Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. Copies of the correspondence are available here. This piece also appeared in American Liberty. “I contacted 12 prominent gun-control advocates…I offered a $1,000 bet on if Brazil’s homicide rate would go up or down...
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At the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Bill is a step toward creating a gun registry
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with two Nevada state Senators, Ira Hansen (Reno and six of the state’s rural counties) and Jeff Stone (Las Vegas), on a bill dealing with “ghost guns,” AB354. The Las Vegas Review-Journal is the largest newspaper in Nevada. . The...
At the Reno Gazette Journal: ‘Ghost gun’ bill won’t help prevent crime, will create firearm registry
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed with Nevada State Senators Ira Hansen (Reno and six of the state's rural counties) and Jeff Stone (southern Las Vegas) on a bill dealing with "ghost guns," AB354. “Ghost guns” sound scary. Who could want guns that no one could trace?...
At the Washington Times: Alec Baldwin’s problems are not over: You don’t point a gun at something unless you intend to shoot it
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. . News broke Thursday that prosecutors were dropping involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42. New facts are reportedly the...
At Townhall: Uniformed School Resource Officers Aren’t the Solution to Stop Mass Public Shootings
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com. . With six murdered at the Covenant School in Nashville at the end of March, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proposed over $200 million in new measures to protect schools and prevent more such attacks. One of his proposals is...
At the Washington Times: There have been no shooting attacks in schools where teachers can legally carry guns
Dr. John Lott and Thomas Massie have a new op-ed at the Washington Times. The piece was the "most popular piece on the Washington Times website. Earlier this month, cameras filmed Rep. Jamaal Bowman, New York Democrat, yelling in the halls of Congress that...
At the Detroit News: Red flag laws don’t necessarily prevent harm
Following Dr. John Lott's testimony before the Michigan state House, he has a new op-ed piece with Michigan state Representative Andrew Fink in the Detroit News. . If you are worried that someone is suicidal, just taking away their guns isn’t a serious solution. There...
At Real Clear Politics: Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants To Emulate Its Gun Laws
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics, The Epoch Times, Essay Typerus, and American Liberty. . President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, the site of a mass public shooting that left 11 dead in January, to announce new executive actions on...
At Newsweek: There Is No Firm, Sustained Support for Gun Control
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have a new op-ed at Newsweek on important new research from the CPRC. A frequent talking point in the gun control debate is that Americans overwhelmingly support "common sense" gun control measures, such as universal...
At The Federalist: If There’s A Theme To Extremism-Related Murders, It’s Environmentalism
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist. The Anti-Defamation League and much of the corporate media are intent on construing any racist as a conservative right-winger — but it’s not true. Relying on a new report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), news...
At the Federalist: No, Biden’s Push For Red-Flag Laws Won’t Keep Anyone Safer
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. Red-flag laws do nothing but put innocent people at risk. If a person is really a danger to himself or others, confiscating guns isn’t much of a solution. There are so many other ways for disturbed people to cause...
At Real Clear Politics: MSU Shooting: The Blame Game
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. It was also picked up by the Epoch Times. If you believe tweets from Michael Bloomberg’s The Trace and its employees, I am “one major factor” why the U.S. hasn’t passed stronger gun control laws and...








