Kerry Slone, CPRC's director of education, has her first piece at the Wall Street Journal on an important Supreme Court case that will have oral arguments on Tuesday. . You wouldn’t want to live next door to Zackey Rahimi. According to court documents, he...
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On The Vicki McKenna Show: Understanding what is at stake in the Supreme Court’s Rahimi Case
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his piece at The Federalist titled: "Feds Want SCOTUS To Let Judges Strip Gun Rights, Even When There’s Been No Crime." (Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 4:15 to 4:30 PM) Vicki’s show...
On WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show: To Discuss the Lewiston, Maine Mass Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on WPHT’s The Rich Zeoli Show in Philadelphia about his new piece at Townhall titled "Why Not Enforce Existing Laws Rather Than Push for New Gun Control?" They also discussed the mass shooters' preference to pick...
Yet more Gun Control Advocates Blame John Lott for Mass Public Shootings
Michael Bloomberg’s The Trace earlier this year figured out who was responsible for mass public shootings in the US. In a series of Tweets after mass public shootings, The Trace wrote: “After a mass shooting, people often ask why the U.S. hasn’t passed stronger gun...
On Vegas at Eight with Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ Giant KXNT-AM: To Discuss the Importance of Self-Defense Gun Use and Gun Control Regulations in Israel
Dr. John Lott talked to Alan Stock on Las Vegas' giant KXNT-AM about his new op-ed piece at the Washington Times on gun control rules in Israel titled "Second Amendment matters in a time of crisis: The importance of good guys with guns." They also mentioned Dr. Lott's...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Maine Mass Shooting
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Armed American Radio show to discuss the latest mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. The Just-in-Time Bowling Alley, where Robert Card murdered 7 people, was a Gun-free Zone; while the Schemengees Bar & Grille was likely also a Gun-free...
On WMAL’s on Vice President Kamala Harris false claim: “Muslims in America and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate fueled attacks.”
Vince Coglianese speaks with Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center about the rate of how often anti-semitic hate crimes are committed in America to Islamaphobic hate crimes. The data on this point is available here. (Thursday, November 2,...
Violent Crime Rates by Race
In 2022, the murder rate among blacks is 653% higher than the murder rate for whites. The murder rate for Hispanics is 65% higher than for whites. Nor are those numbers that much of an outlier. From 1990 through 2022, the black murder rate average 569% higher...
Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claims: “Muslims in America and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate fueled attacks.”
In setting up “the first ever US National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia,” the Biden administration has again focused on hate crimes against Muslims despite the rise this year in hate crimes against Jews. How accurate is Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim: “Muslims...
On Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show: To Discuss the Importance of Armed Citizens and Upcoming SCOTUS Case
https://youtu.be/5Cl48acz-m8 Dr. John Lott appeared on Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show to discuss his new op-ed piece at the Washington Times on the importance of the citizens to defend themselves with guns in a time of crisis. They also discussed the Amicus brief that...
On Live on Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham: Discussing the Israel-Hamas War and the Pending SCOTUS case U.S. v. Rahimi
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on his national Sunday radio show about the new op-ed piece at the Washington Times ("Second Amendment matters in a time of crisis: The importance of good guys with guns") and new piece at The Federalist ("Feds Want SCOTUS To...
The problem with unattended ballot boxes: Judge orders new Bridgeport, CT Democrat mayoral primary after seeing alleged ballot-stuffing videos
We thought that there weren't any concerns about unattended ballot boxes. A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes...












