We normally don't include cases where a business owner or employee stops an attack, as those are quite numerous, unless the case explicitly notes the person had a concealed handgun permit. Philadelphia, PA, August 26, 2019 Police say an armed man in his 30s...
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Concealed handgun permit holder saves lives: Man killed by CPL holder after firing gun at vehicles on Saginaw Hwy
While one would think that the most important part of this story was that a man who was standing in the road was firing a gun at vehicles, many news articles on this event focused on the shooter just pointing his gun at people or firing his gun into the air. Some...
Addressing LibertyCon on More Guns, Less Crime
Ponencia de John Lott, durante la conferencia anual europea de Students For Liberty, LibertyCon, organizada en Madrid el pasado 6 de marzo. Presentation by John Lott, during the annual European Students For Liberty conference, LibertyCon, organized in Madrid on March...
On The Jim Bohannon Show To Talk About the Bias at the New York Times and other Media Outlets
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his massive national radio show about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics on how what happened to Senator Tom Cotton at the New York Times is actually an all too common story. Lott has in fact had a similar experience with the...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing the actual facts about the alleged racism of police and the bias in the media
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about our research testing whether there is racism by police. They also discussed Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics on how what happened to Senator Tom Cotton at the New York Times is actually an all...
At Townhall: Academia’s Push to Fire Even the Few Academics Who Don’t Tow the Leftist Line
Dr. John Lott has a piece at Townhall that involves both academic freedom and our research on crime. University of Chicago Professor Harald Uhlig's comments are viewed as unacceptable by many academics, but they make perfect sense to us at the Crime Prevention...
On the Bill Martinez Show: On the aftermath of the George Floyd death in Minneapolis
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about the aftermath of the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis. Some related information is available here: "Liberal politicians who order police to stand down are the same people who want to ban guns,"...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Police, Racism, and the death of black suspects in the hands of police officers
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the fact that a bad police officer is not necessarily a racist police officer. They discussed the research of the CRPC on police shootings. (Friday, June 5th, 2020, 8:35 to 8:46 AM)
On the giant KMOX-AM in St. Louis to discuss bias in the media
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Reardon on the giant 50,000 Watt KMOX-AM about the piece that he had on media bias at Real Clear Politics. (Tuesday, June 9, 2020, from 3:20 to 3:30 PM)
At Real Clear Politics: Why the New York Times Capitulated
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics on how what happened to Senator Tom Cotton at the New York Times is actually an all too common story. On Sunday, New York Times opinion editor James Bennet resigned after daring to publish an opinion column by...
At The Federalist: Let’s Look at the Actual Facts About Alleged Racism of Police
Dr. John Lott has a piece on the claims about systematic racism by police at the Federalist. Police officer Derek Chauvin’s killing of a black man, George Floyd, this past week launched protests and riots across the country. Despite there being no evidence yet that...
On Armed American Radio: About what are people supposed to do when the police are told that they have to stand down and violence erupts
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about what are people supposed to do when the police are told that they have to stand down and violence erupts. At The Washington Times: Liberal Politicians Who Order Police To Stand Down Are The Same People...











