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Gun Control’s Endgame: No Guns for citizens or police

“Disarming the law-abiding does not disarm criminals. If we want to reduce crime & protect the public, policies must focus on stopping criminals –not on leaving both citizens & police defenseless.”
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Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS’s The Rod & Greg Show to discuss his piece for The Federalist about how the media doesn’t want to admit that transgender violence is worse than what they’re reporting.
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https://crimeresearch.org/2026/03/on-knrss-the-rod-greg-show-the-real-rate-of-transgender-violence-is-much-worse-than-the-media-wants-to-admit/

Dr. John Lott talked to Terry Maxwell on Central California’s KNRZ at the SHOT Show 2026 about crime involving illegal immigrants, transparency at the FBI and Department of Justice, and ongoing fraud concerns. See also Dr. Lott’s new op-ed at the New York Post titled “New data

Dr. John Lott appeared on KNRS’s The Rod & Greg Show to discuss his piece for The Federalist about how the media doesn’t want to admit that transgender violence is worse than what they’re reporting.
#CPRC #Crimepreventionresearchcenter
https://crimeresearch.org/2026/03/on-knrss-the-rod-greg-show-the-real-rate-of-transgender-violence-is-much-worse-than-the-media-wants-to-admit/

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Talk in Brazil 2025 on How to Make People Safer

Talk in Brazil 2025 on How to Make People Safer

https://youtu.be/mSRArgsIXwg?si=0mT4jjMoDETqRUQ0&t=729 Sorry, the video is bouncing around a fair amount. While the video here is started at Lott's presentation, you can watch Luciano Lara's talk before Lott. Dr. John Lott gave a talk in Brazil on July 5th that...

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On Central California’s KNZR: To Discuss Crime Trends

On Central California’s KNZR: To Discuss Crime Trends

Dr. John Lott talked to Terry Maxwell on Central California’s KNRZ at the SHOT Show 2026 about crime involving illegal immigrants, transparency at the FBI and Department of Justice, and ongoing fraud concerns. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled...

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Big Mail-in Vote Fraud: Lodi, California ex-councilman Shakir Khan sentenced for registering 23 voters to his home address, and used his personal email/phone to register 47 other people, 41 completed sealed mail-in ballots found in his home

Big Mail-in Vote Fraud: Lodi, California ex-councilman Shakir Khan sentenced for registering 23 voters to his home address, and used his personal email/phone to register 47 other people, 41 completed sealed mail-in ballots found in his home

Shakir Khan, a politician in Lodi, California, created 70 fake voters and cast mail-in ballots for at least 41 of them. A police investigation also found that he targeted members of Lodi’s Pakistani community, pressuring them to vote for him and, in some cases,...