Some gun rights advocates cite research by economist John Lott, who leads the Crime Prevention Research Center, suggesting that about 82% of mass shootings occurred in gun-free zones between 1998 and 2025. “All you do by creating a gun-free zone is creating a magnet —...
Screenshot A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,007 likely voters finds that 49% opposed deporting all illegal aliens while 45% support it. Lower income and less educated people support deporting all illegals, but the highest income and...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Davis Show on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, to talk about the latest domestic violence–related mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. They also discussed red flag laws and the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JdauQlV4pSg Why do Democrats worry that Community Watch Anti-crime signs will not be welcoming? A key 2008 DOJ meta-analysis, Does Neighborhood Watch Reduce Crime? reviewed 18 evaluations and concluded that the majority of programs...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C8sEZ9COCY Television crime shows continue to portray frequent murders with machine guns. The Crime Prevention Research Center has repeatedly shown that these depictions are far from reality, yet many shows still suggest that criminals...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. . Summary: If policymakers and advocates are serious about reducing such incidents, the focus needs to shift toward measures that directly address the factors involved. . As is so typical, just hours after the...
https://youtu.be/0Na8nFqZaM8 The Larry Elder Show shared a video of John Stossel quoting John Lott on “good guys with guns,” which Elon Musk posted, reaching millions of views. (Friday, April 17, 2026, from 12:44 to 12:55 AM PT)
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the claims that the violence is coming from the right. It was also reprinted at Zero Hedge, Yahoo! News, The Ohio Press Network, Goodoil News, American Partisan, and Fairfield Times, Great Falls Leader, and Sun...
For decades we have written extensively on the dangers of gun-free zones. Gradually gun-free zones have been eliminated. . A new state law set to take effect July 1 will allow churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship to use armed volunteers for...
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about his latest op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the end of gun-free zones at military bases. (Wednesday, April 8, 2026, from 5:35 to 5:43 PM ET)
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Union Leader with New Hampshire state Representative Samuel Farrington (R), who is the primary sponsor of the Campus Carry bill that will be voted on this coming week in the state Senate Judiciary Committee. . News media coverage...
UPDATE: Data directly from the Federal Police shows a different set of numbers (Original Post below). The number of CAC licenses in Brazil increased from 867,472 in 2022 to 1,026,633 in 2026 (see screenshots below), but those are internal government numbers that links...