Dr. John Lott joined Frank Mottek on KABC’s radio show to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for a U.S. constitutional amendment on gun control that would raise the age to own guns, ban assault weapons and mandate background checks and waiting periods for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wro3wtjSOTk 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, CBS's Blue Bloods show is no different (Season 13,...
We have previously examined this rate from 2011 to 2015, but the above chart updates that data from 2016 to 2020. The FBI only has firearm murder data up through 2020. The average over the last five years is 67%, down slightly from the five-year average from 2011 to...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in Townhall on Gavin Newsom's new proposed constitutional amendment. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is conceding that the U.S. Constitution needs to be amended before he can pass his gun control wish list. But he doesn’t have the votes....
https://youtu.be/9gxwPXCjrVE Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his new op-ed at the Washington Times titled “Advocates of ‘reasonable’ gun control laws don’t want any firearms at all.” (Wednesday, June 7,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaHzSbrwPNk Fox & Friends First June 9, 2023 From Fox News: "Gun expert John Lott Jr. calls out California Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed constitutional amendment to restrict gun rights." More information available here. Fox &...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI_XR_kqPUc Television show bias against guns is never-ending. It is exceedingly rare to see an entertainment television show with a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead, something always seems to go...
VA LT Gov Sears on Richmond HS Graduation Shooting June 7 2023 After this week’s shooting at a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke out on gang violence and the Richmond high school...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about Former President Barack Obama's recent interview, claiming that the U.S. should have strict gun laws like Australia. They also discussed Red Flag laws. The Number of...
California's Governor Gavin Newsom proposes an amendment to the US Constitution that would impose gun control regulations: Raising the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21; Mandating universal background checks to prevent truly dangerous people from...
Fifty-seven percent of Protestant churches have a plan for an active shooter attack, and 95% have armed church members (54% of all protestant churches). That 54% in 2022 is up from 45% in 2019. At the same time, the churches with armed private security fell from 23%...
https://youtu.be/xK7xZNUneK0 Dr. John Lott appeared on NTD News to discuss the newly signed red flag gun laws in Michigan and the problems with the laws. (Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 12:01 to 12:07 PM ET)