Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters and Arizona Representative Quang Nguyen on the Armed American Radio show about new FBI crime data, estimates of defensive gun use ranging from 60,000 to roughly 2.5 million incidents annually, and why surveys may miss cases where...
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On WPHT Afternoon Show: To Discuss Defensive Gun Use and Election Integrity
https://youtu.be/g217AXP2-zE Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on Philadelphia’s WPHT Afternoon Show about his new op-eds at Townhall ("The Trump Administration Restores the Gun-Defense Data the Biden CDC Buried") and Real Clear Politics ("Supreme Court...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the Idaho In-N-Out Mass Shooting and Defensive Gun Use
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the recent mass shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out, where an armed citizen and an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper intervened against the shooter, likely preventing further casualties....
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss International Gun Rights, Crime, and Self-Defense
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about his international gun-rights work in Argentina and Australia and how foreign gun laws and crime statistics are used to influence American gun-control debates. They also discussed how, while police play...
On NewsMax2’s Ike Wingate America: To Discuss the DOJ’s New Pathway for Restoring Federal Gun Rights
https://youtu.be/xOtkX5QTFBw Dr. John Lott appeared on Newsmax2’s Ike Wingate America to discuss the Justice Department’s new pathway for restoring federal gun rights to certain people with criminal convictions and the broader implications of the policy for Second...
On WPHT Afternoon Show: To Discuss Election Integrity, Crime, and School Shootings
https://youtu.be/bumhZ_d_oBY Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on Philadelphia’s WPHT Afternoon Show about a wide range of topics, including Meta’s landmark settlement of up to $17.1 billion over social media addiction claims, election integrity, the...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss DEI in Public Safety and Illegal-Immigrant Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show in Cincinnati to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to reverse the Biden administration’s DEI policies in police and fire departments, growing calls among Democrats to “Abolish ICE,” calls by some...
On NRA’s The Armed Citizen Podcast: To Discuss U.S. Crime Stats and How to Lower Crime
https://youtu.be/NynuhqmDdQs?si=MdArLxP9G_gkFqR_ Dr. John Lott talked to Frank Miniter on The Armed Citizen Podcast about why America is experiencing a period of all-time low violent crime, such as murder. It’s no coincidence that all-time high gun-ownership and...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Global Gun-Control Debates
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about crime statistics, international comparisons, how American gun violence is portrayed around the world, and his experiences debating gun-control advocates internationally. They also discussed...
On The Bill Martinez Show: America’s Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics about our new research on murder and murder victims. They also discussed the concentration of murders, defensive gun use, constitutional carry, and Democrats’ calls to...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 24 Cases During March 2026
Harlingen, Texas, March 3, 2026 (ValleyCentral.com) Deputies responded to the shooting at approximately 7:30 a.m. at the corner of FM 508 and FM 509… Sanchez told deputies he was driving westbound on FM 508 with his two children when he passed two vehicles, nearly...
On Chicago’s Morning Answer WIND-AM: To Discuss U.S. Homicide Trends
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host John Anthony on Chicago’s most popular morning talk program, WIND-AM’s Morning Answer, about trends in homicide across the United States. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "America’s Murder Problem Is...









