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Fresno County Sheriff in California tries to encourage people in her county to get concealed handgun permits
Getting a concealed handgun permit in California is difficult. In most counties, the strict, 16-hour training requirement and high fees aren't the biggest obstacles. The biggest difficulty is simply convincing local law enforcement to agree that you have a legitimate...
On the Mark Levin Show to discuss Twitter Locking out John Lott’s Account
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Levin on his national radio show about Twitter locking out John Lott's account. Mark Levin: "John Lott, the expert on crime, crime prevention, handguns, and the 2nd Amendment." (Thursday, July 11, 2019, 8:35 to 8:44 PM) Mark Levin's radio...
On Denver’s KNUS to talk about everything from Twitter locking John Lott’s account to Red Flag Laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Peter Boyles on Denver's KNUS about Twitter locking Lott's account, California's background checks on ammunition purchases, Chicago low arrest rate for murders, and Red Flag laws. (Wednesday, July 10, 2019, from 9:05 to 9:45 AM) Part 1...
In the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Gun Control in Virginia’s Special Legislative Session
Dr. John Lott and State Sen. Dick Black (R-Loudoun) have a short discussion in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about the special legislative session this past week on gun control. The tragedy at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center fits an all too familiar pattern — yet...
The Rush Limbaugh show briefly mentions Twitter locking John Lott’s account
When former Congressman Jason Lewis served as a substitute host for Rush Limbaugh he brought up how Twitter has locked John Lott's account. (Friday, July 5, 2019, First hour)
On Fox Nation with Judge Napolitano: On Red Flag Laws and New Jersey’s Large Magazine Ban
Dr. John Lott talked to Judge Andrew Napolitano about a range of gun control issues from Red Flag Laws to New Jersey's ban on large magazines to what is the most important fact in the gun control debate. Napolitano: "Probably the foremost authority on gun rights in...
In the New York Daily News: Punished for tweeting the truth
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the New York Daily News. The piece starts this way: Twitter has locked my account. I can’t post anything or read messages from other users. The reason? In March, I tweeted that the perpetrator of the New Zealand mosque shooting...
Crime Prevention Research Center in the News: Breitbart, ZeroHedge, Business & Politics Review, Campus Safety, and much more
Breitbart, June 30, 2019 Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell claims his confiscatory “assault weapons” ban would have prevented the December 14, 2012, attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. He made this claim in response to a tweet by John Lott,...
Twitter rejects appeal to unlock John Lott’s account, still with no explanation
We noted last week that Twitter locked John Lott's account because of it deemed a tweet to be in violation of the company's rules. In Lott's appeal, he noted that Twitter had not offered an explanation for its action. As can be seen from the screenshot of its email,...
On the Sandy Rios Show to Discuss a case from NY where a man used his deceased Dad’s gun to stop a criminal attack, but ends up in jail because gun not licensed
Dr. John Lott was on the Sandy Rios Show to discuss a case from New York where a man used his deceased Dad's gun to stop a criminal attack, but ends up in jail because gun not licensed. The man was living in the same house that his parents had lived in and had simply...
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss When Television News Anchors Become Gun Control Activists
Dr. John Lott discussed the extremely biased news segment on CBS's 60 Minutes about AR-15s. The show was the most watched television show on June 26th, 2019. (Tuesday, July 2, 2019, from 6:35 to 6: AM)