Here is an all too typical Twitter post making the claim that AR-15s are the weapon of choice for mass public shooters. But you have to wonder though if all this media coverage that these are the best weapons for mass public shooters actually causes more of these...
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On the Larry Elder Show: Gun Control Myths on Who commits mass public shootings, Background Checks, and Assault Weapon Bans
Dr. John Lott appeared on Larry Elder's national radio show, covering a wide range of gun control myths from who commits mass public shootings to Background Checks to Assault Weapon Bans. (Tuesday, March 23, 2021, from 7:20 to 8:00 PM)
Rush Limbaugh Radio Show mentions our forthcoming work on Vote Fraud in Montana
Substitute host Jason Lewis briefly mentioned the forthcoming work that Dr. John Lott has on vote fraud in Missoula County, Montana. The piece will be out at Real Clear Politics on Wednesday, March 24th in the morning. (Monday, March 22, 2021, from 1:59 to 2:00 PM)
On Central Florida’s WWTK: Wide ranging discussion on gun control laws
Dr. John Lott has a wide ranging discussion on gun control on WWTK's Barry Foster Show. (Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 8:10 to 8:50 AM)
An undiscovered video of a talk by Lott in 2013 on what will determine the outcome of the gun control debate
In 2013, at the time that the CPRC was founded, Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Hartford, Connecticut to the Connecticut Citizens Defense League. This is a video of that talk that we just discovered.
Civilian Catches Escaped Convict Guilty of a Triple Murder
The video below provides more details on what happened. The last of four inmates who escaped the Cullman Co. Jail Thursday night has been captured after some help from a Hanceville resident.Leo Chavez was taken into custody Friday evening by police in Hanceville,...
NBC’s Chicago PD exaggerates the danger to law-abiding concealed handgun permit holders
People may remember the Philando Castile case out of Minnesota in 2016. It is the only case that I know of where a police officer, Jeronimo Yanez with the St. Anthony police department, fatally shot a concealed handgun permit holder, Castile, who was black. The media...
On Colorado’s KVOR: On the gun control bills passed by the Democrats in the US House
Dr. John Lott talked to Tron Simpson on Colorado’s KVOR radio about the gun control bills passed by the Democrats in the US House. (Sunday, March 14, 2021)
On the Russ Clark Show at CPAC: What the Biden administration means for gun control
Dr. John Lott talked to Russ Clark on KBLU in Yuma, Arizona about what the Biden administration means for gun control. (Friday, February 26, 2021)
Criminals on television entertainment keep using machine guns: Again on NBC’s Chicago PD
As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to commit crime. This episode of NBC’s Chicago PD (Season 8, Episode 8, March 10, 2021) has machine guns being used...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: The Media Bias on Guns, the false claims put out by the Gun Violence Archive
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin to discuss the media bias on guns and the false claims put out by the Gun Violence Archive. (Thursday, January 21, 2021, from 4:35 to 4:51 PM) Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin (WISN, WIBA,...
At Townhall: Keeping Georgetown Law School Profs from Talking About Black Students’ Low Grades Helps No One
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. Some simple, obvious facts are too politically incorrect for academics to state publicly. Georgetown University just fired law professor Sandra Sellers and forced out professor David Batson. Sellers' offense? "I end up having...











