Dr. John Lott was on the Vicki McKenna Show that covers most of Wisconsin (WISN, WIBA, WMEQ) to discuss the mass public shooting in Milwaukee on February 26th that left five people murdered and occurred in yet another gun-free zone. (The Vicki McKenna Show, Monday,...
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On the Michigan Talk Network about how the Campaign Finance Laws created Michael Bloomberg’s candidacy
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his piece in the Wall Street Journal on how the Campaign Finance Laws created Michael Bloomberg's candidacy. (Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:43 AM)
On DC’s WMAL to discuss Virginia’s move to adopt a Red Flag Law
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on DC's WMAL about Virginia's move to adopt a Red Flag Law. (Thursday, February 27, 2020, from 5:36 to 5:43 PM)
Television Shows Misleading Viewers: CBS’s “ Hawaii Five-O” Shows Criminals With Machine Guns, Outgunning Police
TV shows continually illustrate criminals using machine guns, with police officers in this episode completely outgunned by multiple criminals with machine guns (Hawaii Five-O, Season 10, Episode 18, February 28, 2020). On TV shows, machine guns always seem to be the...
On the Michael Berry Show: A general discussion of Gun Control
Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Berry on his national radio show about gun control. (Thursday, February 27, 2020)
On Chicago’s Big WIND AM to discuss Mass Public Shootings, Chicago’s High Murder Rate, and Illinois’ Racist Gun Control policies
Dr. John Lott talked to WIND's Steve Cortez about mass public shootings, Chicago's high murder rate, and Illinois' racist gun control policies. (Friday, February 14, 2020, from 6:35 to 7:00 PM)
At Townhall: Fact-Checking the Democrat Presidential Debate on Guns
Dr. John Lott wrote a piece for Townhall that fact-checked some of the claims made during the Democrat presidential debate on Tuesday night in Charleston, South Carolina. The piece starts this way: For once, a gun control claim was too much for even the media...
Shooting at Molson Coors Beverage Company appears to be yet another mass public shooting in a Gun-free Zone
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, five people were murdered by an employee at the Molson Coors Beverage Company. Below is a picture of one of their facilities. The murderer was also killed at the scene. Our research showing that 94% of mass public...
On Congressman Dan Crenshaw’s Podcast: Talking about a range of points on guns from More Guns, Less Crime to different gun control laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Crenshaw on his podcast "We hold these truths." They discussed the evidence showing More Guns, Less Crime as well as many different types of gun controls.
At Townhall.com: Bernie Sanders Misleading Narrative on Communist Cuba
This piece draws on research that Dr. John Lott did regarding the substitutability between using the police state and indoctrination to control citizens. The piece at Townhall starts this way: With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) becoming the odds on favorite to win the...
In the Wall Street Journal: Campaign-Finance Laws Created Candidate Bloomberg: They don’t level the field; they tilt it to the advantage of billionaires, especially if they own media firms.
Dr. John Lott and Brad Smith have an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the harm created by campaign finance laws. Since campaign finance laws carry criminal penalties, they are something that interests the Crime Prevention Research Center. The laws create a very...
Television Shows Misrepresenting Facts: NBC’s “Chicago PD” continued obsession with machine guns, criminals outgunning police
This TV show on NBC is hardly unique in showing criminals using machine guns. This segment clearly shows the police officers being outgunned by a criminal with a machine gun. This is from Chicago PD (Season 7, E13) January 22, 2020. On TV shows, machine guns always...











