“The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms is fundamental and shall not be infringed. Any restriction on this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.” -- Louisiana state Constitution regarding firearms that was enacted via ballot measure in 2012. Over 74...
Dr. John Lott’s newest op-ed discusses the fact that 20 states allow teachers and other school staff members to carry guns under a variety of rules on school property, so we don’t need to guess about how safe these schools are. Some states have had these rules for...
If you are going to the NRA Convention that will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, please stop by our booth. We will be in booth 3250. Dr. John Lott will also be giving four talks. Concealed Carry Facts Friday, April 26th, 12:30 pm -1:30 pm,...
On the Red Elephant YouTube page, Dr. John Lott talked to Vincent James about why it is so difficult to stop criminals from obtaining guns. We have some real concerns about the racial beliefs of the host, which we clearly spelled out in another segment. But this was a...
Dr. John Lott talked to Judge Andrew Napolitano on Fox Business about Bill Clinton's and Democrats' calls for stricter gun control. Napolitano and Lott discussed the dangers of gun-free zones, media bias, and the victims of gun control laws. Judge Andrew Napolitano...
We have noted many times how Democrats want to prevent poor minorities from owning guns. Democrats are now making gun ownership even more expensive. The New York Times reports: "Having a gun in New Jersey could soon cost 20 times as much: Gov. Philip Murphy’s proposed...
On TV shows, machine guns always seem to be the weapons of choice for bad guys when they get in shootouts with police. Some hyperbole is to be expected on television, but the level of exaggeration has become pretty over-the-top. In real life, criminals use machine...
On the Red Elephant YouTube page, Dr. John Lott talked to Vincent James about how "Registering Firearms Does More Harm Than Good." The information contained in the video is available here. We have some real concerns about the racial beliefs of the host, and we clearly...
“The citizen deserves to have the means to defend himself, respecting the referendum of 2005, when he chose, at the polls, the right to self-defense.” From President Bolsonaro’s inaugural address, Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Brazil's new President Jair Bolsonaro just...
During negotiations with a formidable sociopath who is targeting diabetics with tainted insulin, CBS’s Ransom Eric Beaumont, the shows main character played by Luke Roberts, explains to the killer why he stopped working for the FBI. Beaumont, the good guy, says that...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall.com on Dallas' move to institute a stronger police review board. The piece starts this way: Community trust is crucial to effective policing, so it’s imperative that officers not think that they can get away with...
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on both his national and Northwest radio shows about what have we learned about stopping mass public shootings in 20 years after Columbine. (Northwest Show, Friday, April 19th, 2019, from 4:05 to 4:14 PM) Appears on 21 radio...