Gun control advocates keep trying to convince Americans that they don't need a gun for protection. Indeed, they are trying to convince them that they shouldn't have guns for protection. A new Harvard CAP/Harris Poll shows their message is having trouble getting...
In the ten years from February 2013 to November 2023, the household gun ownership rate has grown from 42% to 52%. It is a six percentage point increase since 2019. Republicans and Democrats have seen the same 11 percentage point increase, though gun ownership has...
Connor Sturgeon on April 9th: "I have decided to make an impact. These people did not deserve to die, but because I was depressed and able to buy [guns], they are gone. Perhaps this is the impact for change – upper class white people dying. I certainly would not have...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMnmGMDq7Ko Dr. John Lott joined Hold the Line to cover a variety of topics: why violent crime has increased, the Maine mass public shooting, and Israel's changing gun control policies. Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8CFYKkPEU Dr. John Lott testified before the US Civil Rights Commission on federal efforts to gather data on racial and ethnic disparities. He was on Panel 4: Researcher & Policy Experts. Dr. Lott was the only person on...
Dr. John Lott is scheduled to testify on Friday, November 17th, 2023, before the US Civil Rights Commission on Federal Efforts to Gather Data on Racial and Ethnic Disparities. He is on Panel 4: Researcher & Policy Experts: 2:05pm - 3:15pm. The Testimony is likely...
Here is a piece that is in the Wall Street Journal. . It’s Sunday morning at Manhattan’s Westside Rifle & Pistol Range, where I’ve come for a safety class as part of my application for a license to carry a concealed firearm. I’m one of at least 10 Jewish men in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHDHlT9IYYM With New York City's robbery rate up 25.3% from two years ago and overall serious crime up 29%, New Yorkers have some real concerns about crime. On Tuesday, November 7th, a good samaritan, John Rote, of Queens, rescued a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc85xTZIjtU On October 24th, Dr. John Lott gave a talk at Tufts University to their Federalist Society. The talk was on gun control laws that discriminate against minorities and the poor. The audio is available here.
Dr. John Lott talked to Kim Iversen on her show about the gun control debate. (Wednesday, November 1, 2023) https://rumble.com/embed/v3qjqi7/?pub=4
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's WLW about the new op-ed piece at the Washington Times ("Second Amendment matters in a time of crisis: The importance of good guys with guns") and new piece at The Federalist ("Feds Want SCOTUS To Let Judges Strip...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the Supreme Court's case that will be heard in oral arguments today. How certain should we be that someone did something wrong before they lose their right to own a gun? Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a...