Dr. John Lott appeared on The Steve Malzberg Show on TNT Radio about recent court decisions related to the Second Amendment and media reaction to them. They also discussed the recent three California mass shootings in three days. (Tuesday, January 24,...
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Our Research on Errors in the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports given Extensive Coverage in the Washington Post
The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler has a long discussion about our research on the FBI's Active Shooting cases. One benefit from Kessler's piece is that he was actually able to get the Texas State University people to respond to two of the cases that we provided. Dr....
Carjacker in Philadelphia Shot by Victim
. . . It happened late Saturday night at North Mascher and West Berks streets in Kensington. Police say the suspect approached the victim who was sitting in a vehicle. The victim fired a gun through the windshield, shattering the vehicle's glass and hitting the...
TV Media bias: CBS’s FBI: “He was the one who tried to grab the gun, tried to be a hero”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVEJO8oK51Q Television show bias against guns is never-ending. Except for a couple of episodes on Paramount’s Yellowstone, you won’t see an entertainment television show with a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead,...
California’s Mass Public Shooting rate is much higher than Texas’ or the rest of the United States
-- “Compared to citizens of other states, Californians are about 25% less likely to die in mass shootings. Between 2019 and 2021, the state’s annual mass shooting homicide rate of 1.4 per one million people was lower than the national average of 1.9.” A report by...
After Mass Public Shooting in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu announces that “Firearm licensing will be expedited and expanded in order to enable thousands of additional citizens to carry weapons”
Israel just had a mass public shooting where seven people were murdered. Compare Israel's response to that in California, where they have just had several mass public shootings. In California, few people have a concealed handgun permit. Half Moon Bay is in San Mateo...
Armed robber picks the wrong target with multiple armed citizens
This unfortunate robber ran into two people carrying guns for protection. . After obtaining the energy drink, the suspect pulled a pair of women’s panties from around his neck to cover his face. He went behind the counter and pointed a .45 cal. pistol at the head of...
On Chosen Generation With Pastor Greg: True Statistics Prove the Benefit of a Gun for Self Defense
Dr. John Lott talked to Pastor Greg on his national radio show, which is heard on 51 different stations, about his testimony before the House Judiciary Subcommittee looking into the Uvalde mass murder and other similar attacks. A copy of Dr. John Lott’s testimony...
On The Statewide Montana Talks Network at SHOT Show 2023: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Aaron Flint on the Montana Talks Network at SHOT Show 2023 about our latest report showing that murders are becoming even more concentrated in a handful of urban counties. They also discussed Biden's recent push for gun control, the new assault...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Discussing Murder Concentration in the US
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about our latest report showing that murders are becoming even more concentrated in a handful of urban counties. (Tuesday, January 24, 2023, from 4:36 to 4:47 PM) Vicki’s show covers most...
On the Lars Larson Show LIVE at SHOT Show 2023: To Discuss Murder Concentration in the US
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show LIVE at SHOT Show 2023 about our latest report showing that murders in the US are very concentrated, and they are becoming even more so. (Tuesday, January 17, 2023) The Lars Larson national radio show is...
CPRC in the News: Fox News, The Epoch Times, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, Birmingham News (Alabama), MSN, Star Tribune (Casper, Wyoming), and much more
Broome spoke the day after the Crime Prevention Research Center released a report saying about 73% of all murders in the U.S. took place in 5% of the nation’s counties. "Murder isn’t a nationwide problem," according to the study based on interpretation of the FBI’s...












