Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about his new piece at Real Clear Investigations on the record drop in violent crime during 2025 and the historic low murder rate. (Monday, October 26, 2026)
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On the Lars Larson Show: Armed Bystander Stops Deadly Oregon School Shooting Despite Firearms Restrictions
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about the recent deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, where Kaylub Giamanco, a bystander with a concealed handgun permit, shot and killed the 16-year-old gunman, even though...
On the Lars Larson Show: To Discuss the Oregon Elementary School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about the latest school shooting in Bend, Oregon, where a bystander shot and killed the shooter despite the school district’s ban on staff carrying firearms on campus. (Thursday, October 15, 2026)
With Gary Jeff Walker on Cincinnati’s WLW: To Discuss Defensive Gun Use Statistics, Declining Crime Rates, and Immigration Policies
Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Jeff Walker on Cincinnati’s WLW about the CDC’s removal and subsequent correction of defensive gun use statistics, declining violent crime and murder rates in the United States, the impact of law enforcement and immigration policies on...
On The Silk or Joe Show: To Discuss Defensive Gun Uses
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Silk or Joe Show to discuss the CDC’s correction to its post on defensive gun uses. (Saturday, October 10, 2026)
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the CDC’s Correction of Its Defensive Gun-Use Data
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the CDC’s correction to its post on defensive gun uses. (Tuesday, October 6, 2026)
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour and a half to discuss a range of topics, including murder rates in the United States, the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot ruling, the substantial taxpayer...
On The Michael Patrick Leahy Show: To Discuss Mail-In Voting and the Costs of Illegal-Immigrant Deportation Delays
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show to discuss the Supreme Court’s rejection of President Trump’s mail-voting restrictions for this year’s midterm elections. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to...
On Sirius XM’s Stacy On The Right: To Discuss Mail-In Ballot Safeguards and Voter-Roll Data
Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show, to discuss recent Supreme Court decisions involving mail-in ballot safeguards and why half of U.S. states refuse to share voter-roll data. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics...
On The Todd Starnes Show: To Discuss the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling
https://youtu.be/fgOb4Q7bLpE Dr. John Lott appeared on the Todd Starnes Show to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance." (Thursday, September 17, 2026)
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss CDC and FBI Gun Data
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about defensive gun use estimates, including the CDC’s restoration of previously removed material and why surveys can produce widely different estimates. They also discussed concerns about a recent large...
On NewsRadio 840 WHAS’s The Leland Conway Show: To Discuss Gun Violence in Louisville and the Facts About Defensive Gun Use
Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway on NewsRadio 840 WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, about the facts behind defensive gun uses and the importance of understanding the data. They also discussed recent shootings in Louisville and the city’s refusal to acknowledge its...