This letter wasn’t published, but it was sent to the Boston Globe after an op-ed by Comedy Central's Jordan Klepper claiming support for background checks on private sales of guns. The piece also makes bizarre attacks on gun owner's “masculinity." Dear Letters...
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On Garland Robinette’s Think Tank on the giant WWL in New Orleans to discuss the Alexandria Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked on Garland Robinette's Think Tank on the giant 50,000 watt WWL in New Orleans about the Alexandria Shooting. (Tuesday, June 20, 2017, from 1:05 to 1:40)
At Fox News: “Why our heated political rhetoric will only get worse, not better”
Dr. John Lott's latest piece at Fox News starts this way: Some hope that the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others last Wednesday will lead to more civility in politics. It’s clear that the attack was politically motivated — the Democratic shooter...
On the Jim Bohannon Show to discuss the Alexandria attack on Republican Congressmen
Dr. John Lott again talked to Jim Bohannon about the attack on the Republican congressmen in Alexandria, Virginia. It was the second time in just four days that Lott talked to Bohannon on over 250 stations. They covered the material in two of his recent op-ed...
Five defensive gun uses by people legally carrying guns over five days
Chicago, Sun-Times, June 14, 2017 A man with a concealed carry permit fired shots while he was being robbed Wednesday afternoon in The Loop. The man, whose age was unknown, was approached by two males while he was waiting in traffic about 3 p.m. in the 0–100 block of...
On the Jim Vicevich Show in Connecticut to discuss the Arlington Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Vicevich on the giant 50,000 watt WTIC in Connecticut about the Arlington Shooting. (Thursday, June 15, 2017, from 10:06 to PM)
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss attacks on Sheriff David Clarke
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the claims that Sheriff David Clarke engaged in plagiarism in his master's thesis. The discussion was based on Lott's piece in The Hill newspaper about the claims. (Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 6:45...
On the Larry O’Connor Show to discuss the aftermath of the Alexandria shooting, covering a wide range of issues
Dr. John Lott on the Larry O'Connor Show to discuss the aftermath of the Alexandria shooting. Despite being just 15 minutes long, the interview covered a wide array of issues from DC gun laws to reciprocity to the difficulties face in stopping mass public shootings....
On Mark Walter’s national radio show to discuss the Alexandria shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters about the Alexandria shooting and what can be done to stop these attacks from occurring. (Thursday, June 14, 2017, 4:08 to 5:00 PM)
On America in the Morning with Jim Bohannon to discuss how extremely geographically concentrated murders are and the reciprocity debate for concealed handguns
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about how extremely geographically concentrated murders are and the reciprocity debate for concealed handguns. "America in the Morning" is a nationwide syndicated radio show. The material for these two topics can be seen in these...
On the Michael Dukes Show about allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses
Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Dukes on KFAR in Anchorage, Alaska about allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. (Friday, June 9, 2017, from 11:24 to 11:45 AM)
In the New York Daily News: The shooting of Steve Scalise is an argument for concealed-carry reciprocity
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the New York Daily News discussing what we can learn from the public shooting in Alexandria, Virginia yesterday morning. Although he was seriously wounded, it is a lucky thing that Rep. Stephen Scalise made it to baseball practice on...











