Dr. John Lott talked to WIND’s Steve Cortez about state and local governments closing gun stores and our research on whether the Coronavirus is seasonal. (Monday, March 30, 2020, from 6:35 to 7:00 PM)
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On The Vicki McKenna Show To Discuss the Closing of Gun Stores during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss whether gun stores are "essential businesses." The Vicki McKenna Show that covers most of Wisconsin on WISN, WIBA, WMEQ Radio. (Thursday, March 26, 2020)
Maryland State Legislators Sign Letter Demanding Gun Stores in the State be Closed
Fifty-eight state legislators in Maryland have signed a letter to the Governor Larry Hogan demanding that the state close gun stores in the state. The ability of gun stores to remain open during this pandemic is worrisome for many Marylanders. Less than two weeks ago,...
New Research Published at Econ Journal Watch: How the U.S. Compares to Other Countries in the Rate of Public Mass Shooters
Dr. John R. Lott, Jr. and our research director, Professor Carlisle E. Moody, have published a new research paper at Econ Journal Watch for an international comparison of mass public shootings. Abstract Adam Lankford (2016) claims that the United States accounted for...
At Townhall.com: March Saw the Biggest Gun Sales on Record
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall.com on the massive increase in gun sales in March. March saw the biggest gun sales on record. And with many states and local governments shutting down gun stores in March, there were clearly many people who wanted guns but...
On Coast to Coast AM: Are Gun Dealers “Essential” Businesses?
Dr. John Lott talked to George Noory on Coast to Coast AM about whether gun dealers are "essential" businesses. (Tuesday, March 31, 2020, from 1:04 to 1:07 AM) The show is listened to by 10.5 million people.
Massive gun sales in March 2020
The number of NICS checks involving gun sales was 2.3 million in March. There is no month that comes even close to these sales, even when sales were booming during the Obama presidency. Compare it to March 2019 where the sales were 1.2 million or March 2018 where the...
Television Shows Continued Obsession With Criminals Using Machine Guns, Linking AR-15s to the guns used by the military
TV shows continually illustrate criminals using machine guns. In this story that spans an episode of two separate CBS shows on the FBI, white supremacists kidnap a school bus full of young children using AR-15s (FBI S2 E18 and FBI Most Wanted S1 E9 March 24, 2020)....
At Townhall.com: Fundamental Differences In How Republicans and Democrats Are Dealing With the Coronavirus Crisis
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall about the fundamental differences in how Democrats and Republicans handle the Coronavirus crisis. If you want to see the difference in how President Trump and the Democrats handle the coronavirus, you don’t have to look any...
PragerU on “Gun control does NOT equal less gun violence” references Crime Prevention Research Center
PragerU has a video on gun control that references the CPRC research on mass public shootings in gun-free zones and the impact of Australia's 1996-97 gun buyback on crime rates. The number we have on mass public shootings in gun-free zones since 1950 is 94%. If we had...
On Chicago’s WIND Morning Show to discuss gun-rights during COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr. John Lott talks with Chicago's Morning Answer about the importance of law-abiding citizens being able to defend themselves during this pandemic and why being able to purchase guns and ammunition is necessary.
At Townhall: In Defense of Congressman Thomas Massie
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall in defense Congressman Thomas Massie. Massie is the chair of Congress' Second Amendment Caucus and someone who Dr. Lott has co-authored six op-eds with. Lott's piece starts this way: For a while last week, Congressman Thomas...