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
https://youtu.be/tS6ERwpp-C8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNF-_V74rxU State Sen. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, invited Dr. John Lott and Nikki Goeser to testify before the Michigan state Senate Judiciary Committee. Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBs5u7y1rrM Dr. John Lott testified before the Vermont state Senate Judiciary Committee about SB 4, which would ban those under 21 years old from owning so-called "Assault Weapons." A copy of Lott's written testimony is available here....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKuDIsU8A54 Dr. John Lott testified before the Maryland State Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on SB 1, which would turn the state into a gun-free zone. A copy of Lott's written testimony is available here. (Tuesday, February 7,...
Sugar Creek, Missouri, September 20, 2025 Police in Sugar Creek responded to a shooting that left a woman injured while driving, and her husband helped officers identify the suspect nearby. When the suspect fled and attempted to enter a semi-truck, the driver used his...
Allentown, Pennsylvania, December 19, 2025 A concealed carry permit holder opened fire at a Big Woody’s bar after seeing one man place his friend in a headlock while another struck him in the head, then shot a third man who allegedly tried to stab him. Investigators...