https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thHVUHFzCg4 Lisa Boothe on Fox News' Outnumbered discusses John Lott's work on active shootings (July 29, 2025). Lott's point was: The New York City murderer who killed four people broke numerous gun control laws—he openly carried a...
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On Oregon KMED’s Bill Meyer Show: To Discuss Michigan Walmart Stabbing and AI Chatbots’ Political Biases
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Meyer on Oregon’s KMED about the Walmart stabbing in Traverse City, Michigan, which was stopped by a good guy with a gun. They also discussed a big bias in AI chatbots regarding guns and crime. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real...
Washington Gun Law: How Gun Free Zones Actually Cost Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVM2k7NT2D0 Here is a slightly older video on the same topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjHtjtHDZ7o Updated data on this topic is available here and here. We would argue that it isn't just that criminals ignore these gun free zone...
Interracial Violent Crime. Blacks committed violent crime against whites 9.2 times more than the reverse. Blacks committed violent crime against Asians 88.9 times more than the reverse.
Saturday morning's vicious attacks on several whites in Cincinnati by a group of blacks has resulted in five people being charged, though specific charges haven't been made public yet. How frequently do violent crimes by one racial group against another in the United...
On the Simon Conway Show: To Discuss Bias on X’s Grok
Dr. John Lott appeared on WHO Radio’s The Simon Conway Show to discuss his debate with X’s Grok, which covers issues from the academic literature on concealed handgun laws to whether gun bans reduce violent crime and murder rates. (Thursday, July 24, 2025)
Crime by Illegals: Illegal Salvadorans using dating app to meet teen girls nabbed in Houston sting operation, 214 illegal alien child sex offenders arrested in Houston area in past 6 months
Three illegal aliens were arrested when they tried to use a dating app, Jaumo, to meet underage girls to have sex. ICE has put more emphasis on arresting these illegal immigrants committing these types of crimes, doubling the arrest rate of illegals committing sex...
Stabbing at Michigan Walmart, which left 11 injured and hospitalized, Stopped by Armed Man, a Marine Veteran, who went to the shooting range but “forgot to take his pistol off his hip”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-sRMhe8G0E Another bystander, who Kolakowski later learned is also a Marine, drew a gun on the attacker. “The other Marine told me that he just went shooting at a range, and he forgot to take his pistol off his hip,” Kolakowski said....
On Gun Radio Utah: To Discuss Gun Free Zones and Pistol Regulations
Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS’s Gun Radio Utah to discuss his trip to South America. They also talked about gun-free zones and pistol regulations. (Saturday, July 19, 2025)
On Oklahoma’s KQOB 96.9 FM: Do Criminals Fear the Death Penalty More Than Life in Prison?
Dr. John Lott talked Lee Matthews on Oklahoma City's big KQOB about his op-ed piece on whether criminals fear the death penalty more than life in prison. (Thursday, July 17, 2025)
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Bias on X’s Grok
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about bias on X’s Grok. Dr. Lott finally gets Grok to concede that it was making a lot of erroneous claims about the impact of concealed carry laws and gun bans on crime rates. (Thursday,...
On Agarra la Pala: To Discuss Gun Ownership and Crime in Argentina
https://videopress.com/v/ZMaL7A35?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Dr. John Lott appeared on Agarra la Pala in Argentina to discuss gun and crime issues in the country. (Thursday, July 10, 2025)
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Gun Rights in Argentina and America
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about his recent trip to Argentina, highlighting the stark differences in crime rates and law enforcement effectiveness compared to the U.S. The discussion also critiques the media’s portrayal of...












