https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVv_-jaBnZk Bill Maher: "this new wing with all the energy and it's not just a few people anymore. I read every day I read about a new person in some Colorado and Wisconsin, somebody who is saying some variation of not defund...
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Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Remain Liberal on Crime and Policing While Shifting Further Left on Gun Control
Students, reporters, researchers, and social media influencers increasingly rely on AI chatbots to write term papers, news stories, research papers, and online content. Twenty chatbots were available in February 2024, fifteen in August 2024, thirteen in December 2025,...
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In the Toronto Sun: Canada’s crime problem worse than people realize
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Canadian Professor Gary Mauser on the high violent crime rate in Canada that explains the research that we recently posted. . Canada faces a serious crime problem, but many Canadians believe crime is relatively low compared with the...
In the Australian Spectator: The shocking truth about Australian crime rates
Dr. John Lott coauthored an op-ed in Australia with an Australian federal senator, Malcolm Roberts. It was also published at Australians for Science & Freedom. . Australia faces a serious crime problem. Many Australians believe our crime rate is low compared with...
At Real Clear Investigations: Gun Safety: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Investigations. It also appeared in the Epoch Times, Hot Air, Zero Hedge, Tennessee Star, Times-Leader (Fairfield, MT), The Daily News, Sign of the Times, and Ohio Press Network. . Alessandra Coote was walking on a trail...
At Townhall: Democrats Keep Showing They Want to Ban Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. . Gun control advocates are trying a new tactic. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, some Democrat states are trying to ban one of the most commonly owned handguns – Glocks, which they claim can be easily converted into...
At the Federalist: New Jersey Uses Glock Lawsuit To Build The Gun Registry that Would then Immediately be Used to Confiscate Guns Politicians Always Denied Wanting
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . For those concerned that background checks will eventually be used to create gun registries that can later facilitate confiscation, they need only look at what is happening now in New Jersey. New Jersey’s Attorney...
At Real Clear Politics: Gun Background Checks Are Failing the Wrong People
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. . The background check system for gun purchases is a mess. Republicans have criticized Democratic presidents for failing to prosecute people denied gun purchases through background checks. Democrats have leveled...
At The Federalist: No, Gun Control Wouldn’t Have Prevented The Latest Trump Assassination Attempt
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist. . Summary: If policymakers and advocates are serious about reducing such incidents, the focus needs to shift toward measures that directly address the factors involved. . As is so typical, just hours after the...
At Real Clear Politics: Political Violence and the Willful Self-Deception of the Left
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the claims that the violence is coming from the right. It was also reprinted at Zero Hedge, Yahoo! News, MSN, The Ohio Press Network, Goodoil News, American Partisan, and Fairfield Times, Great Falls Leader, and...
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Talk at the Cooley Law School in Michigan on the Problems with Government Crime Data
Dr. John Lott gave a talk at the Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan about errors in the FBI crime data. The PowerPoint slides that correspond with the audio is available here. Talk at Cooley Law SchoolDownload
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),...
Media Appearances
On NewsMax’s The Pulse with David Harris Jr.: To Discuss Federal Crime Crackdown, Concealed Carry Reciprocity, and International Crime Comparisons
https://youtu.be/VUuqzsLmtFk Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax’s The Pulse with David Harris Jr. to discuss the Trump administration’s deployment of 11 federal agencies to combat violent crime in Chicago, the push for national concealed carry reciprocity, how...
On WPHT Afternoon Show: To Discuss Violent Crime, Immigration, and International Crime Data
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mary Walters on the WPHT Afternoon Show in Philadelphia about his new op-ed piece at The Federalist ("Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Really Is Slashing Violent Crime") and new investigative piece at Real Clear Investigations...
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss International Crime Comparisons and America’s Declining Murder Rate
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show about eye-opening crime data comparing the United States with Canada and Australia, explaining why reported crime statistics can present a dangerously misleading picture and how immigration...
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At Real Clear Politics: The Second Amendment Opinion That Scrambled the Partisan Script
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics on the assault weapon ban decision out of the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. It was also published at The Epoch Times. . Friday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Third Circuit striking...
UPDATED: Democrats join dramatically growing calls to ‘Abolish ICE,’ Some Democrats also call for Defunding the Police and Abolishing Prisons. Links to their statements on these issues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVv_-jaBnZk Bill Maher: "this new wing with all the energy and it's not just a few people anymore. I read every day I read about a new person in some Colorado and Wisconsin, somebody who is saying some variation of not defund...
China as the source of Glock Switches and Fentanyl
We have written about the gun control push to ban Glocks and Glock-type guns because of Glock switches. Well, it turns out that the source of these parts originated from China and the vast majority of them are produced there. We think that the fear of these switches...
















