Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about the Covenant School Shooting in Nashville, Tennessee. They discussed the danger of gun-free zones and that the Nashville school shooter aborted plans to target other locations in the...
With Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signing the state’s Constitutional Carry bill into law this coming Tuesday, twenty-seven states will have Constitutional Carry laws, representing 65% of the land in the country and 44% of the population in 2022. If South Carolina passes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFLu82o9arc Dr. John Lott talked to Erika Redic about whether gun control laws make us safer. Join me for a conversation with Dr. John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center. We'll discuss crime trends and the sustained attempt by...
This is a dramatic move. Ecuador has authorized the carrying and use of guns by civilians, President Guillermo Lasso said in a televised broadcast, citing rising crime and insecurity in the Andean country. Lasso, a conservative former banker, has been fighting to...
Dr. John Lott is to testify in Texas today. Lots of gun laws are being considered, from raising the age to 21, universal background checks, waiting periods, and paperwork requirements for gun dealers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WDl4bdTjso 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 S.W.A.T. TV show is no different (Season 6,...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the Old National Bank shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, and a continuation of a pattern when it comes to mass shooters picking their targets---Gun-Free Zones. (Tuesday, April 11,...
Dr. John Lott gave a presentation on gun control myths at the NRA convention in Indianapolis. It started with this video, then here is the audio of the rest of my talk, and the final video that he showed. His PowerPoint is also provided....
Yet another example of how a relatively small number of criminals account for a large percentage of crimes. For professional shoplifters, one might imagine that they are arrested at a lower rate per offense than others who are not as experienced. Nearly a third of all...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9tomhAIvoY 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 show Blue Bloods is no different (Season 13,...
Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show in Wisconsin, to discuss the Nashville School Shooting, the problems with statistics on Mass Public Shootings, and the danger of Gun-Free Zones. (Tuesday, March 28, 2023, from 9:20 to 9:43...
Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s Chris Salcedo Show to discuss the Nashville Christian school shooting and the danger of gun-free zones. (Tuesday, March 28, 2023, from 4:17 to 4:23 PM ET) https://youtu.be/XjX1HeTLt2w Dr. John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention...