Personal crimes such as rape and sexual assault are three times higher in gun-controlled Australia than in the USA, a report in the Spectator/Australia on Wednesday details. Written by Malcolm Roberts and John Lott, Jr., the report begins by...
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On The Miller Report: Constitutional Carry Expands – Are Americans Safer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eIacFV43XM Concealed carry is becoming increasingly common across America. A new survey commissioned by the Crime Prevention Research Center finds that nearly 30% of likely voters carry a firearm at least occasionally, a significant...
Canada is a much more dangerous country than the United States. Total violent crime in Canada is 295% higher than the US.
Comparisons of crime rates across countries often focus on homicides or murders. In 2025, the U.S. murder rate will be about 4 per 100,000 people—roughly twice Canada's 2024 homicide rate of 1.91 per 100,000. However, homicides represent only a tiny share of violent...
In the Australian Spectator: The shocking truth about Australian crime rates
Dr. John Lott coauthored an op-ed in Australia with an Australian federal senator, Malcolm Roberts. It was also published at Australians for Science & Freedom. . Australia faces a serious crime problem. Many Australians believe our crime rate is low compared with...
Vote Buying/Fraud in Los Angeles
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hdVE9EJpPks Why does anyone think there there would be vote fraud just because there are no voter IDs, massive mail in ballots, and ballot harvesting? Here is a related article from the New York Post (there is much more than this quote)....
Even in Montana, Democratic Congressional Nominee has long history supporting strict gun control
Ryan Busse, the Democratic nominee for Montana’s 1st Congressional District, has repeatedly supported assault weapon and magazine bans. He testified as an expert witness in four separate cases defending such restrictions: California’s assault weapon ban in 2022;...
The Australian Labor Party’s Gun Confiscation Plan Looks to be Falling Apart
We have written many times over the years about how counter productive Australia's gun control laws have been, particularly their 1996/97 gun confiscation. After the December, 2025 Bondi Beach massacre, only New South Wales appears likely to participate in the new...
The Emir of Argungu, Muhammad Samaila Mera, urges his people to get weapons to defend their areas from ongoing attacks by bandits. “make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself”
At least one leader in Africa understands the importance of deterrence. . The Emir said: “If you acquire such weapons legally, make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself. This alone can serve as a deterrent &...
CPRC in the News: Daily Caller, American Thinker, Townhall (2), Twitchy, American Rifleman, and more
While anti-Second Amendment politicians have pushed laws targeting so-called “Glock switches,” their use in homicide has been rarer than fatal lightning strikes since 2021. Supporters of the measures passed in four states claimed that so-called “Glock switches” are...
Two Armed Civilians Stopped What Likely Would Have Been a Mass Public Shooting in Missouri
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zSEGh73TnzA A 27-year-old gunman opened fire outside a Price Chopper in Pleasant Hill on Monday, killing a 45-year-old woman and injuring a 17-year-old employee. . . Ryan Gamboa, "Community in shock after 1st shooting in Pleasant Hill in...
At Real Clear Investigations: Gun Safety: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Investigations. It also appeared in the Epoch Times, Hot Air, Zero Hedge, Tennessee Star, Times-Leader (Fairfield, MT), The Daily News, Sign of the Times, and Ohio Press Network. . Alessandra Coote was walking on a trail...
At Townhall: Democrats Keep Showing They Want to Ban Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. . Gun control advocates are trying a new tactic. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, some Democrat states are trying to ban one of the most commonly owned handguns – Glocks, which they claim can be easily converted into...