Dr. John Lott is in Ecuador, and on Monday, he met with the Minister of the Ministry of Government, Esteban Torres, for more than an hour. It was a very productive discussion about crime and gun control, with Ecuador battling drug cartels and considering legislation...
Dr. John Lott taught two classes on statistics at Lake Forest College on January 23rd. While the lectures weren't recorded, the PowerPoint of Lott's lecture is available here. Here are pictures of the students in the two classes and the young woman who organized the...
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...