Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics on media bias. The piece was carried on the Real Clear Wire and published in pieces such as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. . If you only read the New York Times editorials, you’d believe that political violence in...
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At The Washington Times: Gun confiscation is not the solution to mass shootings
There have been a lot of false claims about Red Flag laws, and this piece by Dr. John Lott in The Washington Times explaining the errors in the logic. Gun control advocates would have us believe that confiscating people’s guns is the solution to all problems. Without...
At Townhall: Biden Again Wants to Ban Semi-Automatic Guns. When Will Fact-Checkers Apologize?
Dr. John Lott has another piece at Townhall. “The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick,” President Biden claimed on Thanksgiving Day. “It has no socially redeeming value. Zero. None. Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit...
At Townhall: What States Like California and New York Can Learn From Other States About Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com. More people than ever have concealed handgun permits. A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center, which I head, shows the figure now stands at 22.01 million – an increase of 488,000 since last year. Whereas...
At Real Clear Politics: Majority of American Voters Rightly Concerned About Vote Fraud
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics on vote fraud issues involving mail-in ballots. . Watching the news, you’d be led to believe that vote fraud doesn’t exist in the United States. Since the election on November 8, news article after news article has...
At the Washington Times: If you want to deter murders, bring back the death penalty
Nikki Goeser and John Lott have a new op-ed at the Washington Times about why we need to bring back the death penalty. . Amidst the high murder rate of the last couple of years, it is little wonder that Americans support the death penalty by at least...
At Real Clear Politics: When Protecting Criminals’ Rights Come at the Expense of Victims
The CPRC's Nikki Goeser and John Lott have a piece at Real Clear Politics on how delays in the criminal process further hurt victims. The Epoch Times, Political Insider, Ohio Press Network, Zero Hedge, even The Bharat Express-News in India, and many regional and local...
The Epoch Times: Faulty FBI Data Obscure Successful Defensive Gun Use
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Epoch Times. News Analysis With crime such an important issue, Americans depend on the FBI for accurate data. The crime data for 2021 is a mess, with almost 40 percent of law enforcement agencies around the...
At Townhall: Since the Dobbs decision leak, violence against pro-lifers was over 22 times that against pro-choicers
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall on our new research on violence against pro-lifers. After the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked on May 3rd, news reports blamed abortion related violence over the summer on pro-life supporters. “[W]e have...
At Real Clear Politics: Faulty FBI Data Obscures Successful Defensive Gun Use
Dr. John Lott has a new piece on some of our research at Real Clear Politics. With crime such an important issue, Americans depend on the FBI for accurate data. The crime data for 2021 is a mess, with almost 40% of law enforcement agencies around the country not...
At The Federalist: Courts Are Foiling Biden’s Trivial Attempt To Regulate ‘Ghost Guns’
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist. . Despite what Biden thinks, or what he sees on ‘Law & Order,’ serial numbers on guns don’t help law enforcement solve crimes..President Joe Biden’s push to change the rules regarding “ghost guns” and put serial...
At Real Clear Politics: Media Spin on Gun Control Doesn’t Match Voters’ Opinions
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece up at Real Clear Politics. Red Flag laws are the top priority of Democrats and gun control advocates. Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support these measures -- by margins ranging between 2-1 and 3-1. Congress...






