https://youtu.be/6bzFl6QZKh8 Dr. John Lott talked to Jan Jekielek on The Epoch Times’ American Thought Leaders about his extensive research into national crime rates, arrest rates, as well as gun permit laws and how they impact crime. “In 2022, the last year that we...
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President Trump references the Crime Prevention Center Research on Crime Rates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKs69OEpzqQ Trump: "And we had a couple of instances last night where things were mentioned. So I got it. Did crime rise under Trump and fall under Biden? They said it rose under Trump and and they go, No, the opposite is true. Take a...
Another TV Character saying: “I told you that I don’t like guns,” CW’s The Professionals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0dfcRABmsM This episode of CW's’ “The Professionals” was released on August 1, 2020, and it has a standard line in so many television and movies where characters say things like: “I told you that I don't like guns.” Unlike most shows,...
On Cleveland WHK’s Always Right Radio with Bob Frantz: To Discuss Kamala’s Anti-Gun Stances and Democrats’ False Claims on Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Bob Frantz on Cleveland WHK’s Always Right Radio about guns, crime, and what Kamala Harris would do if elected. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at The Federalist ("If Elected, Kamala Harris Would Be The Most Anti-Gun President In U.S....
On Faith Chats with Andrew Brunet: To Discuss Rising Crimes and Assault Weapon Bans
https://youtu.be/j8Jl1qw0SB8?si=KI5ELBAgk-p0ApLe Dr. John Lott talked to Andrew Brunet on Faith Chats about the rising crime rates in America and Democrats' call to assault weapon bans after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. See also Dr....
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Massive Errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about our latest original research on the errors in the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports regarding cases where civilians stop attacks. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics...
On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Dems’ False Claims on Crime and Further Gun Policy
Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host Chris Stigall on America First with Sebastian Gorka about his new op-ed at The Federalist ("If Elected, Kamala Harris Would Be The Most Anti-Gun President In U.S. History") and the other new op-ed at Real Clear Politics...
Tucker Carlson on Carrying for Protection
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lbppETUlBS8
On State of the Nation on TNT Radio: To Discuss More Details about the Trump Assassination Attempt
https://youtu.be/0ChCxQlfqR0 Dr. John Lott appeared on TNT Radio’s State of the Nation to discuss Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. pressing Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle about access to guns at Trump rally shooting in a House Oversight hearing on the July 13...
A Historical Comparison of the Collapse of Law Enforcement in US Cities. The Drop in Arrest Rates over the Last Few Years is Unprecedented.
UPDATE: We have added ChatGBT’s evaluation of the post below. Original Post: The drop in arrest rates over the last few years from 2020 to 2022 is without precedent, and that is particularly true for the largest cities. For cities with over 1 million people, the...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: On the Bill Cunningham Radio Show: To Discuss Kamala Harris’ Stance on Guns and Biden Admin’s Failures with Immigration
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on both the giant 700 WLW in Cincinnati (Monday, August 5, 2024) about his new op-ed at The Federalist titled "If Elected, Kamala Harris Would Be The Most Anti-Gun President In U.S. History." They also discussed the border...
Washington Times Covers Our Research: “Harris boasts of falling crime as victims say it’s increasing”
Stephen Dinan at the Washington Times has a long article that was motivated by our work on whether crime rates are going up or down. Here is part of his article that directly discusses our work. . . . “The question is: Do you want to look at only crimes reported to...












