans and how his focus on guns ignores that 92 percent of violent crime doesn't involve guns. The sources for that information are...
On the John Steigerwald Show on Pittsburgh’s WPGP: Biden Gun Control Proposals won’t reduce Violent Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to John Steigerwald on Pittsburgh's WPGP AM 1250 about Biden's focus on guns as a way to reduce violent crime. Biden ignores that 92% of violent crime doesn't involve guns, and his gun control proposals will cause more harm than good with even gun...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing that Less Than 0.1% Of Guns Are Used In Crime In Any Given Year
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the CPRC's recent report showing that less than 0.1% of guns are used in crime in any given year. (Friday, July 30, 2021, from 8:33 to 8:44 AM)
On NewsMax TV: Gun Retailers Sue CT Over Background Check Delays
Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show to discuss how Democrats have stopped the approval process process for buying guns in Connecticut and other states. (Friday, July 23, 2021, from 10:37 to 10:44 PM)
On The Michael Dukes Show: Discussing Biden’s gun control push and a gun control group’s school commencement hoax
Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Dukes on his show in Alaska to discuss Biden's gun control push. They also talked about the high school commencement hoax perpetrated by gun control activists. (Friday, July 16, 2021, from 10:20 to 11:00 AM)
On Seattle’s 50,000-watt KTTH: Is violent crime largely about guns?
Dr. John Lott talked to Jason Rantz on Settle's giant 50,000-watt KTTH to discuss Lott's piece at Real Clear Investigation: Despite What Biden Says, Guns Factor In Only A Small Percentage Of Violent Crimes. (Friday, July 23, 2021, from 5:35 to 5:44 PM)
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing Constitutional Carry and How Biden’s focus on Violent Crime ignores that 92% of Violent Crime Doesn’t Involve Guns
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Michigan Talk Network about the move to Constitutional Carry and how Biden's focus on gun control to reduce violent crime when 92% of violent crime doesn't involve guns. (Wednesday, July 21, 2021, from 8:35 to 8:43 AM)
Last year because Philadelphia shutdown permitting, the city saw a 19% drop in concealed handgun permits even as gun sales jumped by 158%
Last year we put together a list of states that stopped issuing concealed handgun permits. While Pennsylvania issued more permits, police in Philly and other Pa. counties stopped issuing license-to-carry permits to gun owners amid the coronavirus outbreak. It appears...
NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show: While Biden focuses on gun crime, 92% of violent crimes don’t use guns
Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax's Chris Salcedo Show to discuss how Biden's gun control regulations will disarm law-abiding Americans and how his focus on guns ignores that 92 percent of violent crime doesn't involve guns. The sources for that information are...
At Real Clear Politics: Biden Reveals His True Goal: To Ban Most Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics and the South Dade News Leader (Dade County, Florida) about Biden's recent statements about gun control. If there was any doubt that President Biden wants to ban the vast majority of guns in the United States, he...











