Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Davis on Dallas' big KSKY about his recent article titled: "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." (June 9, 2025)
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At The Federalist: As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record
Dr. John Lott has an important new piece at The Federalist. Real Clear Politics also posted the piece (see picture below). Murder rates are plummeting. While we still have more than half a year to go, Kash Patel, the FBI’s director, says that the U.S. is on track...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: The Low Rate that Total Crimes have Resulted in Arrests in Wisconsin
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about a new report from the Badger Institute that looks at the low rate that crimes in Wisconsin result in an arrest. The CRPC has made similar comparisons over the past year. (Tuesday, May...
On Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham: Illegal Aliens’ High Crime Rate and Our Research on Active Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on his national radio show on over 500 radio stations about Lott's newest piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." They also talked about our research on civilians stopping active...
Democrat Senator Chris Murphy falsely claims that Suppressors make Mass Public Shootings more deadly and make it so “no one will be able to hear the gun shots”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKXSGsumy68 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWejssRZyd0 Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) claims that suppressors make mass public shootings more deadly. Between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2024, there were 104 mass public shootings, but...
CPRC in the News: New York Sun (2), National Police Association, American Free Press, Ammoland (2), and much more
. . . Firearms researcher John Lott reminds us, too, that rifles, per se, like the AR-15, are involved in only a fraction of these incidents. His analysis of such shooting incidents taking place between 1998 and 2024 finds that in only 17.3 percent of them did the...
A Rare Defensive Gun Use on Television that Worked Out Well: Amazon’s Bosch Legacy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUi-ntBMLCI Amazon's Bosch Legacy recently showed a case where a civilian with a gun stops a robbery of a man and his wife when their car pulled into their driveway. Television show bias against guns is never-ending. You won’t see an...
On John Solomon Reports: Covering Crime by Illegals, Researching Active Shooting Reports, and Declassified Biden Efforts Against “Non-criminal” Domestic Terrorists
Dr. John Lott to John Solomon on his podcast about our research on crime by illegals, active shootings stopped by civilians carrying concealed handguns and police, and Tulsi Gabbard declassified Biden efforts against "non-criminal" domestic terrorists. (Sunday, June...
On the Forge of Freedom Podcast: Gun Registration and Gun Bans
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Forge of Freedom Podcast to discuss our research on gun registration being used to solve crime and the impact of gun bans. (Friday, May 30, 2025)
Despite Strict Licensing and Gun Control Laws, Least 10 Murdered School Shooting in Graz, Austria
The Austrian city of Graz is in mourning after a suspected gunman killed 10 people in a secondary school shooting this morning. Seven women and three men are so far counted among the dead, local officials have said. The 21-year-old suspect - a former pupil that...
JAMA Pediatrics Publishes Extremely Flawed Studied Titled: “Firearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the US”
A new study in JAMA Pediatrics asserts that states with "permissive" gun control laws experienced higher pediatric firearm mortality rates following the 2010 Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. Chicago. The study analyzed data from 49 states spanning 1999 to 2023....
On Gun Radio Utah: Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?
Dr. John Lott talked to Clark Aposhian on Utah's KNRS-AM radio to discuss our new research titled: "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?" (Saturday, May 31, 2025)