Anyone who is involved in the legal system knows that court cases are filled with people who have vastly different recollections about events. Some of that might simply arise from mistaken impressions, but it might also be because of people lying. However, what is...
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On the Bill Martinez Radio Show: Discussing a wide range of recent gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about how often civilians use their guns defensively to stop crimes and the release of transgender school shooter Audrey Hale's manifesto has been put on hold. They also discussed John's bet to...
On the Gary Nolan Radio Show: Discussing a bet offered to other Academics about what will happen to Brazil’s murder rate
Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Nolan on KSSZ-FM across central Missouri about Lott's bet to pro-gun control advocates about Brazil’s new firearm ban about the executive order signed by Brazil's newly inaugurated president banning sales of guns and ammunition after four...
In Texas, 92% of child abuse accusations are found to be unsubstantiated
In 2022, there were 12,473 anonymous calls to the state and about 1,000 of those calls resulted in a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect, said Kate Murphy, director of child protection policy with the advocacy group Texans Care for Children. . . ....
Story of how the Oregon Senate Democrats wouldn’t let John Lott to testify as an expert at a hearing on gun licensing rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgIVIHXhxvQ&t=2s The above video is about what Dr. John Lott went through to testify before the Oregon State Senate Judiciary Committee. A copy of his testimony is shown below. When John Lott, founder and CEO of the Crime Prevention...
WORTH LISTENING TO: On WMAL’s Vince Coglianese Show: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Vince Coglianese on WMAL about the wisdom in the Covenant Church in Nashville wanting to stop the release of the trans shooter’s manifesto, the DOJ’s new plan to ignore crime statistics, and John's bet to pro-gun control advocates about...
More Media Bias: NBC’s The Blacklist TV show has an organized crime group using machine guns to break into a federal prison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84NnERXig7o 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, NBC's The Blacklist TV show is no different (Season...
Nashville Fox 17: “Expert says delay to release Covenant School shooter’s writings ‘extremely unusual'”
Here is some of the text from the news segment. . Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said the shooter, later identified as a 28-year-old woman who identifies as transgender, had a detailed map, drawings of the school, and known entry points. . John Lott, who is...
Looking at the false claim that firearms are the leading cause of death for children or teens
From a Twitter Post on June 17, 2023 Kamala Harris: "The number one cause of death of the children in America is gun violence." As we have previously discussed, a common claim is that firearms are the leading cause of death for "children or adolescents." On June 2nd,...
On The Michigan Talk Network: To Discuss Increase in Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber to discuss the policies that have resulted in more violent crime. (Monday, May 8, 2023)
At the Detroit News: Concealed weapons could save lives
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Detroit News with Phil Green, who represents the 67th House District in Michigan and is the chair of the House Second Amendment Caucus. . During the first quarter of 2023, Detroit had the fifth highest murder rate in the country,...
Fox News: Firearms expert taunts pro-gun control academics with bet on rising crime: Gun ownership increased sixfold under former Brazilian President Bolsonaro, homicides dropped 34%
Fox News has a news article on a bet that Dr. John Lott offered twelve prominent pro-gun control academics. He wrote about this offer in The Federalist and in the piece he deals with the claims made below by a couple of the academics. A gun expert is asking academics...












