Our research is available here. After the Newsweek was published on Friday, November 21, 2025, the reporter updated her article on Monday, November 24, 2025. Below are the claims in the article along with responses that Dr. Lott emailed the reporter. . Devin Hughes,...
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On Kibbe on Liberty: The Media Is Dishonest About Guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jdMvdTPRG4 The right to keep and bear arms is one of the most sacred and unique features of the American system of government, allowing citizens to defend themselves not only against criminals, but against potential tyranny as well....
On San Diego KCBQ’s The Andrea Kaye Show: To Discuss Whether Firearms Are the Number One Cause of Death for Children
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Andrea Kaye Show on San Diego’s giant 50,000-watt KCBQ radio station to discuss his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Democrats’ Favorite Talking Point About Children And Gun Deaths Is A Lie." (Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6:50...
Amicus Brief for the Supreme Court, Wolford et al v Lopez (Hawaii), on Gun-free Zones in Hawaii
The Crime Prevention Research Center has worked with the Peace Officers Research Association of California and the California Association of Highway Patrolmen on an Amicus brief for the U.S. Supreme Court looking at the Ninth Circuit holding “that a national tradition...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Democrats’ Favorite Talking Point About Children And Gun Deaths Is A Lie
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his new op-ed at The Federalist on whether firearms are the number one cause of death for children. (Friday, November 14, 2025) Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin and part of the...
How TV Crime Shows Erroneously Claim that Gun Registration Solves Crime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av9L53ogD8A This is yet another TV police show that erroneously shows that gun registration is used to solve crimes (FBI S8 E4 11 03 25) . Gun control activists push for registration as a way to solve crime. In theory, if criminals...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Self-Defense and Castle Doctrine Laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about how the Wall Street Journal misrepresented self-defense, Stand Your Ground, and Castle Doctrine laws, ignoring the lawful right of individuals to protect themselves. (Tuesday,...
ICE arrests an Uzbeki illegal alien wanted alleged terrorist who was driving an 18-wheeler in Kansas and had been given a Commercial Driver’s License by Pennsylvania
There have recent stories of illegal aliens driving semi-tractor trailers across the country. On August 12, 2025, Harjinder Singh, an illegal alien from India, was driving a semi-tractor trailer on the Florida Turnpike, and he attempted an illegal U-turn in a...
Jewish New Yorkers rushing to buy guns for protection after anti-Israel Zohran Mamdani’s victory
Jews in New York City are understandably reacting to Anti-Israel Zohran Mamdani’s victory. . . . . Jewish New Yorkers are arming themselves before an anti-Israel “mayor who despises us” takes the helm of New York City, several told The Post this week. . Michael...
On TFTC: To Discuss Gun Registration Failures, Media Statistical Fraud, and Defensive Gun Use Data
https://youtu.be/D4IZb8Txops?si=IWS2OpQ5idetOD5U Dr. John Lott appeared on TFTC to reveal why gun registries fail to solve crimes despite consuming thousands of police hours annually. The conversation examined how the media misrepresents gun violence statistics, the...
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour and a half to discuss a range of topics, including his investigative piece based on our research into the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports at RealClear...
On Sirius XM Patriot-The David Webb Show: To Discuss the FBI’s Undercount of Armed Civilians Who Stopped Active Shooters
Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on the David Webb Show to discuss our research on massive errors in the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014 to 2024 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks. See also Dr. Lott's new investigative piece based on the research at Real...











