Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. The piece also appeared in the Conservative News Daily. The piece was the third most read piece on the Federalist website today. . Gun control advocates often claim that guns are the leading cause of death among...
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On Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz: To Discuss Real Crime Statistics
Dr. John Lott talked to Bob Frantz on Cleveland’s WHK-AM about the real crime statistics that left-wing politicians are misreporting to shut down President Trump's federal crackdown on violent crime. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "What...
On Cincinnati’s Giant 50,000-watt Radio Station WLW: To Discuss America’s Crime Surge
Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Jeff Walker on WLW, Cincinnati’s giant 50,000-watt radio station, about his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge." They also discussed the Trump administration’s crime crackdown and the...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Concealed Carry in DC and 2024 NCVS
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the concealed carry permits in Washington, D.C., and President Trump’s efforts to streamline the concealed carry permitting process. They also discussed the newly released 2024...
On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss the Crime Reporting Gap
Dr. John Lott talked on The Bill Martinez Show about how official FBI data undercounts the real rise in violent crime, emphasizing that victim surveys show a much greater surge and reveal growing distrust in law enforcement reporting. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed...
On Vegas at Eight with Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ Giant KXNT-AM: To Discuss the Crime Surge
Dr. John Lott talked to Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ giant KXNT-AM about how the media mistakenly relies on the number of crimes reported to police and how it doesn’t look at total crime data. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "What the Stats...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 25 Cases During February 2025
Juneau, Alaska, February 3, 2025 (Juneau Empire) A driver fatally shot another motorist he said was threatening him with what appeared to be a rifle shortly after midnight Monday in the roundabout at Mendenhall Loop Road and Stephen Richards Memorial Drive, according...
CPRC in the News: American Thinker, American Liberty, Patriot Post, America’s 1st Freedom, KOA radio, and more
Screenshot According to John Lott, Jr.—author of More Guns Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws—it’s good. Initially published in 1998, and now in its third edition, Lott’s book “directly challenges common perceptions about the relationship of guns,...
More Television Police Show Bias: Chicago Criminals Using Machine Guns in Many Different Shootings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No7-xgoM47g Apparently another TV show doesn’t think the strict gun control in the UK or Belgium is working too well. As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many, many times, television crime shows seem to think...
Worth Listening to: On St. Louis’ Giant KFTK-FM: Discussing the Reality Behind the Crime Statistics
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Reardon Show on St. Louis’ giant 100,000-watt KFTK-FM about his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge." (Monday, October 20, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 3:45 PM CT)
On KEYS’s Wake Up with Mr. Bill: To Discuss Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott appeared on KEYS's Wake Up with Mr. Bill to discuss the false narrative of white supremacists doing mass public shootings, the concentration of gun-related violence, and the danger of gun-free zones. (Tuesday, October 14, 2025)
On NTD Newsroom: To Discuss FBI Director Patel’s Update on the Crime Crackdown
https://youtu.be/Bjxc_aD0I2I Dr. John Lott appeared on NTD Newsroom to discuss President Trump’s crackdown on crime, the FBI’s record arrest numbers, and the potential relationship between illegal immigration and the decline in violent crime rates. (Wednesday, October...












