Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national radio show about our new research on the experience with concealed handguns on university property and the anti-fraud voting regulations in other countries. (Sunday, June 20, 2021, from 8:10 to 8:30 PM)
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On the Mark Levin Show: Discussing Biden’s claims about gun crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on Mark Levin's national radio show to discuss Joe Biden's claims about gun crime. On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke to the nation the administration’s gun crime prevention strategy. They mentioned...
One America News: The Biden Administration’s intimidating the Maricopa County Audit
Dr. John Lott talked to One America News' John Hines about the criminal legal threats by the Biden administration against those preforming the Maricopa County Audit. (Friday, June 18, 2021)
Biden’s BATF nominee, David Chipman, has a lot of baggage
The Senate Judiciary Committee is voting on Biden's BATF nominee David Chipman on Thursday. Predictit, the online betting site, has the odds strongly favoring him being defeated and not getting approved by the Senate. Members of the BATF are concerned Chipman, who has...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs Constitutional Carry Bill at the Alamo
You have to admire Governor Greg Abbott's style. Gov. Greg Abbott visited the Alamo Thursday to ceremoniously sign a bill into law allowing most adults to carry a handgun without a permit or training.Lynnanne Nguyễn and Black Hanson, "Texas governor signs new law...
Talk at New York City’s Monday Meeting
Dr. John Lott gave a presentation to New York City's Monday Meeting about our work on anti-fraud voter regulations and the US Supreme Court taking up the New York concealed carry case. Only a recording of Lott's discussions is provided because the discussion is off...
At Townhall.com: If Republican Voting Reforms are ‘Anti-Democratic,’ All of Europe Is ‘Anti-Democratic’
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall about the Democrats push to eliminate voter IDs and force mail-in ballots. The American media keeps telling us two “facts.” Voter ID laws are “racist,” and election fraud claims are “false” and “baseless.” The New York Times...
On Western Montana’s KGVO: The Supreme Court taking up New York’s Concealed carry laws, Montana’s gun laws, and vote fraud claims
Dr. John Lott talked to Peter Christian on Western Montana's KGVO radio to discuss the Supreme Court taking up New York's Concealed carry laws, Montana's gun laws, and vote fraud claims. (Thursday, June 10, 2021, from 11:05 AM to noon)
Our research on voting rules in other countries discussed in the Wall Street Journal
John Fund has a piece in the Wall Street Journal that extensively discusses our recent work on anti-fraud voting regulations in other countries. The proxy voting rules is also from our research and the last paragraph here is very similar to what we wrote at Real Clear...
On the Michigan Talk Network: What Is A Mass Shooting? What do the different numbers mean?
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the claim that there have been 272 mass shootings this year. The oft-repeated number from the Gun Violence Archive uses their unique definition, and it is often deliberately confused with the much...
CPRC in the News: Orange County Register, PEW, Business & Politics Review, Townhall, and more
Overall, gun policies in state capitols, even after the January riot in Washington, remain split. About 30 state capitols employ metal detectors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Conversely, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center,...
Responding to the San Jose Mercury: ‘We are at great peril’: Overturn of California’s weapons ban stokes fear among gun violence experts”
Dr. John Lott submitted a letter to The San Jose Mercury News about false claims made in a news article about U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision striking down California’s Assault Weapon Ban. The newspaper didn’t accept the letter for publication, but here...












