The former director of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation references our work. . Dear editor: . I read with interest and some dismay the dueling letters between Dr. John Lott and lawyer Linda Burtabout the issue of gun free zones. ...
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Guns Shown Prominently in 1962 Episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6gSG_IPbU Here is a discussion of a 1962 episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show. Firearms are shown hanging on the wall in their house. How many TV shows today would have firearms hanging on the walls of a suburban house?
At Real Clear Politics: Family of Stoneman Douglas Victim Still Victimized
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Real Clear Politics. . Being in the public eye brings many challenges, and the Pollack family knows this all too well. In 2018, they lost their daughter, Meadow, in the horrific shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...
A TV Show makes the Point that an Armed Society is a Polite Society
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDcMGziws88 Paramount+'s Landman is continuing Taylor Sheridan putting guns in a relatively positive light. His Yellowstone had a couple of examples of defensive gun use (here, here). This episode of Landman (Season 1, Episode 10,...
News Headline: 14-year-old “Child shoots, kills 2 home intruders in self-defense, police say”
Here is another defensive gun use by a child. A 14-year-old Kentucky boy shot and killed two men trying to steal firearms from a safe in a home over the weekend, police said. Clay County 911 got a call at about 4:24 a.m. Sunday about a shooting incident in Manchester....
In Wyoming’s Cowboy State Daily: A Letter to the Editor Defending Research on Gun-free Zones
Dr. John Lott has a letter to the editor in Wyoming's largest newspaper responding to claims about an earlier op-ed he had published with state Senator Cheri Steinmetz. Dear editor: Linda Burt’s letter to the editor criticizing my opinion piece with state Senator...
Dr. Lott’s testimony Before the Wyoming state Senate Judiciary Committee on eliminating Gun free Zones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIzIywlGq0 This is Dr. John Lott's brief testimony before the Wyoming state Senate Judiciary Committee on February 18th, 2025. The bill had already passed the House by a veto proof 50-to-10 margin. On February 18th, 2025, the bill...
Article on Lott’s Testimony to the Wyoming State Senate Judiciary Committee on a Bill to Eliminate Gun-free Zones, Bill Passes out of the Committee Unanimously.
The bill had already passed the House by a veto proof 50-to-10 margin. Dr. Lott had written an op-ed with Wyoming state Senator Cheri Steinmetz in the state's largest newspaper. Multiple witnesses on both sides of the gun control referenced Lott's research. ....
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Media Bias on Guns: On NBC’s Chuck: “Is that illegal [to own rifles]? Sadly, no.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6Yoc_MBCg A lot of TV characters these days are saying how much they hate guns. It is hard to think of any other item they so regularly deride. It is as if the media is trying to condition people to hate guns. This is from an older...
People are suddenly much more optimistic about the future under the Trump & the Republicans controlling the House & Senate than under Biden. But what is most interesting is who is now the most optimistic.
There has been a sudden surge in optimism under Trump, but what is particularly interesting is that the biggest increase has been among the least educated and lowest income people.
Another Transgender Accused of Planning a Mass Public School Shooting
This attack was planned for a high school in Indiana. . A high school student in Indiana is accused of planning to kill masses of students at his school on Valentine’s Day. Authorities said 18-year-old Trinity Shockley is facing conspiracy to commit murder and...
Are there Limits to Pepper Spray/Balls, Tear Gas, and Tasers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6geBxQxoJY&t=11s Glenn Beck had a 52-week advertising campaign during 2024 Dave Rubin has a new ad here. If you listen to conservative radio and podcast hosts such as Megyn Kelly, Dave Rubin, Ben Shapiro, Dana Loesch, Mike...