Dr. John Lott has a letter to the editor in the Philadephia Inquirer. The Inquirer did edit out one important part of the first sentence. It was supposed to read "caught in the cross fire between rival gangs."
Gun Free Zones
Mississippi Public Schools may now allow teachers to carry firearms at school, Pennsylvania Republican Gubernatorial nominee supports allowing public school staff to carry concealed handguns
"A school district may, in its discretion, prohibit or allow its employees who hold enhanced conceal carry licenses to possess weapons at the school," Jean Cook, director of communication for the Mississippi Department of Education said in a statement. Bradford Betz,...
Shooting at Tulsa hospital is in yet another gun-free zone
"The gunman who killed two doctors and two others at an Oklahoma medical building Wednesday did so after he blamed one of the physicians for causing him pain from a recent back surgery, a police chief said Thursday." Jason Hanna and Amanda Watts, "Gunman who killed 4...
Another School Shooting in a Place where teachers and staff were banned from carrying guns: Robb Elementary School in the Uvalde, Texas CISD
A shooting at a Texas elementary school left 14 children and one teacher murdered. While about 30% of school districts in Texas 2020 had armed teachers and staff, unfortunately, the Robb Elementary School in the Uvalde, Texas CISD doesn't appear to be one of...
New York Mass Public Shooter Explicitly targeted: “areas where CCW are outlawed or prohibited may be good areas of attack” “areas with strict gun laws are also great places of attack,” Another Socialist/Environmentalist
Spree Killer Manifesto 10 dead, 13 shot, in ‘hate crime and racially motived’ shooting at Buffalo grocery store, officials say The Buffalo murderer provides yet another example of a mass public shooter preferring gun-free zones as a target. Some of the other examples...
UPDATE: Columbiana Centre Shopping Center shooting in another gun-free zone, appears to be gang-related
The shooting at the Columbiana Centre Shopping Center in Columbia, South Carolina has left 10 people shot. So far three people have been arrested. The shopping center's code of conduct makes it very clear that they completely prohibit firearms from the grounds of the...
Mall Shooting in Pennsylvania is in yet another gun-free zone
The Park City Mall at 142 Park City Center, Lancaster, PA 17601 had a shooting. But as happens time after time, this was another place where citizens are banned from having guns for protection. Police confirm to Action News that multiple people inside the mall were...
Yet another School Shooting in yet another School that bans teachers/staff from being able to carry concealed handguns
An attack at the Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas left four people injured. The attack appeared to be different than the typical school shooting that gets news coverage in that it probably involved some type of gang activity. The attacker, Timothy George...
On Conservative Review Podcast: Nikki Goeser Shafted by the Justice System
Stalked and defenseless. Today’s guest, Nikki Goeser, explains how both gun laws and the criminal justice system failed her when a stalker murdered her husband in cold blood, and now he is slated to be released from prison, despite continuing to stalk her from behind...
New piece at Townhall: Given Their Fear of Guns, How Have Professors Ever Gone Off Campus?
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. For decades, gun control advocates constantly claim that Right-to-Carry laws would lead to disaster. But when disasters don’t occur they move on to the next prediction of disaster. We have to keep track of these predictions...
Shooting at Oneida Casino in Wisconsin occurred at another Gun-free Zone
Two people were murdered and another seriously injured in a shooting at the Oneida Casino in Wisconsin. As the pictures show, the attack occurred in another gun-free zone. If you look carefully, the picture on the sign above says "Weapons are Prohibited on this...
On the Lars Larson Show: Oregon looking to prohibit people with concealed handgun permits from carrying firearms into public buildings
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson about the dangers of gun-free zones and how Oregon is going against the national trend to eliminate those areas on his Northwest Show that covers Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. (Monday, March 1, 2021, from 4:35 to 4:45 PM) The...