Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. . Gun control advocates keep telling us that there is 90-plus percent support in polls for expanded background checks, but the support is much less solid than the media and gun control advocates would have you...
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Talk from the Gun Rights Policy Conference: More Gun Control Myths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RJrqey0d3I We will soon put up the video from the talk. A copy of the PowerPoint is available here, but the slides are also shown below.
On South Dakota’s KELO-AM: Do Gun-Control Groups Care What Really Causes Mass Shootings? Everytown Lawsuit Says No
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Greg Belfrage Show on KELO-AM to discuss his new op-ed at The Federalist on the lawsuit filed by Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown. They also talked about media bias on guns and mass shooters. (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)
Wonder Woman 1984: “I hate guns”
"Wonder Woman 1984" was released on December 25, 2020, and it has a standard line in so many television and movies where characters say that they hate guns. Here is a video on Hollywood’s bias against guns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeijIDuksc4&t=1s
On the Bill Martinez Show: FBI Data on Active Shootings Is Misleading
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new piece at Real Clear Politics about our newest report on errors in the FBI Active Shooting Reports. The FBI data on active shootings is missing so many defensive gun uses that it’s hard to believe...
New York’s Background Check System for Ammo Sales Facing Constant Delays and False Positives
The system is facing "massive wait times." One has to wonder if gun control advocates view this as a positive part of the law. In New York, background checks are now required to buy ammunition, and background check requests will go through the state police instead of...
On the Alan Nathan Show: To Discuss President Biden’s Gun Control Proposals
Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host John Hayward on the Alan Nathan Show about his new op-ed piece at Townhall titled "On Biden’s Newest False Claims About Guns." (Tuesday, August 29, 2023, from 11:50 to 11:58 AM MT)
On One America News: Discussing the ATF’s Back Door Gun Registry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRM2lUgClo8&t=3s Dr. John Lott talked to One America News about an op-ed that Lott wrote with Congressman Thomas Massie (KY-R) at Newsweek titled: "Biden’s Gun Control Law Will Radically Change U.S. Gun Ownership."
When police were called about someone creating child porn, the police threatened to arrest the 11-year-old girl. The case died at that point.
"Father calls police to report a child sex predator preying on his 11-year-old daughter. Police show up 6 hours later and threaten to arrest an 11-year-old little girl." This is pretty shocking. I understand you want to discourage children from engaging in giving...
On St. Louis’ Giant KFTK-FM: Discussing the Misleading FBI Active Shooter Incidents Report
Dr. John Lott talked with Mark Reardon on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watt KFTK-FM about his new piece at Real Clear Politics about our newest report on errors in the FBI Active Shooting Reports. Unfortunately, politics has infected the government crime data...
On the Lars Larson Show: Do Gun-Control Groups Care What Really Causes Mass Shootings?
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Lars Larson Show to discuss the UNC shooting and the dangers of gun-free zones. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at The Federalist on the lawsuit filed by Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown. (Monday, August 28, 2023) The Lars Larson...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: Discussing a wide range of gun control issues
Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show to discuss his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Do Gun-Control Groups Care What Really Causes Mass Shootings? Everytown Lawsuit Says No." They also discussed the Biden administration withholding...












