First, Twitter blocked John Lott's account because of a post about the New Zealand mosque killer, and now they have locked the Crime Prevention Research Center's account. Again, they have blocked this account for a similar reason -- explaining that the killer had...
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The UK LBC Talk Radio: Explosive Row With Gun Advocate Over Argument To Increase Firearm Ownership
Dr. John Lott talked to UK LBC Radio's Maajid Nawaz about guns in the United States. Dr. Lott talked to Nawaz for over 20 minutes, but LBC is only selectively providing six minutes of the interview. From LBC's description of the interview: But when Maajid asked...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Talking about the Gilroy shooting and Democrat’s comments after the attack
Dr. John Lott talks to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the Gilroy shooting and Democrat's comments after the attack. (Tuesday, July 30, 2019, from 6:35 to 6:46 AM)
Media Bias on Guns: Vermont’s weak gun control laws risked a mass public shooting
CBS' Elementary has yet another episode pushing gun control. In this episode, a New York City man who was planning to attack a speaking event got a gun from Vermont. He picked Vermont because of its supposedly weak gun control laws (the episode is about a year behind...
Biden’s complete flip-flop on whether crossing border illegally is a crime
During the first two Democratic presidential debates in 2019, Joe Biden has taken completely opposite positions on the deportation of illegal aliens. In the first debate in Miami, Biden raised his hand along with virtually all the other candidates in agreeing that...
On the Jim Bohannon Show to discuss the Gilroy Garlic Festival attack and the continuing gun control debate
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his national radio show about the mass public shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California and the continuing gun control debate. They also talked about the Democrat presidential candidates debating gun control on CNN in...
On the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the Gilroy shooting in California occurring at another gun-free zone
Dr. John Lott was on the Vicki McKenna Show that covers most of Wisconsin (WISN, WIBA, WMEQ) to discuss the Gilroy shooting in Santa Clara County, California occurring at another gun-free zone. (The Vicki McKenna Show, Monday, July 29, 2019, 4:35 to 4:50 PM)
At Townhall: Ilhan Omar Defended by Media and Fact Checkers
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall about Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) comments about terrorism. The piece starts this way: As if Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) hasn’t already said enough controversial things, a new video surfaced this week of an old interview with her on...
On One America News: GOP aims for school safety by ending gun free school zones
Dr. John Lott is interviewed by One America News about our research on mass public shootings occurring in gun-free zones and school shootings. Congressman Thomas Massie is also quoted as using statistics from our report on school shootings. (One America News, July 30,...
Another mass public shooting at another gun-free zone: the Gilroy Garlic Festival attack
UPDATE: Governor Newsom: "This is insane. Only in America, only in America, here we go again." Yet, few seem to realize how much more common mass public shootings are in the rest of the world, including parts of Europe. An earlier similar study was published in a...
On Sputnik News in the UK: Gilroy California Garlic Festival Shooting and Gun-Control Laws
Nikki Goeser of the Crime Prevention Research Center discusses gun-control and the Gilroy California Festival Shooting with the UK's Sputnik News. Nikki explains the dangers of gun-free zones and other gun-control laws that prevent law-abiding citizens from being able...
On C-SPAN to talk about Gun Control Myths
Dr. John Lott gave a couple of talks at FreedomFest during the middle of July. C-SPAN is showing one of his talks several times. The video is available here.












