Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Hill newspaper on the bias of fact checkers and the impact that they have on the gun control debate. Fact checkers are out of control, and on the issue of guns they no longer even try to pretend impartiality. Especially on social...
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At Fox News: “Gun walkouts in schools don’t let students think for themselves”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece is available here. This piece is different than most that he writes. It is about what one of his children experienced at the "Walk Out" for gun control on Wednesday. The piece starts this way. Gun control is a contentious issue. It is...
On the Kevin McCullough National Radio Show discussing President Trump’s proposals on gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Kevin McCullough on his national radio show about President Trump's gun control proposals. (Monday, March 12, 2018, the first hour of McCullough's show)
Fox News: “Gun safety expert: push to ban guns for those under 21 would have little or no effect on mass shootings”
Fox News has a new article on our research on the impact that raising the age that people can buy guns on mass public shootings. The article starts this way: As high school students staged a national walkout, gun control advocates have called for laws raising the age...
With the push to ban guns for those under 21 years of age, what share of Mass Public Shootings are done by those under age 21?
With the push by gun control advocates to ban those under age 21 from owning guns because of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, we decided to examine more closely the ages of mass public shooters over the last twenty years. The current discussion is obviously...
On the Larry Elder National Radio Show to talk about the Left’s Fact Checking Machine
Dr. John Lott was on Larry Elder's national radio show to talk about the Left's Fact Checking Machine. (Monday, March 12, 2018, from 7:20 to 7:30 PM) Articles referenced in Lott's discussion with Larry Elder. Fact Checker Snopes.com’s big mistakes in comparing mass...
UPDATED: Accidental shootings on K-12 and University property by permit holders
We know of seven cases: two involving a teacher at an elementary school (though in one of these cases the teacher was carrying the gun illegally) and the other six at colleges and universities around the country. These relatively minor and rare cases are consistent...
On Erskine Overnight on the debate over gun control
Dr. John Lott appeared on the national radio show Erskine Overnight regarding the debate over gun control. (Saturday, March 10, 2018, second hour of the show)
Politifact’s continued biased and flawed evaluations about gun control: France had a higher casualty rate in one year than the entire 8 years of Barack Obama
Politifact's Jon Greenberg claims: "NRA's Loesch cherry-picks terrorism deaths in France to argue against assault weapon ban." They rate the claim as "mostly false." On ABC News’ This Week Dana Loesch had this to say: Loesch: "France had a higher casualty rate in...
In the Washington Times: The facts about guns at school
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times that directly responds to false claims being made by Fact Checkers: President Trump thinks arming school staff and teachers deter threats. Surprise, media fact checkers from The New York Times to FactCheck.org...
Politifact’s continued biased and flawed evaluations of gun control: Questioning the claim that police are convicted at higher rates than permit holders
Politifact's Jon Greenberg claims: "Florida lawmaker repeats dodgy claim about crimes by cops vs. concealed permit holders." They rate the claim as "false." This is in response to our research "comparing conviction rates of police and permit holders." The Florida...
On Radio America to discuss the useless solutions being proposed to stop mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Radio America's Greg Corombos about the useless solutions being proposed to stop mass public shootings. (Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 13 minutes)










