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;...
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...
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 &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rTDfOimvno Television crime shows continue to portray frequent murders with machine guns. The Crime Prevention Research Center has repeatedly shown that these depictions are far from reality, yet many shows still suggest that...
It isn't too surprising that the countries that feel most threatened by Russia are the ones that are most keen on letting their citizens have and carry guns for protection. Interestingly, Czechia has had a relatively low homicide rate compare to other European...
Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "Gun Control Myths." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. For those interested, there is also the book....
Screenshot We have tried to do an exhaustive search on cases where a Glock-style gun with a switch was used to murder people, but it is quite possible that we have missed some cases. The total that we have so far found is 43 murders from 20 attacks where someone was...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E36XnTGryYU Here are videos from Fox News Live, CNN, and Sky New showing the interaction between Renee Good and the ICE agent who shot her. "The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in...