Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on his WLW show to discuss the recent school shooting at Florida State University. They also discussed our latest research, "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?" (Monday, April 21,...
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On Bannon’s War Room: To Discuss Secret Biden Plan to Combat Non-criminal Activities by Those Engaged in Disinformation and Other Nondesirable Activities
https://rumble.com/embed/v6qarsl/?pub=vzmga&start=271 Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Bannon on America’s Voice about his latest op-ed titled "DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan Raising Serious Civil Liberties Concerns." (Wednesday, April 23, 2025)
Political Biases in the FBI’s Crime Data
Here is a recording of one of the three different talks that Dr. John Lott's presented at the 2025 NRA meetings in Atlanta. Also provided below is a copy of his PowerPoint and the video that he showed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r_xc09q9vo...
CPRC in the News: The Federalist, Hot Air (2), Bearing Arms, Ammoland, and More
John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, has extensively studied the global phenomenon of mass violence. Lott’s research debunks the common misconception that America leads the world in mass shootings or school violence. “While the U.S. had about...
On San Diego KCBQ’s The Andrea Kaye Show: To Discuss Secret Biden Plan Targeting ‘Incidents of Concerning Non-Criminal Behavior’
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Andrea Kaye Show on San Diego’s giant 50,000-watt KCBQ radio station to discuss his latest op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "DNI Releases Secret Biden Plan Raising Serious Civil Liberties Concerns." (Tuesday, April 29,...
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Found that 21.8% of Felonies Sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court were Committed by Illegal Aliens, More than Twice Their Share of the Population. Mexican Nationals alone made up 13% of Inmates in State Prison System.
A study of 2008 data by the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office found that while illegal aliens made up 9 percent of Arizona’s population, illegal aliens accounted for 21.8 percent of felonies sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court. In 2008, there were 5,173...
On Bannon’s War Room: To Discuss Brazil’s Crime Rates under Bolsonaro
https://youtu.be/zXanV8qNd3I Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Bannon on America’s Voice about how pro-gun policy made Brazil safer. We have written extensively on the issue of Brazil (e.g., here and here) and given talks over many years there. (Wednesday, April 23,...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the Latest School Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the latest school shootings at Wilmer-Hutchins High School and Florida State University. They also discussed our new research paper, "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More...
Vancouver Driver with a History of Mental Issues Plows into Crowd Attending Filipino Festival, Killing 11 People, injuring More than Two Dozen Others
Vehicle attacks are able to harm a lot of people. A driver plowed a car into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday night, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said Sunday. Police say the...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss DOJ Bondi Memo Creating 2A Task Force and ATF Changes
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about the establishment of a new task force by Attorney General Pam Bondi aimed at protecting gun rights. They also discussed the implications of this task force, the legal challenges it may face,...
Yet more examples on CBS’s and NBC’s police shows having criminals use machine guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAmAoY7lNCU 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...
On the Bill Cunningham’s National Radio Show: The Florida State University Shooting and Our New Research on Active Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on his national Sunday radio show to discuss the recent school shooting at Florida State University. They also discussed our latest research, "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?"...











