It is unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (i) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is (a) equipped at the time of the...
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On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss Transgender Violence
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new piece at The Federalist titled "The Real Rate Of Transgender Violence Is Much Worse Than The Media Wants To Admit." They also discussed the proposed voter ID initiative in California. (Tuesday, March...
UPDATE: The false narrative of white supremacists doing mass public shootings: Racial, Gender, Religious and Political views of these killers from 1998 through 2025
Transcript of those two clips by Tucker Carlson. Tucker Carlson: I see millions of Americans being destroyed and none of it is at the hands of radical Islam. Is radical Islam more dangerous than only fans? It's not even close. Tucker: Sharia law is bad, Seth. I don't...
CPRC in the News: The Epoch Times, American Thinker (2), Ammoland (2), and more
U.S. academic and crime analyst John Lott Jr. says more discussion is needed on how mass shooters plan their attacks, rather than just motivation and ideology, which typically receives the most media attention. Lott Jr., founder of the Crime Prevention Research...
Letter Submitted to the Orange County Register Responding “For UCI professor, sharing data about immigrants and crime is risky,” which claims the professor taking the left wing position that illegals don’t commit much crime is somehow heroic
Responding to this piece in the Orange County Register (California), though it wasn't published by the newspaper. Links to sources for the New York data. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office data is here. More information here. Dear Editor: Your article on UCI...
Attacks on the Synagogue in Michigan & Old Dominion University in Virginia Are Why We Need to Carry Concealed
An attacker at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia killed one ROTC cadet and critically injured another before another cadet stabbed him to death in the classroom where the ROTC course was being held. Just hours later, a man drove a truck through the front...
The White House References Our Research in Discussing The SAVE Act
The Trump White House is referencing some of our research. . FACT: Voter ID laws have no measurable negative effect on turnout. A 2006 study by the Crime Prevention Research Center found “[i]t is hard to see any evidence that voting regulations differentially harm...
At Real Clear Politics: Gun Control’s Endgame: No Guns for Anyone
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics about how gun control advocates don't want civilians or the police to have guns. Also reprinted at Zero Hedged, World Net Daily, American Greatness, Lucianne.com, MSN, and AOL.com . Gun control advocates do not just...
At the Washington Times: Democrats say sexual misconduct should not be tolerated, and then they tolerate it
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times on the hypocrisy of some politicians. ; Congressmen Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) spearheaded the bipartisan effort to force the release of the Epstein files, serving as the bill’s primary Republican...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss the Rate of Transgender Shooters and the Austin Sixth Street Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about his new piece at The Federalist titled "The Real Rate Of Transgender Violence Is Much Worse Than The Media Wants To Admit." They also discussed the latest shooting at a downtown Austin bar in...
On KNRS’s The Rod & Greg Show: The Real Rate of Transgender Violence Is Much Worse Than The Media Wants To Admit
Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS’s The Rod & Greg Show to discuss his piece for The Federalist about how the media doesn’t want to admit that transgender violence is worse than what they’re reporting. (Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 6:05 to 6:12 PM...
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour to discuss a range of topics, including his recent trip to Australia, as well as the country’s gun policies and crime trends. He also answered audience...