Dr. John Lott talked to Lee Matthews on Oklahoma City's big KQOB about his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely." (Monday, September 29, 2025)
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Final 2024 Numbers Show Bigger Surge in Violent Crime Felonies Under Biden Than Previously Thought
The 2024 National Crime Victimization Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics is out and the increase in violent crime was even worse than seen during the first three years of Biden's administration. During the first three years, the increase in felonious violent...
On WBT Charlotte’s The Brett Winterble Show: To Discuss Media Bias in Extremism Reports
Dr. John Lott appeared on WBT Charlotte’s The Brett Winterble Show to discuss anti-Semitism and bias in crime reporting. See also Dr. Lott’s new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely."...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss the Problems with Crime Data
Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show in Cincinnati to explain how the democrats are trying to hide crime data. See also Dr. Lott's new investigative piece based on our research at Real Clear Investigations titled "Unaccountable: The FBI's...
CPRC in the News: The Epoch Times, Red State, AOL, Louder with Crowder, Patriot Post, and more
. . . Two were mass shootings, which are defined by the Crime Prevention Research Center as the killing of four or more people in a single incident that’s not gang-related or related to some other crime. . . . “If you look at mass public shootings since 2018, what you...
Our Work Discussed in The Washington Times: FBI provides inaccurate data on active shootings, armed citizens stopping gunmen, researcher says
The Washington Times has a lead article on our new research on errors in the FBI's active shooting data. Screenshot . Federal data undercounts both the number of active shooter incidents across the country and how often concealed carry holders stop gunmen before...
Florida’s Largest Grocery Store Chain, Publix, will allow People to Openly Carry Guns in Their Stores
Publix grocery stores the most locations of any grocery chain in Florida — with 907 stores across 252 cities in 2025. . . . . Florida began allowing open carry on Sept. 25 after an appeals court overturned the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms, deeming it...
Bloomberg’s Everytown Quietly Scrubs Endorsement of Virginia Democrat Attorney General Candidate Jay Jones, the Bloomberg-funded group donated $200,000 to Jones’s campaign
Virginia Democrat Attorney General Candidate Jay Jones has gotten donations and endorsements from all the gun control groups from Everytown, Brady Campaign, and Giffords. Michael Bloomberg's Everytown and the Brady Campaign have removed their statements supporting...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Gun Rights, Political Extremism, and Media Bias
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely." They also delved into the upcoming Gun Rights Policy...
At Townhall: Even More Disturbing Than Jay Jones’ Text Messages Is the Reason Behind Them
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall on the race to be the top law enforcement officer in Virginia. . Democratic Virginia Attorney General nominee Jay Jones has faced sharp backlash after saying he wanted a Republican murdered and wished death on the Republican’s...
Washington Examiner: Armed citizens more effective in stopping shootings than FBI admits
The Washington Examiner's Paul Bedard has a write up on our new research showing the errors in the FBI's active shooting reports. . Americans packing heat have stopped active shootings at least 10 times more than the FBI has counted, showing that life-saving...
On NTD Newsroom: How Do We Stop Violence?
https://youtu.be/peT7La6MrSc Dr. John Lott appeared on NTD Newsroom to discuss public acceptance of free speech and the connection between mental health and mass public shootings. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at Real Clear Politics...