Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about Biden judicial nominee not knowing a criminal law doctrine known as a Brady motion, and Dr. Lott's book "Dumbing Down the Courts." (Wednesday, March 22, 2023) Vicki’s show covers...
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Florida woman defends herself against ex-boyfriend with a gun
This is a dramatic story that could have turned out quite differently if she wasn't armed. . . . The Levy County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 3 p.m. Easter of a person shot at a duplex in the town of Bronson, authorities said. Officials arrived at the scene...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Nashville Elementary School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about the Covenant School Shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. They discussed the danger of gun-free zones and that the Nashville school shooter aborted plans to target other locations in the...
Nebraska becomes the 27th Constitutional Carry State
With Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signing the state’s Constitutional Carry bill into law this coming Tuesday, twenty-seven states will have Constitutional Carry laws, representing 65% of the land in the country and 44% of the population in 2022. If South Carolina passes...
On Generally Irritable with Ericka Redic: Do gun control laws make us safer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFLu82o9arc Dr. John Lott talked to Erika Redic about whether gun control laws make us safer. Join me for a conversation with Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center. We'll discuss crime trends and the sustained attempt by...
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso authorizes civilians carrying of guns
This is a dramatic move. Ecuador has authorized the carrying and use of guns by civilians, President Guillermo Lasso said in a televised broadcast, citing rising crime and insecurity in the Andean country. Lasso, a conservative former banker, has been fighting to...
Testifying in Texas today
Dr. John Lott is to testify in Texas today. Lots of gun laws are being considered, from raising the age to 21, universal background checks, waiting periods, and paperwork requirements for gun dealers.
More Media Bias: CBS’s S.W.A.T. TV show has trained assassins using machine guns against police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WDl4bdTjso 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 S.W.A.T. TV show is no different (Season 6,...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Louisville Bank Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, and a continuation of a pattern when it comes to mass shooters picking their targets---Gun-Free Zones. (Tuesday, April 11,...
Talk on Gun Control Myths at the Annual NRA convention
Dr. John Lott gave a presentation on gun control myths at the NRA convention in Indianapolis. It started with this video, then here is the audio of the rest of my talk, and the final video that he showed. His PowerPoint is also provided....
In New York City, 327 people responsible for more than 6,000 shoplifting arrests, about one-third of all shoplifting arrests
Yet another example of how a relatively small number of criminals account for a large percentage of crimes. For professional shoplifters, one might imagine that they are arrested at a lower rate per offense than others who are not as experienced. Nearly a third of all...
More Media Bias on Guns: CBS’s Blue Bloods TV show with Robbers firing a machine gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9tomhAIvoY 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 show Blue Bloods is no different (Season 13,...











