Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Jeff Walker on Cincinnati's WLW about his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Political Violence and the Willful Self-Deception of the Left." They also discussed the decline in the U.S. murder rate. (Friday, May 1, 2026, 10:05 to...
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on the WPHT Afternoon Show in Philadelphia about his new op-ed piece at The Federalist titled "No, Gun Control Wouldn’t Have Prevented The Latest Trump Assassination Attempt." (Monday, May 4, 2026, from 5:05 to 5:20 PM...
Mass public shooters often explicitly plan their attacks to maximize news coverage. As shown at the bottom of this post, many explicitly state this goal in their manifestos and diaries. These killers also study and imitate previous attackers, including by choosing...
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on the WPHT Afternoon Show in Philadelphia about Elon Musk’s retweet of our video on FBI data errors, which has reached millions of views. They also discussed the shooting crimes by transgender individuals. See also Dr....
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Montana Talks, Talk Back, which is now a statewide radio broadcast on over 20 stations, for an hour to discuss a range of topics, including Elon Musk’s retweet of our video on FBI data...
We previously posted how the D.C. Police Union said that Mayor Bowser’s claim that the Crime-data Manipulation is isolated to one precinct is “Preposterous.” It turns out that Trump was Justified in auditing the D.C. Crime Data. Not sure anyone should believe DC’s...
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Meyer on Oregon’s KMED about his latest op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Why Military Bases Should Never Have Been Gun-Free Zones." (Wednesday, April 8, 2026, from 7:39 to 7:53 AM PT)
Atlanta, Georgia, September 4, 2025 (FOX 5 Atlanta) The incident was reported on Parkland Drive, near the intersection of Lindbergh and Piedmont, just as commuters were making their way through the area. Multiple Atlanta police officers responded to the scene....
Some gun rights advocates cite research by economist John Lott, who leads the Crime Prevention Research Center, suggesting that about 82% of mass shootings occurred in gun-free zones between 1998 and 2025. “All you do by creating a gun-free zone is creating a magnet —...
Screenshot A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey of 1,007 likely voters finds that 49% opposed deporting all illegal aliens while 45% support it. Lower income and less educated people support deporting all illegals, but the highest income and...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Davis Show on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, to talk about the latest domestic violence–related mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. They also discussed red flag laws and the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JdauQlV4pSg Why do Democrats worry that Community Watch Anti-crime signs will not be welcoming? A key 2008 DOJ meta-analysis, Does Neighborhood Watch Reduce Crime? reviewed 18 evaluations and concluded that the majority of programs...