New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1, 2023 (FOX 8 News) The NOPD was investigating a second shooting early Sunday, after finding an adult male victim downed by multiple gunshot wounds allegedly fired by a tow truck driver in the 4000 block of Tulane Avenue in Mid-City…...
johnrlott
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Texas Mall Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about the outlet mall shooting in Allen, Texas. The massacre occurred in yet another gun-free zone, though not all parts of the mall might have been properly posted. (Sunday, May 7,...
Media Bias: CBS’s S.W.A.T. shows two failed defensive gun uses by civilians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XCkWX_P5bI Over the last two decades, you will search in vain for civilians successfully using guns in self-defense in entertainment television shows. When civilians use guns defensively, something always goes wrong. Either they...
At the Federalist: If Brazil’s Firearm Ban Is So Great, Why Won’t Gun-Control Activists Bet On It?
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. Copies of the correspondence are available here. This piece also appeared in American Liberty. “I contacted 12 prominent gun-control advocates…I offered a $1,000 bet on if Brazil’s homicide rate would go up or down...
On Erskine’s TruthExpress Radio: To Discuss Supreme Court Nominations and Vote Fraud
Dr. John Lott talked to Erskine on TruthExpress Radio about his book "Dumbing Down the Courts" and his research on vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election. (Saturday, March 4, 2023)
The Washington Post actually has a positive article on gun ownership
The Washington Post probably ran this article because they thought conservatives would be upset about blacks owning and carrying guns. In fact, from the very beginning of Dr. John Lott's research in More Guns, Less Crime, he has argued that the very people who are the...
More Media Bias: CBS’s Blue Blood TV show has a drug gang using a machine gun against police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL3cXUoLmug 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 TV show is no different (Season 13,...
Text of Lula’s Executive Order on Guns and Ammunition from January 1st
The original text in Portuguese of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's first executive order is available here. The order represents a dramatic change in the regulations dealing with guns and ammunition. An English translation of the order is available...
Elon Musk Tweets out Support for the Second Amendment
Elon Musk understands The Bill of Rights better than most.
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushing hard for broader gun ownership. He argues it would make the public safer.
The Financial Times has an interesting article on the changing debate over gun ownership in Israel. The debate here is very similar to the gun control debate in the United States. . . . For some at the range, obtaining a gun is a reaction to the wave of bloodshed that...
TV Media bias: CBS’s S.W.A.T. show illustrates more failed defensive gun uses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLzJOpQPBrg Over the last two decades, you will search in vain for civilians successfully using guns in self-defense in entertainment television shows. When civilians use guns defensively, something always goes wrong. Either they...
On the Bill Martinez Radio Show: Discussing Democrats’ move to increase the minimum age to own a gun in Texas to 21 years old
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about his testimony before the Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety on HB 2744, raising the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic rifles to 21. They also discussed the original purpose of...











