Dr. John Lott appeared on TNT Radio's State of the Nation to discuss our latest research on firearm deaths involving suicides and California Governor Newsom's constitutional amendment to restrict gun rights. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the Washington Times...
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On New Hampshire’s WSMN: Gavin Newsom’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment and Other Incredible Claims by Democrats
Dr. John Lott appeared on New Hampshire's WSMN to discuss his pieces at Townhall on Gavin Newsom's Proposed Constitutional Amendment guns and other incredible claims by Democrats. (Friday, June 30, 2023)
More Media Bias on ABC’s The Rookie: More Criminals Using Machine Guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXx_UVHMkws As the Crime Prevention Research Center has often pointed out, television crime shows seem to think criminals constantly use machine guns to commit crime. Unfortunately, ABC's The Rookie Show is no different (Season 5,...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 32 Cases During May 2023
Beaumont, Texas, May 1, 2023 (12NewsNow) On Monday, May 1, 2023, Beaumont Police officers were sent to the Regent Apartments in reference to a victim of a shooting… Beaumont Police received multiple calls about the incident… The caller said four people wearing masks...
Oklahoma 18-Year-Old Woman Protects Herself and Her Newborn from a Stalker
Here is a dramatic example of an 18-year-old mother who protected herself and her young 3-month old from her stalker. For gun control advocates who want to ban anyone under 21 from having guns, this might be something to remember. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 31,...
At Real Clear Politics: Guns Are Not the Leading Cause of Children’s Deaths
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. Real Clear Politics also provided an alternative viewpoint from Bloomberg's Everytown. Lott's piece also appeared in the Epoch Times, Florida Daily, The Political Insider, and Zero Hedge. . A favorite talking point...
Are Extreme Risk Protection Orders that take People’s Guns without Due Process a Violation of the 5th Amendment?
The 5th Amendment states: "nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." So how can Red Flag laws then take away a person's guns ("property") without Due Process? Under the plain reading of the text, the provision doesn't allow people to...
On the Bill Martinez Show: Questions About The Hunter Biden Conviction & President Bidens’ Ant-Gun Claims Aren’t Just False
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JQlELBaAqE Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his most recent report with James Varney for Real Clear Investigations titled, “Murder, They Spun: Selective Stats Leave Suspicious Fingerprints All Over the Crime...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing a wide range of gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about the Fifth Circuit’s third injunction issued strongly against ATF's Pistol Brace Ban. They also discussed Gabby Giffords’ clear call for banning all guns and Hunter Biden's Second...
How Asking Gun Control Questions Differently Dramatically Changes the Results: Comparing NPR/PBS versus the Crime Prevention Research Center
A survey in May for NPR/PBS NewsHour by Marist had the headline: “Most Americans say curbing gun violence is more important than gun rights.” The Survey from May 15th through the 18th claimed: “6 in 10 say controlling gun violence is more important than...
By a 66% to 32% Margin, Voters the outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be affected by cheating
According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll from June 26th to 27th, a majority of Democrats (55%-to-43%), Republicans (80%-to-18%), and Independents (64%-to-33%) think that the outcome of the 2024 presidential election will be affected by cheating. Young people think...
Talked to Mike Opelka on Florida’s WFSX: On the Threat to Gun Ownership by Democrats
Dr. John Lott talked to Mike Opelka on Fort Myers, Florida 92.5 FM Fox News about the threat to gun ownership by Democrats. (Friday, June 16, 2023)












