After the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10th, 2025, a number of high-profile Democrats quickly demanded new gun control measures. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), who chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Larry Elder Show to discuss the latest Minneapolis school shooting, yet another shooting in a so-called ‘gun-free’ zone. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at the Wall Street Journal about the media bias in...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie at Real Clear Politics. We think that this piece is particularly important. It was also published at The Blaze, the Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, and Tennessee Star. . A profound mental health crisis lies at the...
Dr. John Lott talked to George Noory on his national radio show for two hours about crime, gun control, and public safety. He also answered the audience’s crime and gun-violence-related questions. They discussed information that was in Lott's piece in the New York...
https://youtu.be/qucZvN0zG-0 Dr. John Lott appeared on Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show to discuss the federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C. They also talked about the Minneapolis shooting and the proliferation of information on gun-free zones. See also Dr....
Dr. John Lott appeared on 1440 Keys' The Bob Jones Show to discuss his new op-ed at the New York Post on the incredibly large, very statistically significant drop in D.C.’s homicide rate since President Trump federalized D.C.’s law enforcement. (Wednesday, August 27,...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Larry Elder Show to discuss the crime statistics since President Trump federalized D.C.'s law enforcement. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled "DC is murder-free thanks to Trump — but his haters won’t accept...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with Professor Gary Mauser (Simon Fraser University) in the Toronto Sun (Canada). . In Canada, if people can’t successfully “hide” from criminals, police officials are advising crime victims to “comply” with a criminal’s...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times about President Trump's call for voter IDs. . President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will soon issue an executive order requiring voter identification for all voters nationwide. A recent...
Dr. John Lott talked to Fox News about who benefits Trump's federalization of policing in D.C. . "You go 13 days without a homicide occurring, those homicides would have invariably been very heavily Black," John Lott, founder and president of the Crime Prevention...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about DC crime statistics following Trump's takeover. There are no news reports of any homicides through Sunday, August 24, 2025, so 12 days in a row. (Monday, August 25, 2025) Vicki’s show...
Dr. John Lott talked to Terry Maxwell on Central California’s KNRZ about crimes in Washington, D.C. and mass public shootings. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled "DC is murder-free thanks to Trump — but his haters won’t accept reality."...