John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and former senior adviser for research and statistics in the Office of Justice Programs and the Office of Legal Policy at the Justice Department, told Blaze News about another disheartening...
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On John Solomon Reports: Discussing Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown and its Impact
Dr. John Lott appeared on John Solomon Reports to discuss the significant transformations in Washington, D.C., following President Trump's federalization of the police force and the arrival of the National Guard. They also discussed the dramatic decline in crime...
Talk at 2025 Gun Rights Policy Conference: The FBI Crime Data is a Politicized Mess
https://youtu.be/-166XkfP3CA Dr. John Lott spoke at the 40th annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, about the problem of misinformation in crime statistics. (Saturday, September 27, 2025)
On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: If Mental Health Professionals Can’t Spot Would Be Killers, What Do We Do?
https://rumble.com/v6z1z88-if-mental-health-professionals-cant-spot-would-be-kllers-what-do-we-do.html Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at Real Clear Politics titled "If...
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2024 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.7%, the correct number is at least 36%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.5%. In 2024, it was 62.5%.
Data: For convenience, the Excel file is available here, as well as a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories (see also here). We also show cases that the FBI missed of both armed and unarmed civilians stopping active shooting attacks. FBI...
Another Shooting in a Gun-free Zone: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, at least three murdered, eight wounded
News reports indicate that so far four people have been identified as killed, though one of those was the attacker. This clearly appears to be yet another mass shooting in a place where civilians were banned from having guns. Michigan state law bans people carrying...
On Point of View: To Discuss The Bias of AI Chatbots
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerby Anderson on his national radio show, Point of View, about the bias of AI chatbots and crimes in Washington, D.C. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics ("AI Chatbots Rely on Sources With Clear Biases") and his piece at...
UPDATED: Cases that the FBI missed where legally armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents, with checks by ChatGPT
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
UPDATED: Cases that the FBI missed where legally armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
Yet Another Unsuccessful Defensive Gun Use on Entertainment Television, USA Network’s The Rainmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03UvSV9oWJg Television show bias against guns is never-ending. You won’t see an entertainment television show that has a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead, something always seems to go wrong when guns are used...
On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss Voter Fraud
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics defending Trump’s push to prevent mail-in ballots. (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)
Five of John Lott’s Books Have Been Translated into Portuguese
For those interested, you can order the Portuguese translation of five of my books here.











