Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about how, in the aftermath of the latest Trump assassination attempt, renewed calls for additional gun control once again ignored whether the proposed policies would have addressed the actual...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4z5vMYhMbTY Authorities say a civilian and trooper likely prevented a mass-casualty event on the crowded roadway. The gunman fired more than 60 rounds while walking beside the road before officers shot and wounded him. This attacker,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7KnRhAyM6A The House voted and passed on a unanimous voice vote Congressman Thomas Massie’s NICS Data Reporting Act. The House Judiciary Committee had previously passed the bill unanimously.. Massie's presentation on May 12, 2026 and...
Dr. John Lott appeared on John Solomon Reports to discuss how the legacy media manipulates statistics to downplay the issues of criminal aliens. Dr. Lott's insights are critical for understanding the narrative surrounding crime and immigration in America. (Tuesday,...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. . The background check system for gun purchases is a mess. Republicans have criticized Democratic presidents for failing to prosecute people denied gun purchases through background checks. Democrats have leveled...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the sharp decline in police murders and overall crime. (Tuesday, April 21, 2026) Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin and part of the Minneapolis area in Minnesota (WISN, WIBA,...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVHLEfKAn08 ABC Channel KGO: In San Francisco’s Tenderloin last month, Philip Deshaun Brunson, a 50-year-old Detroit man with a criminal record, allegedly paid homeless individuals $5 each to forge signatures for “Building a Better...
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) estimates there were approximately 330,000 violent victimizations involving a firearm in 2021. That same year there were estimated 1.67 million defensive gun uses. That is defensive gun uses are 5.06 times more than...
https://youtu.be/QEM6lReJka8 Dr. John Lott appeared on Strictly Speaking: Unfiltered with Bob Frantz at the NRA Convention in Houston to discuss a wide range of topics, including his academic career, concerns about the politicization and reliability of FBI crime data,...
Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Jeff Walker on Cincinnati's WLW about his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Political Violence and the Willful Self-Deception of the Left." They also discussed the decline in the U.S. murder rate. (Friday, May 1, 2026, 10:05 to...
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Opelka on the WPHT Afternoon Show in Philadelphia about his new op-ed piece at The Federalist titled "No, Gun Control Wouldn’t Have Prevented The Latest Trump Assassination Attempt." (Monday, May 4, 2026, from 5:05 to 5:20 PM...
Mass public shooters often explicitly plan their attacks to maximize news coverage. As shown at the bottom of this post, many explicitly state this goal in their manifestos and diaries. These killers also study and imitate previous attackers, including by choosing...