John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told FOX Business the judges ruled the counties didn’t even try to justify why they closed gun stores, violating the right of citizens to self-defense."The orders by Los Angeles and Ventura counties...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OFBU6l2Qeg Despite the video being ended quickly, after the first round he kept pulling the trigger but the gun wouldn't fire. If you listen carefully, you can even hear the trigger making a clicking sound when he continued pulling it...
Dr. John R. Lott talks with host Tony Katz about his recent opinion piece at Townhall titled With the For the People Act, Democrats, Not Republicans, Are the Real Threat to Democracy Thursday, January 6, 2022
Dr. John Lott talked with host Steve Noxon about his recent opinion piece at Townhall titled "With the For the People Act, Democrats, Not Republicans, Are the Real Threat to Democracy." Thursday, January 6, 2022
The impact of this case has a chance to go much farther than just whether people need to provide a “good reason” for being able to protect themselves and their families.
A report released Friday finds that the number of concealed carry gun permits in the country rose 10.5% in the last year, growing to more than 21 million people.The report, issued by the Crime Prevention Research Center, finds that the number of people...
A copy of our newest report is available here (please download). Copies of our annual reports from 2014 through 2020 are available here. AbstractDuring the Coronavirus pandemic, the number of concealed handgun permits has soared to over 21.52 million – a 48% increase...
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Biden's pattern of falsely claiming that he visited with victims of Mass Public Shootings. (September 8, 2021, from 8:33 to 8:42 AM)
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