Job duties: Working exclusively in the field of researching the connection between crime, violence, and statutes and regulations concerning the private ownership of guns by conducting apposite research geared towards advancing the scientific understanding...
The Taliban are collecting weapons and ammunition from civilians in Kabul following their swift takeover of Afghanistan.A Taliban official told Reuters that people no longer needed weapons for personal protection because “they can now feel safe” since the...
From the New York Times: The gun-control group Everytown for Gun Safety plans to spend $3 million to recruit and train its volunteers to run for office, with a goal of having 200 enter races in the next election cycle.The program is the latest step in a yearslong...
Dr. John Lott was on a panel on Gun Violence with Kate Dalley, Antonia Okafor Cover, James Harrigan, Matthew Larosiere, and Maj Toure. (Saturday, July 24, 2021) Part 1 Part 2
Dr. John Lott appeared on a panel with Larry Elder and Craig Huey and talked about the CPRC's work on voting regulations in other countries. John Fund was the moderator. (Thursday, July 22, 2021) Dr Lott's presentation The entire panel, excluding questions at the...
Dr. John Lott appeared Jeff Katz Show on the 50,000-watt WRVA to talk about the high school commencement hoax perpetrated by gun control activists. (Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 4:05 pm to 4:17 pm ET).
Today the CPRC's Nikki Goeser became the first person in Tennessee to receive a lifetime order of protection against the man who murdered her husband over a decade ago. While the murderer has been in prison, he has written nine letters to Nikki. In Christmas and...
Whether Louisiana will join the other 21 Constitutional Carry states will be determined next week. The bill originally passed by veto-proof margins, but the question is whether Democrats will vote the same way overturn a Democrat governor's veto. One Republican state...
There is a certain irony that Joe Biden Introduced the gun-free school zone act in the Senate as S.3266 on October 27, 1990. Biden also focused on school safety during his time in the Senate, when he was the key author of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, which...
You might think that if you want to cut down on crime, you would turn to the police to help with that. But in a world of defunding the police, you turn to social workers and public health officials. At least that is the approach in New York. The gov makes a big deal...
Polls show that 80% of Americans support requirements for a voter ID, including a photograph. Senator Manchin's substitute bill does not require photo ID. You could use a utility bill or banking statement. A study by economist John Lott finds that 46 of 47 European...
Originally posted at 11:04 AM on Thursday, June 24th, 2021. Dr. John Lott is always happy to debate these various gun control organizations, but they refuse to debate. Instead, they have to rely on this trickery where they can completely control the discussion.“As a...