Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News that starts this way: The Florida House gave final legislative approval Wednesday to a bill banning gun sales to anyone under 21, sending the measure to Gov. Rick Scott, who has not said whether he will sign it into law. More...
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Spike in premeditated killing of police officers, changes in who is killing police
Over the last couple of decades, it is hard to see any particular pattern in the number of police officers who have been murdered in the line of duty, but the pattern for ambush killings, attacks that involved premeditation is a different story. During the years from...
Problems with Siegel et al, American Journal of Public Health, “Easiness of Legal Access to Concealed Firearm Permits and Homicide Rates in the United States”
Siegel, Xuan, Ross, Galea, Kalesan, Fleegler, and Goss have a paper in the American Journal of Public Health that claims to be the first paper to find a statistically significant increase in homicides from the passage of right-to-carry laws. The bottom line is that...
On Voice of America to discuss whether teachers should be armed
Dr. John Lott along with Clarissa Rile Hayward a political scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, Christopher Huff at Beacon College, and Ernest McGowen, a Political Scientist at the University of Richmond was interviewed by Voice of America. The interview...
At The Hill newspaper: The left can’t win on guns, so now they’re trying to silence their opposition
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at The Hill newspaper starts this way. If you can’t beat the other side’s arguments, silence them. The idea is to keep yelling that the NRA is racist, that they are murderers and have “blood on their hands,” that they are a “terrorist...
On Colorado’s KVOR to talk about President Trump’s views on gun control
Dr. John Lott joined Tron Simpson to discuss President Trump's take on gun control. (Sunday, March 4, 2018, from 3:20 to 3:50 PM)
On the Larry Elder National Radio Show to discuss the media bias on guns
Dr. John Lott joined Larry Elder on his national radio show to discuss the current debate on guns. (Friday, March 2, 2018, from 8:05 to 8:14 PM)
Florida Senate votes to arm teachers
Florida Senate votes to arm teachers, but this would be by far the most restrictive law in terms of the amount of training required by any of the 25 states that allow staff and teachers to carry. The 144 hours of training is 3.6 times more than in the next most...
On Coast-to-Coast AM to discuss the new gun control push and raising the age for guns to 21
Dr. John Lott was on Coast-to-Coast AM with George Noory to discuss the new gun control push and raising the age for guns to 21. (March 2, 2018, from 1:06 to 1:10 AM) Coast to Coast AM is heard by over 2.75 million people.
On TRT World to discuss possible solutions to mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Turkish television about what can be done to stop mass public shootings. A video of President Trump's meeting with the students, parents and teachers is available from C-SPAN here. (Wednesday, February 21, 2018)
On the Sean Hannity Show to discuss what can be done to stop mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott joined Sean Hannity and Harry Kazianis, who share a personal story of how his family's view on guns evolved over time, to discuss what can be done to stop mass public shootings. (Friday, March 2, 2018, from 4:35 to 5:00 PM) Sean Hannity’s show is heard...
On the Right Hook Radio Show to discuss what can be done to stop mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott was on Stephen Hook's radio show on New Jersey's WCTC to discuss what can be done to stop mass public shootings. (Saturday, February 24, 2018, from 2:35 to 3:00 PM)












