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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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...
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...
This incident occurred in Adrian, Michigan. . . . officers found the victim between the automotive and sporting goods section, having been stabbed multiple times in the head and neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Police were able to take the suspect into...
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and the Democrats' Reaction. They also got into the issue of Democrats repeated promises to get rid of the filibuster. (Wednesday, September 23, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:44...
Responding to attacks on an op-ed that I recently wrote in the Missoulian. They called into question both my expertise as an economist to deal with price controls and claims regarding the National Research Council work regarding firearms and violence. An...
Dr. John Lott was on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Facebook describes Kyle Rittenhouse’s shootings, which appear to be in self-defense, as a mass public shooting. If so, it is the first time that we have seen a self-defense use of a gun...
Dr. John Lott talked to Aaron Flint on the Montana Talk radio network about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court and the danger from Democrats getting rid of the filibuster. (Monday, September 28, 2020, from 8:40 to 8:50 AM)