The meetings will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313. GUN CONTROL MYTHS Friday, April 25 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Level 3, B311 THE FBI CRIME DATA IS POLITICIZED AND A MESS Friday, April 25 • 3:30 PM...
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Gun Controllers Push More Gun Control After Florida State Shootings, Completely Ignore that the Attack Occurred in a Gun-Free Zone
Bloomberg's Shannon R Watts pushed more gun control immediately after the shooting at Florida State University, but she ignores the obvious that even ChatGPT understands: "Concealed carry of firearms is prohibited on FSU property, including classrooms, dorms, and...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 31 Cases During January 2025
Arlington, Virginia, January 1, 2025 (ARLnow.com) Police were dispatched to the Rixey building at the Marymount University Ballston campus just after 1 a.m. for a report of a person with a gun on an upper floor of the building. That floor is used for short-term...
At Townhall: Yet More Worthless Public Health “Research” On Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. News headlines across the country repeated a University of Colorado public health study claiming that “1 out of every 15 American adults have been at a mass shooting.” That figure suggests 18 million Americans have witnessed...
Bearing Arms: “An Eye-Opening Study on Civilian Response to Active Shooters”
Our recent research titled "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than Uniformed Police?" has gotten some more coverage. Active shooter events have been tracked by the FBI for over two decades. There are interesting results when those statistics are...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Biden-era ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy and the Effectiveness of Permit Holders in Stopping Active Shooting Attacks
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the US Justice Department repealing the Biden-era "zero tolerance" policy for gun dealers. They also discussed our new research paper, "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More...
74% of Likely Voters Consider It Important to Keep Illegal Aliens from Voting in American Elections, 64% Support a Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote. All Groups of Voters but Liberals Support Such a Law.
Voters overwhelmingly want to stop illegal aliens from voting in American elections, and nearly two-thirds back legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, 74% of likely U.S. voters say preventing...
Colion Noir: Shocking Study Reveals Armed Civilians Stops Active Shooters More Effectively Than Police
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLfTDTxL2X8 Colion Noir has a discussion from our newest research. Another video by Gun Owners Radio is shown below. Are armed civilians actually better at stopping active shooters than police? A new study by John Lott and Carlisle...
On Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show: To Discuss Non-Lethal Defense and National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Bill
https://youtu.be/mmOOFERKOAE Dr. John Lott appeared on Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show to discuss the proliferation of advertising for non-lethal self-defense and some of the pitfalls of this line of thinking. They also discussed the limits to pepper spray/balls,...
On The Krieger Files by Dave Krieger: To Discuss Supreme Court Decision in VanDerStok Case and National CC Reciprocity Bill
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Krieger Files by Dave Krieger to discuss the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling and the national concealed carry reciprocity bill. They also talked about our new research, "Do Armed Civilians Stop Active Shooters More Effectively Than...
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour and a half to discuss changes implemented by the Trump Administration regarding gun laws and our research on cases where civilians stopped...
White House References Our Research on Crime by Illegal Aliens, Washington Post Fact Checks President Trump, We Respond
The Washington Post Fact Checker takes issue with President Trump's social media post on sanctuary cities and crime by illegal aliens. The White House sent the Washington Post more than one article to defend its position (including our research from Real Clear...












