https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8CFYKkPEU Dr. John Lott testified before the US Civil Rights Commission on federal efforts to gather data on racial and ethnic disparities. He was on Panel 4: Researcher & Policy Experts. Dr. Lott was the only person on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc85xTZIjtU On October 24th, Dr. John Lott gave a talk at Tufts University to their Federalist Society. The talk was on gun control laws that discriminate against minorities and the poor. The audio is available here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIMdBmpZwtI Last month, the governor of New Mexico issued a temporary public health order restricting the carrying of firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. The bipartisan pushback against this order was swift, and she later...
Dr. John Lott will give a talk at Tufts University on October 24th at 6:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RJrqey0d3I We will soon put up the video from the talk. A copy of the PowerPoint is available here, but the slides are also shown below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P18cWjoCARQ Dr. John Lott spoke at the Brazil SHOT Fair in Jonesville on August 4, 2023. He focused on the changes in gun control in Brazil, and the bet that he offered with various gun control-supporting academics. Some discussion is...
https://youtu.be/KRsUiToGobs Dr. John Lott discussed the problems with the Red Flag laws and other gun control policies that are being discussed in Michigan at the 2023 Livingston County Lincoln Day Dinner. (Thursday, July 27, 2023)
Dr. John Lott and Kerry Slone, our new Director for Education, will give talks in Brazil and Ecuador over the next two weeks.
This talk was motivated by Nikki Goeser's book Stalked and Defenseless, and the implications her story has for the dangers from gun-free zones. Her story also has implications for Red Flag laws. Dr. John Lott substituted for Nikki in two of the three talks and she did...
Dr. John Lott testified before the Delaware State Senate regarding a bill to require permits to own a handgun. A copy of the bill (SB 2) is available here. The bill requires training requirements and has up to a thirty-days for people to get the permit. If you require...
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...
Dr. John Lott gave a presentation on gun control myths at the NRA convention in Indianapolis. It started with this video, then here is the audio of the rest of my talk, and the final video that he showed. His PowerPoint is also provided....