Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Hartford Courant on Connecticut Governor Malloy's push to raise the state's concealed handgun permit fee from $140 to $370. Why do Democrats, self-proclaimed champions of the poor, make it so difficult for poor people to defend...
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Presentation at the St. Mary School’s Issue Day in San Antonio
St. Mary's School in San Antonio has an issues day each year. This year the issue was gun control. This video below is a copy of Dr. John Lott's presentation at the event. The presentation took place on March 3rd, 2017. A copy of the first part of the debate is...
Six Defensive Gun Uses by People Legally Carrying Concealed Handguns over Six Days
The stories that we collect don't include home invasions or cases on a person's property where they don't a permit to carry. We also don't include cases where business owners or employees use their guns unless it is specifically mentioned that they had a concealed...
On the Michael Dukes Radio Show to discuss the 4th Circuit Court’s En Banc decision on Maryland’s Assault Weapon Ban
Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Dukes on his radio show in Anchorage, Alaska about the 4th Circuit Court's En Banc decision on Maryland's Assault Weapon Ban. (Friday, March 3, 2017, 10:14 to 10:30 AM)
On the big WWL 870 AM in New Orleans to discuss permitted concealed handguns on College Campuses
Dr. John Lott talked to Don Dubuc about allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. (Friday March 3, 2017, 12:10 – 12:27 PM)
On C-SPAN’s Washington Journal: Social Security Changes to Gun Background Check Rule
Dr. John Lott talked about the Trump administration’s decision to roll back an Obama administration rule on background checks for gun purchases. The conversation explains how Obama's rule banned gun ownership by Social Security recipients who received help on their...
On the Sandy Rios American Family Radio Show about Chicago’s crime problems, how Dr. Lott came to do research on guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Sandy Rios about Chicago's crime problems, how Dr. Lott came to do his research on guns, how Democrats make it costly for the poor to defend themselves, California's new background checks on ammunition, political correctness in academia, and...
On the Dave Elswick Show in Little Rock: Gun-free Universities and Chicago’s crime problems
Dr. John Lott talked to Dave Elswick about the dangers of Gun-free universities, the federal 4th Circuit's decision upholding Maryland's assault weapon ban, and Chicago's crime problems. (Friday, February 24, 2017, from 4:21 to 4:30 PM )
On WMAL with Larry O’Connor: federal 4th Circuit upholding an assault weapon ban and gun control disarming the poor
Dr. Lott talked to WMAL's Larry O'Connor about the federal 4th Circuit's decision upholding Maryland's assault weapon ban, Judge Neil Gorsuch's views on guns, the impact that gun control laws have on poor minorities being able to own guns, and the problems with...
Talking to Cam Edwards and David Keene at the Conservative Political Action of Conference
Dr. John Lott is the research director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, and author of the book, The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies. At CPAC 2017, he talks with Cam Edwards and NRA Past President David Keene about how poorly public health...
On The Real Side with Joe Messina talking about The War on Guns
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Real Side with Joe Messina talking about The War on Guns -- what the result will be for all the new gun regulations. (Friday, February 24, 2017, from 11:45 to 11:54 AM)
On the Lars Larson Show: Obama administration’s false claims on police that it’s damage to minorities
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson about how the Obama administration put out false claims on policing and the damage that it has done to crime in minority areas and how gun control is disarming poor minorities.











