Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Frady about our op-eds on crime in Baltimore and Chicago and our new research on mass public shootings.
(Tuesday, August 18, 2020, from 6:05 to 7:00 PM)
Lock N Load August 18, 2020, part 1
Dr. John Lott talked to Derek Hunter on Baltimore’s giant 50,000-Watt WCBM radio about Lott’s new book, “Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched “studies” have twisted the facts on gun control.”
(Friday, July 31, 2020, from 11:05 to 11:30 AM)
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Dr. John Lott was interviewed about Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against National Rifle Association.
…John Lott Jr., the author of Gun Control Myths and head of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said of James, “When she ran for office in 2018, one of her campaign promises – a major campaign promise – was to go after the non-profit status for the NRA.”
Among the calls that police didn’t respond to included: “Call types ranged from theft, vandalism, suspicious activity, hazards, hit and run, burglary, violation of restraining order, alarms, stolen cars, harassment and many others.”
From Fox News:
…More than 60 emergency calls to police went unheeded overnight in Portland as officers were preoccupied with hundreds of demonstrators downtown and were pelted by rocks.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a 2017 ruling by San Diego-based U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez, who blocked a new law that would have barred gun owners from possessing magazines holding more than 10 bullets. The court’s three-judge panel said that while California’s law has a “laudable goal of reducing gun violence,” it must also comply with the Constitution.…
…John Lott writes in a Newsweek op-ed:
Thirty-seven states have changed their mail-in voting procedures this year in response to the coronavirus. They have followed the lead of Democrats and the media, who claim that concerns about voter fraud and vote buying are figments of the Republican imagination… Liberals and progressives often try to model the U.S.
Kamala Harris explains that she believes that the president has the power to ban guns using Executive Orders. She also blames President Trump for creating the atmosphere that has lead to mass public shootings.
…MUIR: President Obama, after Sandy Hook, more than 23 executive actions, and yet here we all are today.
A new Rasmussen Report survey shows that 47 percent of American households own a gun, with 5 percent either not sure/refusing to answer the question. Assuming that 47 percent of those who aren’t sure or refusing to answer whether they own a gun actually do, half of American households own guns.…
Dr. John Lott talked to Bob Gourley on “Issues Today” Radio about his new book, “Gun Control Myths.”
Issues Today is on 76 public radio stations across the country.
(During the week of August 10th to 16th, 2020)
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Dr. John Lott appeared for a full hour of the Sean Hannity radio show on August 7th, 2020.
…John Lott, President, Crime Prevention Research Center and author of a the new book “Gun Control Myths” which was released on 7/4 and Leo Terrell, American civil rights attorney and talk radio host, find him at @TheLeoTerrell on Twitter, and Sgt.
