Our newest research paper is available here. Because of our earlier work on this topic, the Ohio legislature on June 30th passed the Data Analysis Transparency Archive bill to ensure that the number of voters who voted can be matched with the number of ballots cast. ....
Dr. John R. Lott, Jr. and James Varney have a new piece at Real Clear Investigation. The piece was also republished at Zero Hedge, Black Hill Pioneer (South Dakota), Ohio Press Network, and Rantingly. . As gun violence has spiked across the country, Republicans have...
We have previously examined this rate from 2011 to 2015, but the above chart updates that data from 2016 to 2020. The FBI only has firearm murder data up through 2020. The average over the last five years is 67%, down slightly from the five-year average from 2011 to...
From a Twitter Post on June 17, 2023 Kamala Harris: "The number one cause of death of the children in America is gun violence." As we have previously discussed, a common claim is that firearms are the leading cause of death for "children or adolescents." On June 2nd,...
Fox News has a news article on a bet that Dr. John Lott offered twelve prominent pro-gun control academics. He wrote about this offer in The Federalist and in the piece he deals with the claims made below by a couple of the academics. A gun expert is asking academics...
Dr. John Lott testified five times before the Texas House Select Committee on Community Safety on multiple bills, from raising the age to 21, universal background checks, waiting periods, and paperwork requirements for gun dealers. The testimony on these various bills...
Here is some updated information on the characteristics of mass public shooters. Including some information from the Covenant school shooter on March 27, 2023. Here is also an Excel file with even more detailed information. Also, here is information on statements by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFSG_V2DQXc Dr. John Lott testified before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of the Student Concealed Carry on College Campus Bill on March 7, 2023. Tennessee is a partial Campus Carry state where professors and staff...
Updated with inclusion of this video: Florida Gov Ron DeSantis makes similar points regarding the impact Bragg has had on crime in NYC. March 20, 2023 Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has been very reluctant to prosecute most people for felonies, but apparently, former...
https://youtu.be/bD9KZTS_eGo Dr. John Lott testified before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee about gun control bills, including licensing and universal background checks, Red Flag laws, and safe storage laws. The hearings were partially motivated by the Michigan...
The Crime Prevention Research Center hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey people's views on universal background checks. We started with the standard question asked by survey groups such as Gallup and Morning Consult+Politico, and they added details about these...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hhb_Fykvqk The Crime Prevention Research Center's Nikki Goeser testified before the Connecticut Joint Judiciary Committee on gun-free zones in restaurants that serve alcohol and safe storage. Monday, March 6, 2023