https://youtu.be/KD4hOa4Ab04 Dr. John Lott appeared on Ask Dr. Drew to discuss claims by many elected officials that crime is falling in their districts, arguing that these claims are based on misleading statistics carefully constructed to produce results favored by...
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On Gun Radio Utah: To Discuss New Jersey’s Glock Lawsuit, Gun Registries, and Background Check Errors
Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS’s Gun Radio Utah to discuss his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "New Jersey Uses Glock Lawsuit To Build The Gun Registry that Would then Immediately be Used to Confiscate Guns Politicians Always Denied Wanting." Democrats are now...
Even in Montana, Democratic Congressional Nominee has long history supporting strict gun control
Ryan Busse, the Democratic nominee for Montana’s 1st Congressional District, has repeatedly supported assault weapon and magazine bans. He testified as an expert witness in four separate cases defending such restrictions: California’s assault weapon ban in 2022;...
The Australian Labor Party’s Gun Confiscation Plan Looks to be Falling Apart
We have written many times over the years about how counter productive Australia's gun control laws have been, particularly their 1996/97 gun confiscation. After the December, 2025 Bondi Beach massacre, only New South Wales appears likely to participate in the new...
On America’s Criminologist: To Discuss Copycat Violence, Gun Crime Stats, and Defensive Gun Use
Dr. John Lott appeared on America's Criminologist to discuss the “Luigi Mangione Effect” and the rise of media-inspired violence, including criminal contagion and copycat crime, defensive gun use in America, the truth behind gun crime statistics, and the role of...
The Emir of Argungu, Muhammad Samaila Mera, urges his people to get weapons to defend their areas from ongoing attacks by bandits. “make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself”
At least one leader in Africa understands the importance of deterrence. . The Emir said: “If you acquire such weapons legally, make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself. This alone can serve as a deterrent &...
CPRC in the News: Daily Caller, American Thinker, Townhall (2), Twitchy, American Rifleman, and more
While anti-Second Amendment politicians have pushed laws targeting so-called “Glock switches,” their use in homicide has been rarer than fatal lightning strikes since 2021. Supporters of the measures passed in four states claimed that so-called “Glock switches” are...
Two Armed Civilians Stopped What Likely Would Have Been a Mass Public Shooting in Missouri
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zSEGh73TnzA A 27-year-old gunman opened fire outside a Price Chopper in Pleasant Hill on Monday, killing a 45-year-old woman and injuring a 17-year-old employee. . . Ryan Gamboa, "Community in shock after 1st shooting in Pleasant Hill in...
On One America News: To Discuss the NJ AG Targeting FFLs for GLOCK Sales Records
https://youtu.be/USFxE0YiKmI Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about the New Jersey Attorney General’s lawsuit against Federal Firearms Licensees statewide, demanding records on every lawful sale of GLOCK pistols to New Jersey residents over the...
At Real Clear Investigations: Gun Safety: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Investigations. It also appeared in the Epoch Times, Hot Air, Zero Hedge, Tennessee Star, Times-Leader (Fairfield, MT), The Daily News, Sign of the Times, and Ohio Press Network. . Alessandra Coote was walking on a trail...
98.9 WORD’s Straight Talk with Bill Frady Mentions Our Research On FBI Data Errors
Bill Frady discussed our research on 98.9 WORD, highlighting significant inaccuracies in the FBI’s Active Shooter Reports. (Tuesday, May 26, 2026)
On Dallas’ Mark Davis Show: To Discuss New Jersey’s Glock Lawsuit
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Davis Show on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, to talk about his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "New Jersey Uses Glock Lawsuit To Build The Gun Registry that Would then Immediately be Used to Confiscate Guns Politicians...












