Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Sean Trende discussed Dr. Lott’s new piece at RealClearPolitics on the Megyn Kelly Channel on SiriusXM. Here is the link to the piece: “Krugman and the Politics of Falling Crime.” (Tuesday, August 11, 2026)
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UPDATED: Despite Lula’s Campaign Promises, the Number of Licensed Firearm Owners in Brazil Increased by at least 18% Between 2022 and 2026, and total guns owned up slightly by 3.3%
UPDATE August 14, 2026: Include the new graph at the top. So there was a 86% increase in licensed firearm owners from 2017 to 2018. There was another 238% increase from 2018 to 2019. Between the year before Balsonaro took office in 2019 to his last year in office...
The Armed Citizen Podcast: Why America is experiencing a period of all-time low violent crime such as murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NynuhqmDdQs John Lott is a noted economist who has studies crime in America, and specifically the correlation between crime and gun ownership. In this video with Frank Miniter of The Armed Citizen Podcast, Lott talks about why America...
On Louisville’s Giant 50,000 Watt WHAS: Talking about our research on how heavily concentrated murders are in the US
Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway about his new piece at Real Clear Politics titled "America’s Murder Problem Is Smaller Than It Looks," which discusses how heavily concentrated murders are in the U.S. (Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 11:35 to 11:49 AM ET)
On Cincinnati’s WLW: To Discuss the SAVE America Act
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Cincinnati's WLW with Bill Cunningham to discuss the SAVE America Act, election integrity, and voter fraud. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at Townhall titled "Why We Need the SAVE America Act." (Monday, July 20, 2026)
UPDATED: Almost Twice as Many General Election Voters Prefer Arresting Repeat Violent Criminals Compared to Enforcing Current Gun Control Laws or Enacting More Gun Control Laws
The Crime Prevention Research Center commissioned a new McLaughlin & Associates survey of 1,000 American general election voters on July 22nd, 2026 (cross tabs available here). Despite frequent claims that the public supports gun control as a way to reduce crime,...
At The Federalist: Socialists’ Demands To Abolish Police And Prisons Will Mean More Dead Americans
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . Democrats insist that "Black Lives Matter," yet many increasingly embrace policies that protect violent criminals at the expense of black victims. . What these Democrats ignore is that criminals overwhelmingly...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the Madison Police Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the Madison police shooting of Corey Ruiz after he allegedly attacked officers with a knife. They also discussed our latest research examining murder patterns, including who murders...
UPDATED: Major Cities Chiefs Association reports drops in all violent crime categories for the first six month of the year for 66 of the 67 agencies participated in the survey: 17.2% drop in reported homicides, a 6.2% drop in reported rapes, a 16.6% drop in reported robberies, and a 5.7% drop in reported aggravated assaults.
UPDATED to include the FBI measure of the murder rate during 2025 of 4.1 per 100,000 people. A new report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) finds that reported violent crime declined across every category in the United States compared with...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss the Supreme Court’s Latest Second Amendment Ruling
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about the legal and constitutional implications of the Supreme Court's latest Second Amendment ruling, including what it means for Heller, Bruen, the "common use" standard, the views of Justices...
New York Times actually runs a positive story about the Citizen who used his gun to stop the mass public shooting at the In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho
Given how incredibly rare it is for the New York Times to give positive news coverage to a civilian who stopped a mass public shooting (and these occur all the time without getting news coverage), you have to give them credit when they do cover such a story. . Jordan...
On Dallas’ Mark Davis Show: Why We Need the SAVE America Act
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 Townhall on the push for the SAVE America Act. (Wednesday, July 22, 2026, from 8:35 to 8:50 AM CT)