Dr. John Lott talked to Vince Coglianese on Washington, D.C.’s WMAL about his new piece at the Wall Street Journal on how the government is manipulating crime data. (Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 5:35 to 5:50 PM)
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Television Cop Show Illustrates the Notion of Marginal Deterrence in Crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlFjnFij5F8 The Crime Prevention Research Center often points out the issue of marginal deterrence. Examples that we point to include mass public shooters. Suppose the Nashville Covenant School mass murderer had lived and faced six life...
CPRC in the News: Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Instapundit, Reuters, Sun Sentinel, and more
. . . Writing in The Federalist, a conservative online magazine, Crime Prevention Research Center President John Lott said the laws don’t give wrongly accused gun owners enough power to protect their interests. “Congress never authorized the U.S. Department of Justice...
At The Tennessean: My husband was killed in a ‘gun free zone.’ Arm teachers for safety and to save lives.
The CPRC's Nikki Goeser has a new op-ed in the Tennessean. . My husband Ben and I used to run a mobile karaoke business in Nashville. . Every Thursday evening, we would load up our vehicle and head to a popular restaurant to help facilitate a night of good music and...
Talking to Colion Noir: On Rising Crime and the Bias in Artificial Intelligence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGcyl1IgEs&t=4s Colion Noir talked to Dr. John Lott about our research on how AI chatbots' biases on crime and gun control. They also discussed our research on the collapse in law enforcement and the rise in crime.
Woman found guilty of all 52 charges of voter fraud
A jury has returned a guilty verdict for the trial of Kim Taylor, who was facing dozens of voter fraud charges. Kim Taylor, the wife of Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor, was facing 52 total voter-fraud-related charges in federal court. She was found guilty of...
On the Steve Gruber Show: How reliable are the FBI’s Report of Violent Crime Data?
https://youtu.be/DMSYBj1GHbE Dr. John Lott appeared on the Steve Gruber Show to discuss CPRC‘s latest report on some major problems with the FBI’s report of violent crime data. (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)
On San Diego KCBQ’s The Andrea Kaye Show: To Discuss Biden Admin’s Federal ‘Red Flag’ Center
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Andrea Kaye Show on San Diego’s giant 50,000-watt KCBQ radio station to discuss the launch of the Biden administration's new 'red flag' center to grab guns from people unconstitutionally. See also Dr. Lott's new piece with Congressman...
On The Wilkow Majority: To Discuss Biden’s Federal ‘Red Flag’ Center
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mary Walter on The Wilkow Majority on SirusXM about the launch of a federal 'red flag' center by the Justice Department, under President Biden. See Dr. Lott's new piece with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) at The Federalist...
On the Pro America Report with Ed Martin: Experts Preventing Research on Violent Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Ed Martin on the Pro America Report about the role of experts in presenting research and statistics about violent crime. Dr. Lott gave a clear view of how to look at crime data and the way it impacts the world. They discussed the recent CPRC...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 28 Cases During January 2024
Akron, Ohio, January 1, 2024 (News 5 Cleveland) It happened around 7:30 p.m. on New Year's Day at the Taco Bell on South Arlington Street. According to the 911 call, a masked man entered the restaurant and approached employees at gunpoint. One of the employees ran and...
Liberal Political Bias on TV: CBS’ FBI Most Wanted slams George Santos. Why not Biden or another Democrat? Would they ever do the same to a Democrat?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zoKnZVeeA CBS' FBI "Most Wanted" raises former Republican Congressman George Santos as their example of a liar (Season 1, Episode 2, February 20, 2024). It is a very small example, but when all the other consistent liberal biases in...