We reject Wilson’s constitutional challenges. Conventional interpretive modalities and Hawaiʻi’s historical tradition of firearm regulation rule out an individual right to keep and bear arms under the Hawaiʻi Constitution. In Hawaiʻi, there is no state constitutional...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwptaNqVmVI Coulter: I am very excited to have again the man who has probably saved more lives in America than any other single person, John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime." . . . Man you are good . . . You know it is because of...
Stephen Dinan has a new article that extensively discusses our recent research on Mass Public Shooters. While we greatly appreciate the piece, there are a couple points that could be clearer. . -- Our definition of mass public shootings is not arbitrary. As we note in...
Here is the claim from News Channel 5 in Nashville. . . . it was dubbed the "guns in trunks" bill. That law specified that the firearm needed to be "kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, glove box, or interior of the person's motor vehicle or a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps7dCujldDU Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, joins Cam Edwards to discuss her opinion piece on the importance of self-defense for victims of stalking and how anti-2A policies like "gun-free...
August 12, 2023 With all the concern about assault weapons since the federal ban sunset in 2004, it is interesting to see what a small share of murders are committed with any type of rifle and how even that share has fallen over time. The percentage of firearm murders...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RD2IeWLBPE Dr. John Lott testified before the Vermont State Senate on banning "Ghost Guns" on January 31, 2024 (Senate Bill 209). A copy of Lott's written testimony is available here.
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his piece at Real Clear Policy titled "The Truth About Mass Shootings" and our new research. (Thursday, January 18, 2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBxhN-SMdBg Pretender, Season 1, Episode 15, March 8, 1997 In this scene from NBC's Pretender, Sydney (played by Patrick Bauchau) complains that Catherine Parker (played by Andrea Parker) shot him and says: "I never liked guns. I hope...
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Meyer on Oregon’s KMED about his new piece at Real Clear Policy on our new research report about the characteristics of mass public shooters and how the media gets it wrong. (Thursday, January 25, 2024)
Dr. John Lott taught two classes on statistics at Lake Forest College on January 23rd. While the lectures weren't recorded, the PowerPoint of Lott's lecture is available here. Here are pictures of the students in the two classes and the young woman who organized the...
Dr. John Lott also gave a talk at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. No, former President Trump wasn't there. There is no record of the talk, as it was a private event.