Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Houston on April 17th, 2026 titled "The FBI Crime Data is a Politicized Mess." The audio here isn't perfect,, but hopefully between the audio and the PowerPoint the main message will get across. This audio missed the first 10 minutes of...
https://youtu.be/5_a_ApsgvrM Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his new piece at Real Clear Politics titled "Gun Background Checks Are Failing the Wrong People." (Tuesday, May 12, 2026, from 7:35 to 7:42 PM ET)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nzpD8B-z0zY Spencer Pratt, who is running to be the mayor of Los Angeles, said he bought a gun during the height of his reality TV fame on The Hills, when he was receiving numerous death threats. A transcript of the interview is shown...
https://youtu.be/jONzKG-ySxw?si=APxy-sz84gxh2J6D Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about the renewed national debate over gun control following the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Dr. Lott argued that proposed new gun control...
The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 (cross tabs available here), regarding whether likely voters carry concealed handguns. In the survey, 13.2% carry all/most of the time, with another 16.6%...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . For those concerned that background checks will eventually be used to create gun registries that can later facilitate confiscation, they need only look at what is happening now in New Jersey. New Jersey’s Attorney...
There continue to be claims that the two male shooters at the San Diego mosque were involved in some type of romantic relationship, with one of the murderers being transgender. While the speculation might be completely undeserved, a concern is that the media has...
We recently asked the question: If there is “big money” in getting signatures for petitions and that big money creates an incentive for fraud, why isn’t there also an incentive for fraud in voting? Given signature gathers in California are being paid $15 for each...
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the claims that the violence is coming from the right. (Friday, May 1, 2026) Vicki’s show covers most of Wisconsin and part of the Minneapolis...
A September 2025 survey by YouGov show that while 11 percent of Americans adults think that violence by citizens to achieve political goals can be justified, the results vary dramatically by age and political ideology. Twenty-five percent of those who classified...
Screenshot The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey (May 10 to 12, 2026 of 1,060 likely voters) found voters strongly support the SAVE Act—which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections— by a 63% to 30% margin,...
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Vic Porcelli Show on St. Louis’ Giant KLJY to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the claims that the violence is coming from the right. .Dr. John Lott CPRC was founded by Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., an economist and a...