Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. It was also published in the Tennessee Star, Alpha News, and the Herald/Review (Sierra Vista, AZ). . During last year’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said violent crime was...
The Trump administration is making it clear they are only arrest people who are illegally having a gun. Trump also made it clear that they are talking to people about national reciprocity for concealed carry. The entire press conference is available here. Transcript:...
Here is another article that has come out from Dr. John Lott's talks in Argentina. . October 15, 2025. Three months ago, at the NH Tango Hotel, convened by the Federation of Legitimate Users of Argentina (FLUA) and the Association of Legitimate Users of the Province...
As with most Democrats, Memphis Mayor Paul Young was not happy with President Trump's decision to put the National Guard into Memphis to fight crime. Memphis Mayor Paul Young: “I’m certainly not happy about the National Guard.” Avery Lotz, "Memphis mayor: "Certainly...
This article appeared in Spanish in the Argentinian publication Full Aventura. The original article is available here. . On Tuesday, July 8th, at the NH Tango Hotel, convened by the Federation of Legitimate Users of Argentina (FLUA) and the Association of Legitimate...
After a review by the Crime Prevention Research Center, they found that armed "good Samaritans" stopped as many as 62% of all active-shooter incidents. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has somehow managed to record that number as being just 3.7%. This comes from...
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's giant 50,000-watt WLW to discuss the latest shootings and left-wing violence. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It...
A law firm in Brier, Washington, conducted with 400 Americans across the United States using Pollfish. The sample is small, but it still provides some indication that about half the people are concerned enough about the danger from these types of attacks to be...
The 2024 National Crime Victimization Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics is out and the increase in violent was even worse than seen during the first three years of Biden's administration. During the first three years, the increase in felonious violent crime...
. . . Two were mass shootings, which are defined by the Crime Prevention Research Center as the killing of four or more people in a single incident that’s not gang-related or related to some other crime. . . . “If you look at mass public shootings since 2018, what you...
The Washington Times has a lead article on our new research on errors in the FBI's active shooting data. Screenshot . Federal data undercounts both the number of active shooter incidents across the country and how often concealed carry holders stop gunmen before...
Publix grocery stores the most locations of any grocery chain in Florida — with 907 stores across 252 cities in 2025. . . . . Florida began allowing open carry on Sept. 25 after an appeals court overturned the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms, deeming it...