Dr. John Lott talked to Kerby Anderson on his national radio show, Point of View, about the bias of AI chatbots and crimes in Washington, D.C. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics ("AI Chatbots Rely on Sources With Clear Biases") and his piece at...
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UPDATED: Cases that the FBI missed where legally armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents, with checks by ChatGPT
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
UPDATED: Cases that the FBI missed where legally armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
Yet Another Unsuccessful Defensive Gun Use on Entertainment Television, USA Network’s The Rainmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03UvSV9oWJg Television show bias against guns is never-ending. You won’t see an entertainment television show that has a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead, something always seems to go wrong when guns are used...
On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss Voter Fraud
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics defending Trump’s push to prevent mail-in ballots. (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)
Five of John Lott’s Books Have Been Translated into Portuguese
For those interested, you can order the Portuguese translation of five of my books here.
“Anti-Ice” Shooter in Dallas used an 8mm bolt-action Mauser rifle, Family Strongly Opposed Second Amendment
Joshua Jahn used an 8mm bolt-action Mauser rifle during a shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas, on September 24, 2025. He legally obtained the antique rifle in August 2025. Unless gun control groups want to ban bolt action rifles or ban leftists from buying...
On The Bill Martinez Show: To Discuss Gun-Free Zones and Concealed Carry Permits
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Martinez Show to discuss the dangers of gun-free zones to mass public shootings and concealed carry. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at the Wall Street Journal about the media bias in covering mass...
On Mary Walter Radio: To Discuss Crime in America
https://www.youtube.com/live/swnjdZWIq2Y?si=AUaHydNwiIyoPmvT Dr. John Lott appeared on the Mary Walter Radio show to discuss the NC light rail stabbing, crime in America, and how best to combat it. He also answered the audience’s crime and gun-violence-related...
At The Federalist: Bogus ADL Report Either Mislabels Leftist Violence As ‘Right-Wing’ Or Omits It Entirely: The ADL’s latest annual report claims that right-wing extremists have been connected to all identified extremist-related killings 2022-2024
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . On Sunday, at the memorial for Charlie Kirk — murdered by a leftist because of his political views — President Donald Trump declared “that violence comes mainly from the left.” And, on Friday, a leftist...
On Morning with Gary Byron: Discussing Guns and Crimes
Dr. John Lott appeared on WDRC’s Morning with Gary Byron in Connecticut to discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the danger of gun-free zones, and police federalization in Washington, DC. See also Dr. Lott’s op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at the Wall Street...
Who strongly opposes President Trump sending National Guard troops to cities to fight violent crime?: Whites, Democrats, liberals, those making over $200,000 per year, and those who went to graduate school.
President Trump's federalization of D.C.'s law enforcement has generated much opposition on the left. Indeed, many have called Trump's move as racist. A new Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters provides some interesting insights on who is actually opposed. Those...










