The Supreme Court by a 6 to 3 decision strikes down Hawaii's regulations restricting concealed carry. In addition to Hawaii, the states of California, Maryland, and New York had similar laws. None of those four states were ever able to enforce those laws thanks to...
https://youtube.com/shorts/8fd64jb8620 Austin Carter, 30, had his knife taken from him by a drone with a powerful magnet attached. A convicted sex offender, he was then taken into custody because of a parole violation. There was also a K9 robot used in the operation....
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about the landmark United States v. Hamani Supreme Court ruling that struck down the federal prohibition preventing many marijuana users from possessing firearms. They explained why the decision is...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HTUs5c8h_As President Donald Trump said Tuesday, June 23, 2026 that his administration is "working on" national right-to-carry legislation, a remark that drew thunderous applause from the audience. We have written on national reciprocity...
Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS's Gun Radio Utah to discuss an op-ed he co-authored with Australian Senator Malcolm Roberts, examining crime trends in Australia and challenging common claims about the effects of the country's gun control laws. They also discussed how...
Colion Noir, "Australia’s Gun Control Experiment Has A Dark Side," YouTube, June 15, 2026. As for e), Trump’s supposed lawless deportations, economist John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center wrote: “The 170 ICE-detained US citizens … included about...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Canadian Professor Gary Mauser on the high violent crime rate in Canada that explains the research that we recently posted. . Canada faces a serious crime problem, but many Canadians believe crime is relatively low compared with the...
In case you read the New York Times or the Washington Post or watch outlets such as CNN, you wouldn't know that the alleged ringleader of the UFC terrorist plot was a DACA [a "Dreamer"] recipient by the Obama Administration. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez was about six...
We wrote about the U.S. v Hemani case when the oral arguments took place, and the Supreme Court's unanimous decision written by Justice Gorsuch is consistent with what we wrote. The concurring decision by Justices Jackson and Sotomayer is comical in its logical...
Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show, to discuss encouraging data showing that violent crime is dropping as more Americans exercise their Second Amendment rights. They also discussed a new CPRC survey conducted by McLaughlin &...
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Montana Talks, Talk Back, which is now a statewide radio broadcast on over 20 stations, for an hour to discuss a range of topics, including gun control laws and the recent lawsuits...
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about a new CPRC survey conducted by McLaughlin & Associates of 1,000 general election voters on May 19, 2026, examining concealed handgun carry among likely voters. See also Dr. Lott's new...