Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Dukes about whether those opposing gun control should cite Chicago as evidence that gun control doesn't work. They also talked about other issues such as the push for universal background checks and the claim that owning a gun in the...
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In The Hill: Background checks on Truck rentals? “The best way for New York to enhance public safety? More guns”
In a new piece in The Hill, Dr. John Lott discusses the debate over what will stop attacks with vehicles, such as the one this week in New York City. With an attack that had been planned for over a year, the notion that you are going to be able to keep a killer like...
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss how CPL holders are far better drivers
Dr. John Lott was on the the Steve Gruber Show to discuss how CPL holders are far better drivers. Lott also talked about his testimony before the President’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, The media coverage has been critical and distorted what Dr. Lott...
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss Ken Stern’s new book and NFL players kneeling based on false claims
Dr. John Lott debated Steve Gruber about Ken Stern's new book and about the false claims regarding police that seem to be motivating the kneeling during the National Anthem at NFL games. Our piece at Fox News on the NFL is available here. The Fox News segment with...
On the Steve Gruber Show to talk why Democrats should embrace FBI background check for voters and gun
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about why Democrats should embrace FBI background check for voters and guns. (Tuesday, September 27, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss the newest push to ban guns
Dr. John Lott debated Steve Gruber about the most recent push to ban guns after the Las Vegas attack. (Tuesday, October 11, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers cites CPRC’s research in asking Supreme Court to hear case
Lawyers Jeffrey Green and C. Kevin Marshall on behalf of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed a Writ of Certiorari in a case of whether an officer can perform an “annoying, frightening, and perhaps humiliating”” frisk without assessing whether...
CPRC files Writ of Certiorari for Silvester with the Supreme Court
In 2015, the CPRC submitted Amicus Briefs to the 9th Circuit regarding California's 10-day waiting period for those who have already passed a background check and already own guns. A copy of our brief is available here. Here is the Summary of Argument from our Amicus...
In the Daily Caller: “Chicago’s Law-And-Order Policies Are Failing Catastrophically”
Dr. John Lott's latest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Angry that the federal government cut funding to Chicago, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) claimed the Trump administration is contributing to the city’s violence. “So far this year, 3,000 people have been...
Media Matters quotes Bloomberg supported researcher who calls for media to not talk to John Lott
There is a long history of those associated with Michael Bloomberg and other gun control groups refusing to debate Dr. John Lott. Here is one example at C-SPAN where Bloomberg's Everytown research director Ted Alcorn refused to debate. Other examples of...
Former CEO of NPR gives shoutout to John Lott for his help on Tucker Carlson’s TV Show, Mark Levin Radio Show
Tucker Carlson interviewed Ken Stern, a former CEO for NPR and a Democrat, about his new book "Republican Like Me." Stern talked to experts in all sorts of areas, and the one person who he was nice enough to mention in this segment was Dr. John Lott. Stern mentioned...
On Southern California Public Radio to debate new claims about gun show regulations
Dr. John Lott debated Ellicott Matthay, a Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology at UC Berkeley, on Southern California's Public Radio (KPCC) about a new study she worked on that examined the impact of gun show regulations. Larry Mantel always does a good interview. As...









