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“Anti-Ice” Shooter in Dallas used an 8mm bolt-action Mauser rifle, Family Strongly Opposed Second Amendment
Joshua Jahn used an 8mm bolt-action Mauser rifle during a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, on September 24, 2025. He legally obtained the antique rifle in August 2025. Unless gun control groups want to ban bolt action rifles or ban leftists from buying...
At The Federalist: Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely: The ADL’s latest annual report claims that right-wing extremists have been connected to all identified extremist-related killings 2022-2024
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . On Sunday, at the memorial for Charlie Kirk — murdered by a leftist because of his political views — President Donald Trump declared “that violence comes mainly from the left.” And, on Friday, a leftist...
Who strongly opposes President Trump sending National Guard troops to cities to fight violent crime?: Whites, Democrats, liberals, those making over $200,000 per year, and those who went to graduate school.
President Trump's federalization of D.C.'s law enforcement has generated much opposition on the left. Indeed, many have called Trump's move as racist. A new Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters provides some interesting insights on who is actually opposed. Those...
On Cincinnati’s WLW: To Discuss Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's big WLW to discuss the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. They also discussed transgender crime and what might be behind the cause. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at the Wall...
UPDATE: The false narrative of white supremacists doing mass public shootings: Racial, Gender, Religious and Political views of these killers from 1998 through August 2025
Entertainment television repeatedly distorts the reality of mass public shootings—both who commits them and how they occur. Show after show depicts shooters wielding machine guns, even though that never happens. Another falsehood it pushes is the idea that white...
Nicholas Roske, who tried to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is a Man who Identifies As a Woman and Supports Gun Control
The man who tried to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a man who claims that he is a woman and supports gun control. . . . . A filing from Roske’s defense attorneys shows that Roske now goes by “Sophie Roske” and that his legal team will refer to...
Charlie Kirk’s Last Response to a Question is Clearly Based on Our Research: Mass Shooting Data Overwhelmingly Includes Gang Shootings
Questioner: I'm going to give you some credit. Do you know do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years? Charlie Kirk: Counting or not counting gang violence? The CPRC stands alone in highlighting how many so-called “mass...
CPRC in the News: Kansas City Star, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Twitchy, All Sides, and More
Tensions have largely escalated between Trump’s administration and local leaders. Crime Prevention Research Center founder John Lott said, “I think they’re the same type of argument. Maybe it’s a matter of degree in terms of the difference. But the notion is: Will...
A Long Interview at Newsweek: How Black Communities Stand to Benefit From Trump’s Crime Crackdown
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by Newsweek about the claims that Trump's federalization of law enforcement in D.C. was racist. The sources Lott provided in an email to the reporter are shown below the quotes from the article. It was published at Revista La Velez and...
Democrats Push for More Gun Control After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Without Citing Specific Laws That Could Have Prevented It. A Bolt Action Rifle Isn’t Even A Semi-Automatic Gun.
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10th, 2025, a number of high-profile Democrats quickly demanded new gun control measures. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), who chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and...
At Real Clear Politics: If Mental Health Experts Can’t Identify Murderers, What’s the Backup Plan?
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at Real Clear Politics. We think that this piece is particularly important. It was also published at The Blaze, the Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, and Tennessee Star. . A profound mental health crisis lies at the...