Dr. John Lott debated Sandy Levinson from UT-Austin Law School at the Fluno Center Main Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the topic: “Was the Second Amendment a Mistake or a Success?" This was one of those rare exceptions where someone is willing to...
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On The Chuck And Julie Show: To Discuss Dems Paranoid on Gun Grabbing Efforts
Dr. John Lott Jr. talked to Chuck Bonniwell and Julie Hayden on The Chuck & Julie Show about his new piece at the Washington Times titled "Insurrectionists and the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Report shows how out of touch left-wing academics are." (Friday,...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss John’s Testimony in Ecuador and the International Gun Control Movement
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Armed American Radio show to discuss his recent testimony before the Ecuadorian Congress on legislation for people to carry concealed handguns. They also talked about John's upcoming talk in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile later...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Biden’s Crackdown on Firearms Sellers
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the Biden administration harassing the largest gun dealers. (Friday, February 23, 2024) Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin and part of the Minneapolis area in Minnesota (WISN,...
University of Wisconsin – Madison Debate: “Was the Second Amendment a Mistake or a Success?”
Dr. John Lott will debate Sandy Levinson from UT-Austin Law School at the Fluno Center Main Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the topic: “Was the Second Amendment a Mistake or a Success?” The debate goes from 6:30 to 7:30.
Video of Lecture at Lake Forest College on Gun Control
https://youtu.be/CwyJ7b3UkAI Dr. John Lott taught two classes on gun control at Lake Forest College on March 5th. This is a follow-up to his lecture on statistics on January 23rd. The PowerPoint of Lott’s lecture is available here (excluding the videos). A video...
More Media Bias: CBS’s FBI International TV show has an assassin firing a machine gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROMz6aTgOY 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 FBI International TV show is no different...
Wyoming moves to get rid of gun-free zones at schools and government buildings
We have often pointed out the dangers of gun-free zones (see also here and here). Since teacher unions control most school boards, allowing individual school districts to set up the regulations will mean that few school districts will allow teachers or staff to...
On NewsMax’s Wake Up America Weekend: Soft-on-Crime Policies Cause Concern Among Americans
https://youtu.be/93wUfmPLK60 Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s Wake Up America Weekend to discuss the suspect in the killing of a nursing student on the University of Georgia campus, who is not a U.S. citizen and entered the U.S....
At The Federalist: If You Like The Second Amendment, You Don’t Want John Cornyn Anywhere Near Senate Leadership
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. Subtitle: If gun control is gaining steam in Congress, chances are Sen. John Cornyn is nearby, working on a ‘compromise’ with Democrats. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is the first to announce his campaign to...
On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Biden Administration Harassing Largest Gun Dealers
https://rumble.com/v4fulkr-on-america-first-with-sebastian-gorka-to-discuss-biden-administration-haras.html Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host Rich Baris, director of Big Data Poll, on America First with Sebastian Gorka about the Biden administration's...
Louisiana Becomes the 28th Constitutional Carry State, 45.2% of Americans now live in Constitutional Carry States, with 66.9% of the area
As of July 2024, there will be 28 Constitutional Carry states, covering 45.2% of Americans (152 million) and 66.9% of the country (2.54 million square miles). Our work on Constitutional Carry is available here.











