Responding to attacks on an op-ed that I recently wrote in the Missoulian. They called into question both my expertise as an economist to deal with price controls and claims regarding the National Research Council work regarding firearms and violence. An...
Dr. John Lott was on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Facebook describes Kyle Rittenhouse’s shootings, which appear to be in self-defense, as a mass public shooting. If so, it is the first time that we have seen a self-defense use of a gun...
Dr. John Lott talked to Aaron Flint on the Montana Talk radio network about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court and the danger from Democrats getting rid of the filibuster. (Monday, September 28, 2020, from 8:40 to 8:50 AM)
Dr. John Lott appeared on the national Dan Proft Show to talk about Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. They talked about Lott's piece on her at Real Clear Politics. (Friday, September 26, 2020)
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on the Los Angeles' KABC-AM radio to talk about Lott's piece in Newsweek on "Senate Republicans Have Precedent On Their Side" and the Democrats' Threats to Eliminate the Filibuster. (Wednesday, September 23, 2020, from 2:13 to...
Dr. John Lott was on Chicago's WIND-AM radio to talk about what the election means for the Second Amendment. They discussed issues from how Democrats make it particularly difficult for poor minorities to get guns as well as their push to get rid of the filibuster....
It looks likely that Amy Coney Barrett will be appointed to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. For those interested in her views on the Second Amendment, this is the case of hers to read. Her 37-page dissent from a 2019 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. The Second Amendment is hanging in the balance, and Trump’s Supreme Court nomination this Saturday will determine its fate. All of Trump’s likely nominees – 7th Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett, 11th Circuit Judge...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall. Despite pundits’ reactions to the contrary, the new Supreme Court vacancy will improve Republican odds keeping the Senate and the presidency. The Democrats are showing voters, like never before, what is at stake in this...
Dr. John Lott talked to the Canadian National Firearms Association about Lott’s new book “Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched ‘studies’ have twisted the facts on gun control.” The interview with Lott started at 12:39 into the video. (September...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Newsweek. While Senate Republicans promise to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court and Democrats threaten to pack the Court, leading Democrats claim precedent is on their side. "Mitch McConnell set...
Here is the audio of Dr. John Lott's recent talk to the Fordham Law School Federalist Society about Universal Background Checks. (Tuesday, September 15, 2020, from 12:30 to 1:45 PM) Fordham University Law School Talk Part 1 Fordham University Law School Talk Part...