https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgXapt_2bo Ann Coulter on the Crime Prevention Research Center's Estimates of the Cost of Prosecuting Illegals. The original research is available here and here.
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HBO’s Lanterns Pushing the Myth of the Dangers of Concealed Carry Handguns
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QURlbU_k0VM Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, television writers and producers have worked over time to try to convince Americans that concealed carry of handguns is dangerous. Unfortunately, HBO's Lanterns is not off to a...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 28 Cases During May 2026
Cleveland, Ohio, May 2, 2026 (News 5 Cleveland) Officers responded to six ShotSpotter alerts, totaling over 50 rounds of gunfire, on the 3800 block of East 131st Street. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle's owner and another man involved in the incident. A...
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2025 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.9%, the correct number is at least 36.6%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.9%. In 2025, it was 58.3%.
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...
On Dallas’ Mark Davis Show: To Discuss Prosecuting vs. Deporting Illegal-Immigrant Criminals
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Davis Show on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, to talk about his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.” They also discussed recent trends in...
On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: To Discuss Defensive Gun Use Data
https://youtu.be/glc_XPW4D0I Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "CDC Undercounts Defensive Gun Uses." (Monday, September 14, 2026)
On KXEL’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein: To Discuss the Current Economy and Mail-In Ballot Safeguards
Dr. John Lott talked to Jeff Stein on Iowa’s giant 50,000-watt KXEL-AM radio station about the current state of the economy. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance." (Tuesday,...
Rep Thomas Massie Mentions John Lott’s Research on Errors in the NICS Background Check System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5feyUQE-4xU Congressman Thomas Massie gives a speech on the House floor that mentions Dr. John Lott. Our discussion of the bill Massie is discussing is provided in this write up at Real Clear Politics. Democrats claim that 5.1 million...
On One America News: The CDC Puts Defensive Gun Use Data Back Up on Their Website
https://youtu.be/iPBjQGjJ1f0 Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about the CDC’s recent restoration of information on defensive gun use that the agency had removed from its website in 2022 after gun-control advocates privately pressured officials to...
Vince Vaughn Blacklisted in Hollywood for View on How to Stop School Shootings?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S0EgWZLFGww We have previously written on Vince Vaughn's views on the danger or gun-free zones. From the New York Post: Von asked whether he had ever felt ostracized by Hollywood because of his beliefs and actions. “I got along with...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss Illegal Immigration in the United States
Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show in Cincinnati to discuss his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.” (Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 11:10 to...
On The Vic Porcelli Show: To Discuss Mail-In Ballots and Election Integrity
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Vic Porcelli Show on St. Louis’ Giant KLJY to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to stay an injunction blocking President Trump’s March executive order on mail-in ballots. They also discussed public concerns about election integrity and...