Screenshot We have tried to do an exhaustive search on cases where a Glock-style gun with a switch was used to murder people, but it is quite possible that we have missed some cases. The total that we have so far found is 43 murders from 20 attacks where someone was...
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UPDATED: New Survey on the Rate that People Carry Concealed Handguns: Percent of Americans Carrying Increased from 24.3% in December 2024 to 29.8% in May 2026
The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 (cross tabs available here), regarding whether likely voters carry concealed handguns. In the survey, 13.2% carry all/most of the time, with another 16.6%...
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At the Washington Times: New Virginia gun law sets stage for ban
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. . On Friday, Virginia Governor Spanberger signed legislation that bans the manufacture, sale, and possession of so-called “ghost guns”—homemade firearms without serial numbers. The law offers no...
At Real Clear Politics: Why Military Bases Should Never Have Been Gun-Free Zones
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. It was also published at The Blaze and Zero Hedge. . It may sound hard to believe, but except for a very limited group of personnel, the military has treated its bases as gun-free zones. Until Thursday, only...
At the New York Post: The whole world laughs at Democrats’ lame voter-ID claims
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the New York Post on the debate over the SAVE Act. There were at least 815 comments on the piece at the New York Post website and they published a letter on it in Sunday's paper. It was also picked up at Real Clear Politics, Hot...
Letter Submitted to the Australian Spectator: Responding to Claims about Benefits of UK’s Handgun Ban
The Australian Spectator ran an article on the claimed benefits of the UK's 1997 handgun ban. Dr. John Lott submitted this letter, but the magazine chose not to run it. The information used in this letter can be found here , but more detailed information is available...
At Real Clear Politics: The Terror Threat Americans Aren’t Supposed To Discuss
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published at World Net Daily. . Many commentators claim that Islam does not pose a threat of violence in the United States. Influencers such as Tucker Carlson often repeat this argument. Others,...
Letter Submitted to the Orange County Register Responding “For UCI professor, sharing data about immigrants and crime is risky,” which claims the professor taking the left wing position that illegals don’t commit much crime is somehow heroic
Responding to this piece in the Orange County Register (California), though it wasn't published by the newspaper. Links to sources for the New York data. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office data is here. More information here. Dear Editor: Your article on UCI...
At Real Clear Politics: Gun Control’s Endgame: No Guns for Anyone
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics about how gun control advocates don't want civilians or the police to have guns. Also reprinted at Zero Hedged, World Net Daily, American Greatness, Lucianne.com, MSN, and AOL.com . Gun control advocates do not just...
At the Washington Times: Democrats say sexual misconduct should not be tolerated, and then they tolerate it
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times on the hypocrisy of some politicians. ; Congressmen Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) spearheaded the bipartisan effort to force the release of the Epstein files, serving as the bill’s primary Republican...
Videos
Talks
Talks in Houston at the the George R. Brown Convention Center on April 17th, 18th, and 19th: THE FBI CRIME DATA IS POLITICIZED AND A MESS and GUN CONTROL MYTHS
In the George R. Brown Convention Center, Dr. John Lott will be giving the following talks. Sessions GUN CONTROL MYTHS Friday, April 17 • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Level 3, 371CF THE FBI CRIME DATA IS POLITICIZED AND A MESS Friday, April 17 • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM , Level 3,...
Dinner Talk in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27th
Dr. John Lott will be giving a talk and book signing in Glendale, Arizona for a Gun Owners of America (you can sign up for tickets here). Others speakers include Rep. Andy Biggs (who is running for governor), Sheriff Mark Lamb (AZ Congressional Candidate for CD-5),...
Worth listening to:”Salon” style dinner-inclusive event at a private home in Sydney, Australia to discuss crime and gun control laws
On Sunday, February 8th, 2026, Dr. John Lott gave a presentation to a dinner event to about 30 people at the private home in Sydney, Australia. They covered an extensive range of issues regarding crime and gun control laws. Part 1 Part 2
Media Appearances
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss Gun Safety and Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show in Cincinnati to discuss how rising rates of lawful concealed carry, particularly among women, Black Americans, and Hispanic Americans, together with stronger law enforcement and immigration enforcement,...
On The Miller Report: Constitutional Carry Expands – Are Americans Safer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eIacFV43XM Concealed carry is becoming increasingly common across America. A new survey commissioned by the Crime Prevention Research Center finds that nearly 30% of likely voters carry a firearm at least occasionally, a significant...
On Ask Dr. Drew: Understanding the Crime Data
https://youtu.be/KD4hOa4Ab04 Dr. John Lott appeared on Ask Dr. Drew to discuss claims by many elected officials that crime is falling in their districts, arguing that these claims are based on misleading statistics carefully constructed to produce results favored by...
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Vote Buying/Fraud in Los Angeles
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hdVE9EJpPks Why does anyone think there there would be vote fraud just because there are no voter IDs, massive mail in ballots, and ballot harvesting? Here is a related article from the New York Post (there is much more than this quote)....
Even in Montana, Democratic Congressional Nominee has long history supporting strict gun control
Ryan Busse, the Democratic nominee for Montana’s 1st Congressional District, has repeatedly supported assault weapon and magazine bans. He testified as an expert witness in four separate cases defending such restrictions: California’s assault weapon ban in 2022;...
The Emir of Argungu, Muhammad Samaila Mera, urges his people to get weapons to defend their areas from ongoing attacks by bandits. “make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself”
At least one leader in Africa understands the importance of deterrence. . The Emir said: “If you acquire such weapons legally, make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself. This alone can serve as a deterrent &...

















