In aftermath of the El Paso & Dayton shootings, Buck Sexton interviews John Lott about how the attacks have been politicized and what can be done to stop further attacks. (Monday, August 5, 2019)
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On Chicago’s WIND Morning Answer: Everyone wants to do something about the mass public shootings, but what makes sense?
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago's WIND AM radio station about the recent spat of mass public shootings. They cover that everyone wants to do something about the mass public shootings, but they try to answer what makes sense. (Tuesday,...
Talking to Jim Bohannon on America in the Morning about the new push for gun control laws
Dr. John Lott was on the national Jim Bohannon show to discuss what new gun control laws will be pushed for after the recent mass public shootings. (Tuesday, August 13, 2019)
At Townhall: Kamala Harris’s Poorly Thought Out Gun Control Proposals
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall.com about Democrat gun control proposals. The piece starts this way: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) took flak for politicizing the shooting of police in Philadelphia on Wednesday. She...
On the Joe Pags Show: About all the misinformation that is put out on guns and gun control
Dr. John Lott talked to Joe Pags on his national radio show about all the misinformation that is put out on guns and gun control. (Monday, August 5, 2019, from 5:05 to 5:20 PM) Joe Pag's radio show is heard weekly by 4.5 million people.
At the New York Daily News: Twitter’s debate-chilling problem: The social media site’s arbitrary policies allow foreign nations to censor American — often without explanation
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the New York Daily News about Twitter locking the CPRC Twitter account. I am the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, whose account Twitter locked because it tweeted a link to a Daily News article that I wrote...
On Toronto’s Global News Radio 640: Talking about gun control in the United States and Canada
Dr. John Lott joined Adrienne Batra on Global News Radio 640 Toronto to talk about gun control in the United States and Canada. (Wednesday, August 7, 2019, from 1:20 to 1:40 PM) Part 1 Part 2
On Sinclair Broadcasting’s America This Week: Panel on Guns in America
On Sinclair Broadcasting's "America This Week," Eric Bolling led a discussion between gun control proponents Jason Nichols and Misha Cross versus those supporting self-defense, Sebastian Gorka and John Lott. The debate covered a range of gun control issues from...
On the UK’s TalkRadio about “what is America’s problem with mass shootings”
Dr. John Lott appeared on the UK's TalkRadio about "what is America's problem with mass shootings." The segment that they eventually aired cut off the beginning of the talk show host's attack on President Trump for supposedly waiting until the Monday after the...
Gun Ownership on Trial: John Lott’s Presentation at FreedomFest’s Mock Trial
Dr. John Lott debated Michael Shermer at FreedomFest in July 19, 2019. Because of copyright restrictions this post only provides Dr. Lott side of the presentation. Dr. Lott won the audience vote by 83% to 17% and won the jury vote by 10 to 2.
At the Daily Caller: Here’s Why A Universal Background Check Law Would Be Bad
Nikki Goeser, our executive director, has a new op-ed at the Daily Caller. Her piece starts this way: Since the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, many politicians have claimed that a federal law mandating universal background checks — which would apply to...
At National Review: ‘Red Flag’ Laws Are the Wrong Solution to Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have another op-ed out. This one at National Review: Everyone is sick of mass public shootings in the United States. Enough is enough. Everyone, including us, is incredibly frustrated. But let’s do something that doesn’t...