Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about how the Liberal media fixated on laws after Texas church shooting. (Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
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At Fox News: Good guys with guns saving lives
With all the discussions about people having guns at churches for self-defense, Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News that details some of the cases where people have used permitted concealed handguns to stop mass public shootings: Stephen Willeford’s heroic...
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss how Chicago’s Law-And-Order Policies Are Failing
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about how Chicago’s Law-And-Order Policies Are Failing. (Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:52 AM)
Ten defensive gun uses by permit holders during first 10 days of November
As usual, these cases exclude ones where a store owner or a homeowner uses a gun on their own property to defend themselves. There are so many of those reported in the news. What we aim for here are cases where people who are legally carrying in public use a gun to...
On Chicago’s WIND to talk about background checks for gun purchase and their limits and problems
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on WIND in Chicago about the cost and benefits of background checks for gun purchases. (Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 7:05 to 7:20 AM)
UPDATED: Letter in Scientific American and rebuttal by original author
Scientific American recently ran a 6,000-word article claiming that more guns mean more crime by Melinda Wenner Moyer, who works for Michael Bloomberg's The Trace. Dr. John Lott wrote a letter responding to some of the many errors and the author wrote a response to...
Fox News on “Texas church shooting not the first time a good guy with gun takes down mass shooter”
For those interested, here is our list of mass public shootings that have been stopped by concealed handgun permit holders. Fox News has an article on permit holders stopping mass public shootings. “These killers say they target places where people normally don’t...
On the Vicki McKenna Show to talk about background checks and the Texas Church Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on Wisconsin's WISN to discuss how background checks work in the aftermath the Texas church shooting. (Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from 4:05 to 4:18 PM)
Piers Morgan v. John Lott on Good Morning Britain, Piers yells at Lott to “shut up!” “Silence!’
Dr. John Lott with the Crime Prevention Research Center and Alabama Lawyer Eric Guster appeared on Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid the day after the Texas church massacre. As Britain's Daily Star newspaper headline noted: "Piers Morgan yells at...
Debate on Britain’s LBC radio show about the US’s gun control regulations
Dr. John Lott debated Guardian US columnist Richard Wolffe on Ian Collin's LBC show. The discussion covered topics from whether people on the terror watch list should be able to own guns to the different laws between whether one can get a concealed handgun permit or...
On DC’s big WMAL to discuss the immediate call for more gun control immediately after the Texas Church Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Mary Walter and Vince Coglianese on WMAL the morning after the Texas church shooting. (Monday, November 6, 2017, from 6:35 to 6:41 AM)
Mark Levin reads Lott’s latest op-ed about the Texas Church shooting on his national radio show
Mark Levin reads Dr. Lott's latest op-ed at Fox News about the Texas church shooting on his national radio show. Mark Levin: “You know John Lott is called on occasions like this because the guy is like the 'Rain Man' with statistics. And, unfortunately, given the...