As we have pointed out many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to shoot people. NBC again shows criminals using machine guns. Chicago PD (S7 E20 April 15, 2020) has criminals stealing machine guns from...
FIRE AWAY — “California’s Ammo Background Checks Misfire,” by John R. Lott Jr. in the National Review: “Between July 2019 and January 2020, 101,047 non-prohibited Californians were prevented from buying bullets. By contrast, just 188 prohibited people were...
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber at the Michigan Talk Network about states Using The COVID-19 Pandemic To Justify A Gun Ban. (Wednesday, April 30, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:46 AM)
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about a range of issues involving the Coronavirus. The discussed the real costs of the lockdowns from Coronavirus and the Public Health people not understanding trade-offs. (Wednesday, April 29, 2020,...
Dr. John Lott and Professor Gary Mauser have an op-ed in the Toronto Sun and other newspapers across Canada about Prime Minister Trudeau's gun ban. On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately banned the sale of 1,500 models and...
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Elder on his national radio show about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement last Friday. They discussed a piece that Lott had in the Toronto Sun newspaper. (Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 7:22 to 7:29 PM)
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com about the claim that we need mail-in ballots to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) warns that voting by mail is “at the time of the coronavirus, very essential.” In a federal court...
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about some of the problems with the data being used on the Coronavirus. They discussed everything from the death rate for the virus to how the United States compares to other countries. (Wednesday,...
Even before the Coronavirus hit, California jails had greatly reduced the number of inmates because of the end of the bail system. As the Orange County DA in the above video indicates, the number of inmates has been so reduced that it isn't necessary to release even...
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about Canadian Prime Minister's announcement Friday to ban all "military grade assault weapons." Of course, no militaries, including the Canadian military, uses these semi-automatic rifles, but the...
As we have pointed out many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to shoot people. Two different CBS shows on Friday, May 1st, 2020 again discuss criminals using machine guns. Magnum PI (S2 E18) has criminals...
In order to buy protection from gun control groups, Wells Fargo has promised to give more than $10 million to support their research agenda. Trisha Schultz, a Wells Fargo spokeswoman, said in a statement that the bank planned to invest more than $10 million over three...