Here is an interview that I had with Brian Lilley. My discussion starts about 5 minutes into the video.
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Newest Fox News piece: The truth about the new executive orders targeting guns
My newest piece starts this way: It sure sounds scary. "Military weapons" being reimported back into the United States. Or people getting guns without background checks. But the reception being given President Obama's two new executive orders on...
Newest piece at National Review: “Obama’s Racial Imbalance: He professes outrage when there’s little evidence of bias against blacks, but ignores attacks on whites.”
John Lott's newest piece starts this way: Racism should make people pretty angry. But for that very reason charges of racism should only be leveled carefully. George Zimmerman wasn’t motivated by race in confronting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman, a Hispanic, was himself...
Newest op-ed piece: Gun toting teachers’ names must remain private
John Lott's newest Fox News piece starts this way: Are people safer if criminals know who is carrying concealed handguns? Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel seems to think so. With school starting soon, he claims that if the Clarksville, Arkansas School...
Fox News Piece: What liberal media won’t tell you — blacks benefit most from Stand Your Ground laws
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Stand Your Ground laws have become a racial issue in the aftermath of the not guilty . President Obama and Attorney General Holder have weighed in, linking race and these laws. On ABC News' "This Week," radio talk...
Appearance on the “The Steve Malzberg Show” to discuss “Stand Your Ground” Law
C-SPAN Washington Journal: Stand Your Ground Laws
John Lott and Jon Lowy discussed “stand your ground” laws in states throughout the nation, the Castle Doctrine, and what the impact of such laws has been. They also reacted to a video clip of President Obama’s statement the previous day about the George...
NewsMax Piece: ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Help Blacks, Women, Elderly
An interview with John Lott at NewsMax notes: African Americans, women, and the elderly are more likely to benefit from the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law than other groups, according to John Lott Jr., President of the Crime Prevention Research Center. "Blacks...
“Armed Good Samaritan Praised for Saving Cop’s Life”
From Police Magazine (the case occurred in January 2013): A Good Samaritan with a good aim is credited with saving the life of a small-town cop who was under fire. Vic Stacy, 66, was inside his trailer at the Peach House RV Park in Early, Texas, roughly two hours...
Philadelphia Inquirer Piece: Focus is on the wrong law
John Lott's newest piece at the Philadelphia Inquirer starts this way: On Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg knew what was responsible for Trayvon Martin's death: Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law. Or, as Bloomberg calls it: a "shoot-first" law. According to Bloomberg:...
Fox News Piece: Why gun control just got even more difficult
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Gun control, an already difficult task, just got even more difficult. The 3D printing revolution is well under way. This wonderful new technology will allow small companies and even individuals to manufacture a...
National Review Piece: Children and Guns – The Fear and the Reality
John Lott's newest piece at National Review Online starts this way: Should you ask your neighbors if they own a gun before your child plays at their house? And what do you do if they say yes? After the tragic accidental death this month of a two-year-old Kentucky girl...