If you add up the fees for the Federal Firearms Licensee ($120) as well as the fees for the background check charged by the DC police department ($35) and their registration fee ($13), the total cost of a universal background check is $168. Amazingly, even if one...
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show, where he responded to a recent Newsweek piece focusing on our research examining the FBI’s active shooting data from 2014 to 2024. They also discussed the impact of armed civilians in active...
At the end of this we have added Fact-checks from ChatGPT 5.1 and Grok Expert In April 2025, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) held 32,469 incarcerated individuals. By November 2025, New York’s jails held another 18,334...
Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show, to discuss gun rights and misleading statistics about children and firearms. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Democrats’ Favorite Talking Point About Children And Gun Deaths...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Qt5i3t2ms John Hines: "If you're interested in hearing from one of the world's leading experts on guns, crime, and public policy, a man whose research has shaped national debates and informed policymakers at the highest levels, then...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the recent Chicago Loop shootings, high crime rates in cities, and how concealed carry plays a critical role in improving public safety. (Monday, November 24, 2025) Vicki’s show...
Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS’s Gun Radio Utah to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to review Hawaii’s strict ban on carrying firearms on most private property and the potential nationwide implications for Second Amendment rights. (Saturday, November 22,...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published at The Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, Yahoo, and World Net Daily. . Stephanie Dilyard is lucky to be alive. . Yet last week, 7-Eleven fired the 25-year-old after she used her gun to save her own...
Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show, to discuss his piece in The Federalist titled: "Democrats’ Favorite Talking Point About Children And Gun Deaths Is A Lie." They also discussed the impact of media bias has on gun ownership and the...
“Democrats keep claiming that Trump ‘gave away’ $40 billion to Argentina,” but “the claim isn’t true,” explains John R. Lott Jr. at RealClearPolitics. “The US didn’t give Argentina money. It entered into a currency swap — and the US has actually earned a...
Here is an article from Reuters. This is a big change in the commitment to protect the civil rights of Americans. Not surprisingly some don't agree. As one former Civil Rights Division attorney claims, this is "moving us even further away from our nation's commitment...
Dr. John Lott appeared on John Fredericks Radio Show to discuss the sharp decline in D.C.’s crime rate, the larger surge in violent crime under the Biden administration as indicated by the 2024 National Crime Victimization Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics,...