Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show to discuss his new piece with James Varney at Real Clear Investigation on murder rates in Biden and Trump counties. They also discussed Hunter Biden’s “sweet-heart” plea deal for his gun and tax crimes....
Dr. John Lott talked to Lee Elci on 94.9 News Now and Stimulating Talk about Trump's indictment and Dr. Lott's own experience working in the US Department of Justice as Senior Advisor for Research and Statistics. They also discussed the U.S. economy, the nationwide...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MrxC6LeaaI 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, NBC's Magnum P.I. show is no different (Season 5,...
Apple's AirTag has been credited with solving many different types of theft. Just a week ago, a Texas restaurant recovered its beloved 6-foot-tall, 150-pound fiberglass bull statue thanks to an AirTag. At the beginning of May, a hidden AirTag thwarted a $1.1...
This is a revised, updated version of a post originally written on April 21, 2015. We have most seriously updated this list starting at the beginning of 2020. UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh wrote in the Washington Post on April 20, 2015: "Have civilians with...
Dr. John Lott talked to Jennifer Horn and Grant Stinchfield on AM 870’s The Morning Answer about California’s Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed amendment to the US Constitution to impose gun control regulations. Lott has a piece on this available at Townhall. More...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. . If you believe Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), fellow Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has “blood on your hands” for fighting to reduce the number of hours of training necessary to become a pilot. A headline at The...
Our newest research paper is available here. Because of our earlier work on this topic, the Ohio legislature on June 30th passed the Data Analysis Transparency Archive bill to ensure that the number of voters who voted can be matched with the number of ballots cast. ....
The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll shows that the vast majority of Americans would rather live in states with Republican policies than Democrat ones, though it isn't clear which policies are most driving their preference. Only liberals (by a 63-to-37 percent margin) and...
Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host Chris Stigall on America First with Sebastian Gorka about California Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed constitutional amendment on gun control that would raise the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21, ban assault...
Chicago, Illinois, April 1, 2023 (CBS News Chicago) A suspected robber is dead after a store manager shot him in a Chicago auto parts store Saturday afternoon. According to the Chicago Police Department, an armed 30- to 40-year-old man entered the O'Reilly Auto...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Andy Caldwell Show to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed gun-related constitutional amendment that would raise the federal minimum age to purchase a firearm from 18 to 21, ban assault weapons, and mandate universal background...