On July 21, 2022, Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Talk Back and answered questions about gun violence. He spent the first part of his visit discussing the benefits of concealed carry permit...
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On the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: To Discuss Legally Armed Citizens Stopping Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about legally armed individuals stopping tragedy from happening. A plurality of Americans believes that armed citizens are the best way to protect you and your family in the case of a mass shooting....
A 2018, previously unnoticed, review of the impact of “More Guns, Less Crime”
José Niño has a very nice review of More Guns, Less Crime from 2018 that we hadn't previously noticed. Lurid images of scenes devastated by psychopathic mass shooters and crime-ridden urban centers like Chicago make us question such an assertion.Throughout the 1980s...
On St. Louis’ Giant 50,000 Watt KXEN: To discuss how the media covers Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Conners on St. Louis’ Giant 50,000 Watt KXEN about the way the national media covers mass shootings in the U.S. (Wednesday, July 27, 2022, from 1:40 to 1:51 PM)
On WHO’s Need To Know with Jeff Angelo: Discussing the Democrats’ proposal to lower inflation
Dr. John Lott talked to Jeff Angelo on the giant 50,000-watt WHO radio to express his concern over the Democrats' plan to reduce inflation. (Friday, July 29, 2022)
On the Jim Bohannon Show: To discuss the AP stylebook acknowledging AR-15 rifles are not “weapons of war”
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Rich Valdes on Jim Bohannon’s national radio show about Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "AP Stylebook Finally Recognizes AR-15s Aren’t Weapons of War." (Monday, July 25, 2022, from 11:05 to 11:23 PM ET) Jim...
On NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show: AP Stylebook Updates Definition of ‘Assault Weapon’
https://rumble.com/embed/v1btsst/?pub=vzmga Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show to discuss Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "AP Stylebook Finally Recognizes AR-15s Aren’t Weapons of War." They also discussed President Joe Biden’s...
Congressman Thomas Massie cites CPRC work during the House Rules Committee Meeting
https://rumble.com/embed/v177jpv/?pub=vzmga Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) cites CPRC work during Rules Committee Meeting on Senate Amendments to S. 2938 and Senate Amendment to S. 2089. Massie mentioned a study conducted by CPRC in 2018, which found that “red flag...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 21 Cases During June 2022
Pittston Township, PA, June 1, 2022 (WNEP, Times Leader) Christopher Carmona from New York City is charged with shooting a woman outside her car in the Walmart parking lot in Pittston Township on June 1.Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said Monday the...
On The Bill Walton Show: Gun Control Myths
https://youtu.be/P3xtl5RCTGQ From The Bill Walton Show: We’ve all been appalled by yet another school shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas. We want these tragedies to stop. We want to do something. Of course the cries to “do something” almost always means doing...
On St Louis’ Giant KLJY: AP Stylebook Finally Recognizes AR-15s Aren’t Weapons of War
Dr. John Lott talked to Vic Porcelli on St. Louis’ Giant KLJY about the term “assault weapon,” which conveys “little meaning” and is “highly politicized” as the AP now acknowledges. See Dr. Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "AP Stylebook Finally Recognizes...
On The Gorka Reality Check: Civilians Stop Mass Shootings
https://rumble.com/embed/v1btnnt/?pub=vzmga Dr. John Lott joined Sebastian Gorka and Beth Alcazar on The Gorka Reality Check to discuss legally armed civilians stopping would-be mass shootings. (Sunday, July 31, 2022, from 7:33 to 7:39 PM ET)