Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the constant push by Democrats for so-called "smart guns." Perhaps former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats should watch fewer James Bond movies. Biden announced at the Democratic presidential debates last...
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On New England’s giant WBZ: Should teachers carry guns at schools?
Dr. John Lott was on New England’s 50,000-watt WBZ to talk to Dan Rea about our new research on teachers carrying guns at school. Sorry, Dr. Lott had a bad cold when this was taped so his voice doesn't sound the best. (Tuesday, May 28, 2019, from 8:05 to 8:30 PM)
Television News Bias: CBS’s 60 Minutes show claiming AR-15s are different from other guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Gavin McInnes on The Blaze’s Get off My Lawn about CBS's extremely biased 60 Minutes claim that AR-15s are so different from other guns and exaggerates how that type of gun is used in the worst mass public shootings. More details are available...
At Fox News: Dems and gun control — they want it whether it works or not
Dr. John Lott and Andrew Pollack have an op-ed at Fox News on the Democrats debates this past weeks and their discussions about gun control. The two Democratic presidential debates last week in Miami were marked by calls to remember Florida’s Parkland High School...
This week the CPRC had the Fourth most downloaded academic paper at the Social Science Research Network
This week the CPRC has the fourth most downloaded academic paper at the Social Science Research Network. The Social Science Research Network has 820,883 research papers from 395,351 researchers from across 30 disciplines. Our paper on school shootings now has over...
Media Bias on Guns: Worried that character might be suicidal and only concern is if he has a gun
When informed that a former police officer is suffering from PTSD and might be having trouble, Jon Michael Hill, who plays Detective Marcus Bell, asks: "Are any of his guns missing?" The former officer's wife responds by saying: "He doesn't have any, not any more."...
Op-ed in nine newspapers across Florida: A reply to gun-control advocates
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed in nine newspapers across Florida about our recent research on school shootings and the attacks that it has received in letters by two members of Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action. Palm Beach Daily News, June 28, 2019; Florida Times-Union, June...
At Townhall.com: When Television News Anchors Become Gun Control Activists
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall.com on the gun control propoganda, there is really no other word for it, that comes from television news these days. Here is Lott's discussion of CBS's 60 Minutes this past Sunday night. On the subject of gun control,...
Ford Motors tells Alabama car dealership to stop giving away guns after a mass shooting in California
After a shooting in California county where concealed handgun permits are banned for general citizens, Ford Motor's solution is not to have Americans own guns? You can see the link available here. A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford...
On America in the Morning: The Dangers of Gun-free zones and the unwillingness of gun control advocates to advance policies that make people safer
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about the Virginia Beach shooting, the dangers of gun-free zones, and the unwillingness of gun control advocates to advance policies that make people safer. Westwood One’s America in the Morning is on 250 radio stations. (Tuesday,...
Media Bias on Guns: Yet another television police character saying they don’t like guns
On Netflix's police drama Unit 42, a female police officer is reticent to go into after a criminal because she doesn't want to take her gun with her. Female officer: Aren’t we waiting for the tactical unit? Male officer: I am surprised you don’t want to go in solo....
Worth a listen: On KSRO to talk about the gun control debate
Dr. John Lott was on KSRO's Pat Kerrigan Show to debate general gun control issues. Kerrigan is a gun control advocate so it was a lively discussion. Among the issues discussed was that gun bans have always been associated with increased murder rates. Unfortunately,...











