Dr. John Lott appeared on the Forge of Freedom Podcast to discuss our research on gun registration being used to solve crime and the impact of gun bans. (Friday, May 30, 2025)
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Despite Strict Licensing and Gun Control Laws, Least 10 Murdered School Shooting in Graz, Austria
The Austrian city of Graz is in mourning after a suspected gunman killed 10 people in a secondary school shooting this morning. Seven women and three men are so far counted among the dead, local officials have said. The 21-year-old suspect - a former pupil that...
JAMA Pediatrics Publishes Extremely Flawed Studied Titled: “Firearm Laws and Pediatric Mortality in the US”
A new study in JAMA Pediatrics asserts that states with "permissive" gun control laws experienced higher pediatric firearm mortality rates following the 2010 Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. Chicago. The study analyzed data from 49 states spanning 1999 to 2023....
On Gun Radio Utah: Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?
Dr. John Lott talked to Clark Aposhian on Utah's KNRS-AM radio to discuss our new research titled: "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?" (Saturday, May 31, 2025)
CitiGroup Reverses Course and Will No Longer Block Banking Services for Retailers who Sell Firearms to People Under 21
CitiGroup is reversing course on their policy not to provide banking services to companies that sell firearms to people under 21. The policy went into effect after Parkland, but as we have pointed out before, relatively few mass public shootings are committed by those...
On Cincinnati’s Giant WLW: Illegal Aliens’ High Crime Rate
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's giant WLW-AM about Lott's newest piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." (Tuesday, May 25, 2025, 1:05 to 1:22 PM ET)
On Oklahoma’s Giant 98,000-watt KQOB: On Crime by Illegal Aliens
John Lott talked to Bob Frantz on Cleveland's WHK-AM about Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." (Thursday, May 29, 2025)
More Television Police Show Bias: Criminals Using Missiles and Lots of Machine Guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16lzcF_xrnQ As the Crime Prevention Research Center has pointed out many, many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to commit crime. In real life, criminals generally use machine guns...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously to Stop Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Smith & Wesson, but It is Only a Limited Win
Justice Thomas' concurrence highlights a massive loophole in the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). The law lets plaintiffs sue gun companies if they "knowingly violated a State or Federal statute" tied to firearm sales or marketing, but the court is...
Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz: On Crime by Illegal Aliens
Dr. John Lott talked to Bob Frantz on Cleveland's WHK-AM about Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported." (Thursday, May 29, 2025)
Our Survey Shows Why the Recent Public Health Survey Claiming 18 million American Adults Present at Mass Shootings is So Ridiculous. Number Shot Given by the Survey is Off by at least 71 Times!
A new survey titled “Exposure to Mass Shootings in the United States: A National Survey” and published in March 7th issue of the journal JAMA Network Open claims that approximately 6.95% of U.S. adults reported having been present at the scene of a mass shooting...
At The Federalist: Data Shows Biden Made Communities Less Safe By Forcing DEI On Police And Fire Departments
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist about the Trump administration undoing Biden's DEI push in police and fire departments. . The Trump administration has dropped the Biden administration’s pushes for onerous consent decrees on police and fire...