Over the last few days, there have been a lot of attacks on Dr. Lott research after his testimony to the President’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. One of the common lines of attack has been that he testified in an area where he is not an expert. The...
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed in the Kansas City Star on the debate of permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. The piece starts this way: As college classes start up in Kansas this fall, it’s a good time to take stock of the rise in the number of schools where...
Dr. John Lott discussed how the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) could be used to check the eligibility of voters. Lott also discussed his research on vote fraud. His testimony starts at 33:00 minutes into the video. A copy of his PowerPoint...
Dr. John Lott has another op-ed in the Chicago Tribune based on part of the testimony that he will be giving on Tuesday morning to President's Commission on Voter Integrity in New Hampshire. The piece in the Tribune starts this way: Republicans worry about vote...
At least of the time being, Amazon is pricing the Kindle version of " The War on Guns" at just $1.99! The link is available here. I don't know how long they will have this sale. The audio version of the book has also been temporarily reduced in price. The...
Gun control advocates live in a media bubble. After Lois Becket wrote a story in the Guardian that focuses on how gun sales for one company have fallen, the Washington Post's Christopher Ingraham followed up, thinking that anything showing that gun sales are down as...
Have an extra $2,000? For that amount, you can hire two armed body guards to travel with you for a day while you are in Europe. Foreigners visiting the US, who obviously can't get a permit to carry a concealed handgun, are also hiring armed bodyguards. Concealed...
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Elder on his national radio show about his book The War on Guns and another example of media bias. (Friday, September 8, 2017, from 7:20 to 7:45 PM)
Dr. John Lott will be testifying before the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity this coming Tuesday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire (September 12). He will be on the first panel and will discuss some of his past research on the...
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Dan Newmyer Radio Show on WJJF-AM to discuss how gun control laws disarm the people who need the protection the most. The radio show covers parts of New York's Long Island and Connecticut. (Sunday, September 3, 2017, from 10:35 to 11:00...
Even with Stand Your Ground laws, some prosecutors aren't always the most reasonable. A recent case involving Stephen Maddox, an Oklahoma man who was visiting North Carolina, illustrates the point. Maddox claimed that Kelly Wilkerson attacked him three times. The...
Dr. John Lott debated Steve Gruber about President Trump overturning Obama’s ban on supplying surplus military equipment to police. Our piece at Fox News on this issue is available here. (Tuesday, August 29, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)