Less than 1% of guns are ever used to cause harm. There are several factors that have to be looked in making this calculation. 1) There were 279,417 gun crimes reported to police in 2019...
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Anti-gun Environmental Groups pretend to be Pro-gun to Push Democrat Candidates in Election
With closely contested elections in many states where self-defense is an important issue, gun control advocates are pretending to be pro-self-defense organizations that support Democrats. Unfortunately, in a number of close races, these fraudulent organizations have...
On the Financial Survival Network: Analyzing Joe Biden’s views on gun control, Amy Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerry Lutz on the Financial Survival Network about Joe Biden's views on gun control and Amy Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. Noted economist John R. Lott, Jr., rejoins us for a discussion of what life would look like under a Biden...
Policing matters: NYC shootings up 127% in September, murders up 76%
Murders this year are 33 percent higher so far than in 2019 -- 246 people killed in 2019 to 327 people killed in 2020, according to New York Police Department data released Friday. Shooting incidents are up 92% so far compared to 2019 -- 608 shootings in 2019 versus...
On Iowa’s Giant 50,000-watt WHO radio to discuss what Democrat plans to eliminate the filibuster will mean
Dr. John Lott talked to Doug Wagner on the giant 50,000-watt WHO radio to discuss what Democrat plans to eliminate the filibuster will mean. How it will allow a lot of radical legislation to get passed by the Democrats. (Thursday, September 24, 2020, from 7:35 to 7:43...
Biden’s and the Democratic National Platform’s Proposals on Gun Control
Joe Biden’s campaign website contains a long list of promised gun control regulations, including: -- Hold gun manufacturers accountable, make it so gun makers and sellers will be sued every time their guns are used improperly. These aren't product liability...
New Concealed Carry Report For 2020: 19.48 Million Permit Holders, 820,000 More Than Last Year despite many states shutting down issuing permits because of the Coronavirus
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2019 are available here. UPDATE: Some more recent data is shown at the bottom of this post and shows that the number of permits have increased by...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing Amy Coney Barrett and “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about President Trump's SCOTUS pick, Amy Coney Barrett, and "Gun Control Myths." (Sunday, September 27, 2020, from 9:05 to 10:00 PM) Armed American Radio, Sept 27, 2020, Part 1 Armed American Radio, Sept 27,...
Our article on how this election will determine whether people can privately own guns makes the cover of Newsweek
We have previously posted our article titled: Americans’ Very Right To Keep And Bear Arms Is On The Ballot This Election. Newsweek now has the article in print. You can see the title just above the Newsweek headline.
At Townhall: Why Democrats’ Threat to Abolish the Filibuster Means the End of the United States as we Know It
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall on the impact of Democrats promises to get rid of the filibuster. For months, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and Senate Democrats have talked about eliminating the filibuster. And with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the discussion by...
At Newsweek: Biden Got the Coronavirus Death Toll Wrong
Dr. John Lott and Dr. Timothy Craig Allen have a new piece on the Coronavirus discussion in the first presidential debate up at Newsweek. On Tuesday night, in his first debate with President Donald Trump, Joe Biden claimed "200,000 dead, 7 million infected [with the...
At Real Clear Politics: Debate Was a Missed Chance to Detail Mail-In Vote Flaws
The first presidential debate between President Trump versus Joe Biden rehashed a lot of false claims about vote fraud. Here is Dr. John Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics about some of the false claims made by Joe Biden and Chris Wallace during the debate. Neither...