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."
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At the Washington Times: No voter fraud? The curious case of former Congressman Michael ‘Ozzie’ Myers
Dr. John Lott and Stephen M. Smith have a new op-ed on vote fraud at the Washington Times. . Former Congressman Michael “Ozzie” Myers (D-PA) was sentenced to 30 months in prison last week for vote fraud. His scheme involved bribery, falsification of voting records,...
At the San Francisco Chronicle: Law-abiding gun owners being maligned
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle on the claims about what will happen when New York and California are forced to change their concealed carry laws. . In celebration of New York’s new gun control law taking effect on September 1, Democratic...
At Newsweek: Credit Card Companies Join Democrats’ Gun Control Scheme
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY). . Democrats aim to create a comprehensive national list of gun owners. In a major victory for gun control advocates, American Express, Mastercard, and Visa agreed to help the government track firearm...
At Real Clear Politics: Law-Abiding Gun Owners Ignored by Media, Maligned by Politicians
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics about comments made last week by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams. It was also published in other places such as the Journal Courier (Jacksonville, Illinois). . In...
At The Federalist: To Restore Americans’ Faith In Elections, Fix Sloppy Record-Keeping
Dr. John Lott has a piece with Steve Smith from the America First Policy Institute about our research on counties and states inability to measure the gap between the number of voters with the number of ballots cast in elections. The research on which it is based is...
At Newsweek: Biden’s Law-and-Order Speech in Pennsylvania Was Deeply Dishonest
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Newsweek on Biden's crime speech this week. More information on his false statements is available here: More of Biden’s false claims during his crime speech in Pennsylvania. . On Tuesday, President Joe Biden traveled to Wilkes...
At Real Clear Politics: California Billboards about Texas and Mass Public Shootings Don’t Tell the Real Story
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. The piece also appeared in the Daily Signal, Zerohedge, and The Center Square. . A lot of people are moving out of California. Over the last two years, California has lost about 300,000 people. Major companies,...
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman is wrong about voter I.D.
Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the false claims made by Democrat Senate candidate John Fetterman. . Last week, Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Democrat John Fetterman said that requiring a voter I.D. is “insidious and...
At Townhall: Why Biden’s Planned Student Loan Bailout is disastrous and will create very bad incentives
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. . We put five children through college (one is still attending). We saved up. We never took out any loans, as we didn’t want our kids burdened with debt. Our kids went to William & Mary, Mary Washington, Dartmouth, Johns...
At The Federalist: New York Defies Supreme Court With Unconstitutional Gun Permit Laws
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist on New York defying the Supreme Court decision in Bruen. The Supreme Court has ruled against arbitrary and unfair permitting processes, but New York officials seem intent on dragging their heels. .New York’s new...
At Newsweek: Indianapolis Just Latest Time a Good Guy with a Gun Stopped a Mass Shooting
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Newsweek on the mass public shooting attack in Indianapolis that was stopped by a concealed handgun permit holder. . In Indianapolis on Sunday, a law-abiding citizen carrying a concealed handgun stopped another mass public shooting....