Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Elder on his national radio show about his book The War on Guns and another example of media bias. (Friday, September 8, 2017, from 7:20 to 7:45 PM)
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Dr. Lott to Testify Before Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Next Tuesday
Dr. John Lott will be testifying before the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity this coming Tuesday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire (September 12). He will be on the first panel and will discuss some of his past research on the...
On the Dan Newmyer Show to discuss who gun control measures are actually disarming
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Dan Newmyer Radio Show on WJJF-AM to discuss how gun control laws disarm the people who need the protection the most. The radio show covers parts of New York's Long Island and Connecticut. (Sunday, September 3, 2017, from 10:35 to 11:00...
North Carolina Case illustrates why there are Stand Your Ground Laws
Even with Stand Your Ground laws, some prosecutors aren't always the most reasonable. A recent case involving Stephen Maddox, an Oklahoma man who was visiting North Carolina, illustrates the point. Maddox claimed that Kelly Wilkerson attacked him three times. The...
On the Steve Gruber Show to debate Trump over turning Obama’s ban on giving surplus military equipment to police
Dr. John Lott debated Steve Gruber about President Trump overturning Obama’s ban on supplying surplus military equipment to police. Our piece at Fox News on this issue is available here. (Tuesday, August 29, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
Ten Defensive Gun Uses by People who could Legally Carry in Public Over 13 Days
For our lists of other cases where permit holders have used guns to stop crime click here. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, WISN 12 News, August 18, 2017 The car owner, a 24-year-old man, fired shots at the suspects. They then drove away in the same car they came in. Their white...
UPDATE: Letter in the Des Moines Register: “Gang activity plays a large role in gun-related violence”
UPDATE: The Des Moines Register has published a debate that we have had in the pages of their Sunday paper over the last couple of weeks. Original post: This past Wednesday the Des Moines Register ran an editorial calling for more gun control as a way of saving...
Revised our research on police shootings
We have worked hard to revise and expand our research on police shootings. We are proud of this research, and strongly recommend that people download it and read it. The study is available here. Abstract Using a unique new data set on police-involved homicides, we...
On the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the new CPRC report on women and blacks getting more concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna Show on the big 50,000-watt WISN to discuss the new CPRC report on women and blacks getting more concealed handgun permits. (Thursday, July 20, 2017, from 5:35 to 5:50 PM)
At Fox News: “Concussions occur in soccer and other sports, too — but yeah, let’s go after all-American football”
With all the commotion over Ed Cunningham's resignation from ESPN, the media is solely focused on concussions in football. While this involves legal violence, not crime, the piece still illustrates how media does a very poor job of informing people about what is...
Talk on Bloomberg and background checks on private transfers
Dr. John Lott gave a talk on the Crime Prevention Research Center's new research on Bloomberg's push for background checks on the private transfer of guns. If you can't make out the slides in this talk, they are from Lott's book "The War on Guns" and can be seen...
On the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss how Democrats disarm the poor and new attacks on concealed carry
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna Show on the big 50,000-watt WISN to discuss how Democrats disarm the poor and new attacks on concealed carry. (Friday, August 25, 2017, from 5:35 to 5:50 PM)