Our latest video is available here. Hollywood pushes endless myths that demonize guns and gun owners. Ultimately, the film industry endangers lives by misleading people about such an important issue. Here are just a few myths: MYTH: Guns are more likely to do harm...
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CPRC at the up coming Personal Protection Expo on September 6th, 7th, and 8th
The Crime Prevention Research Center will have a booth at Personal Protection Expo on September 6th, 7th, and 8th in Fort Worth, Texas. Our booth number is 1432 -- please stop by and say hello. The event will be held at the Ft. Worth Convention Center, 1201 Houston...
On the Michael Dukes show in Alaska to discuss the federal push for background checks on private transfers and Red Flag laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Michael Dukes on show in Alaska to discuss the federal push for background checks on private transfers and Red Flag laws. (Friday, August 30, 2019, from 10:20 to 11:00 AM)
On Sinclair Broadcasting: Gun violence researcher: Mass shooters would ‘think twice’ if victims were armed
Dr. John Lott was interviewed on the Sinclair Broadcast network about what can be done to stop mass public shootings. NBC Montana (Missoula), Sunday, August 4th, 2019; WPDE, ABC 15 News (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina), August 4th, 2019; KEYE CBS Austin (Texas), August...
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced the new Portuguese translation of John Lott’s book, The War on Guns
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Instagram announced the new Portuguese translation of Dr. John Lott's book, The War on Guns. We don't have a link to the Portuguese translation. The quote from the book goes as follows: "Possessing a weapon is undoubtedly the most...
New Research: Do Researchers from Different Fields have a Consensus on Gun Control Laws and do Registered Voters Agree with any of them?
Dr. John Lott joined with Professors Arthur Z Berg, MD and Gary A. Mauser in surveying criminologists, economists, and public health researchers on gun control. A copy of the new research is available here. Abstract Hundreds of millions of dollars go to firearms...
Mexico’s murder rate is six times the US rate, but only about 1% of Mexicans are legally licensed to own a gun
In 2018, Mexico had 35,964 murders -- a rate of 29 per 100,000 people. Preliminary estimates for 2018 show a US murder rate of 4.9 per 100,000. And in the first seven months of 2019, Mexico is on track to set a new record of 20,058 murders, but this preliminary number...
On one of Mexico’s major national news channels to discuss guns and crime, Azteca Noticias
Dr. John Lott's talk in Mexico last fall was again given national news coverage in Mexico. Here is the translation provided by Twitter (you can see the original post here (it probably wouldn't hurt to encourage more of this coverage by retweeting their link)): Not...
At Townhall.com: Twitter’s Political Bias
Here are the two important paragraphs in Dr. John Lott's latest post. Twitter offered to unlock the accounts if I agree to a post saying that “your Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules.” But Twitter refuses to explain why they locked our...
On KRLA’s Sunday Morning Newsmakers: Joe Biden’s claims about an assault weapons ban and the calls for more gun control
Dr. John Lott Jr. talks to Larry Marino about Former VP Joe Biden's claim that congress needs to bring back the ban on assault style weapons. Lott reacts to the calls for more gun control and background checks following the recent mass shootings. They talked about...
On One America News: “Upcoming legislation may threaten Second Amendment”
Dr. John Lott talked with One America News' John Hines about the upcoming gun control debate in Washington starting next week.
At Townhall.com: How the Opioid lawsuits are similar to the lawsuits that were brought against gun makers
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com that talks about the similarities between the opioid lawsuits and the lawsuits that had been raised against gun makers 20 years ago. The piece starts this way: When General Motors and Ford sell more cars, they are involved...











