https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDJmKYYgvrI Television police shows work closely with gun control groups to push for gun control, but usually their push gun control in more subtle ways. They show AR-15s as machine guns or show people who use guns defensively either...
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The Bad Statistics Being Used to Justify Raising the Age for Buying a Gun to 21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1o0ArwLrM In many states, Democrats are pushing to raise the age that people can legally buy a gun to 21 years old. The main argument in favor of this point is that 18, 19, and 20-year-olds commit firearm-related crimes at relatively...
Non-shooting mass murders: Teenage Girl Murders 19 in School Dorm Fire
Non-shootings mass murders don't get the attention that mass murders with guns obtain. Between January 1, 1998 and May 6, 2023, 93% of the mass public shootings in the United States have fewer people murdered. Guyana has only 797,553 people, one 419th the population...
Artificial intelligence can be used to Stalk Victims with “Ease and Precision”
Advanced artificial intelligence technology can be used to stalk and even predict an unsuspecting victim's movements. All the user would need is a photo and advanced artificial intelligence technology that already exists. "So, for example, if you run into someone in...
On America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber: To Discuss Gun Control in Brazil
https://youtu.be/MDZ8adp9sQ0 Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on America’s Voice Live about his latest op-ed at The Federalist, titled "If Brazil’s Firearm Ban Is So Great, Why Won’t Gun-Control Activists Bet On It?" (Wednesday, May 17, 2023)
Gabby Giffords clearly calls for banning all guns
Gun control advocates usually don’t call for banning all guns even though that has been obvious to everyone else, but at least they aren’t hiding what they want anymore. The fact that they are pointing to Australia as an example where guns have been banned is...
On NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show: To Discuss Democrats Call for Major Gun Control and Brazil’s Firearm Ban
https://youtu.be/Qwl1kela7d8 Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show to discuss Democrats' call for major gun control on Uvalde Shooting Anniversary. They also discussed Dr. Lott’s latest op-ed at The Federalist, titled "If Brazil’s Firearm Ban Is So...
FBI misused a high-tech surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects and even Campaign Donors more than 278,000 times
It is pretty scary when the FBI keeps on inserting itself into elections. The FBI has interfered with every election from 2016 on. The fact that they used surveillance on 19,000 donors to a Republican congressional candidate's campaign is very troubling. There doesn't...
Why do people lie in court?
Anyone who is involved in the legal system knows that court cases are filled with people who have vastly different recollections about events. Some of that might simply arise from mistaken impressions, but it might also be because of people lying. However, what is...
On the Bill Martinez Radio Show: Discussing a wide range of recent gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about how often civilians use their guns defensively to stop crimes and the release of transgender school shooter Audrey Hale's manifesto has been put on hold. They also discussed John's bet to...
On the Gary Nolan Radio Show: Discussing a bet offered to other Academics about what will happen to Brazil’s murder rate
Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Nolan on KSSZ-FM across central Missouri about Lott's bet to pro-gun control advocates about Brazil’s new firearm ban about the executive order signed by Brazil's newly inaugurated president banning sales of guns and ammunition after four...
In Texas, 92% of child abuse accusations are found to be unsubstantiated
In 2022, there were 12,473 anonymous calls to the state and about 1,000 of those calls resulted in a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect, said Kate Murphy, director of child protection policy with the advocacy group Texans Care for Children. . . ....












