From a Twitter Post on June 17, 2023 Kamala Harris: "The number one cause of death of the children in America is gun violence." As we have previously discussed, a common claim is that firearms are the leading cause of death for "children or adolescents." On June 2nd,...
Fox News has a news article on a bet that Dr. John Lott offered twelve prominent pro-gun control academics. He wrote about this offer in The Federalist and in the piece he deals with the claims made below by a couple of the academics. A gun expert is asking academics...
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...
Updated March 28, 2023: At some point, you would think that the empirical evidence would be overwhelming. When the Aurora, Colorado Batman movie theater shooter attacked, there were seven movie theaters showing "The Dark Knight Rises" on July 20th within 20 minutes of...
Here is some updated information on the characteristics of mass public shooters. Including some information from the Covenant school shooter on March 27, 2023. Here is also an Excel file with even more detailed information. Also, here is information on statements by...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFSG_V2DQXc Dr. John Lott testified before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of the Student Concealed Carry on College Campus Bill on March 7, 2023. Tennessee is a partial Campus Carry state where professors and staff...
Updated with inclusion of this video: Florida Gov Ron DeSantis makes similar points regarding the impact Bragg has had on crime in NYC. March 20, 2023 Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has been very reluctant to prosecute most people for felonies, but apparently, former...
https://youtu.be/bD9KZTS_eGo Dr. John Lott testified before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee about gun control bills, including licensing and universal background checks, Red Flag laws, and safe storage laws. The hearings were partially motivated by the Michigan...
The Crime Prevention Research Center hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey people's views on universal background checks. We started with the standard question asked by survey groups such as Gallup and Morning Consult+Politico, and they added details about these...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hhb_Fykvqk The Crime Prevention Research Center's Nikki Goeser testified before the Connecticut Joint Judiciary Committee on gun-free zones in restaurants that serve alcohol and safe storage. Monday, March 6, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBs5u7y1rrM Dr. John Lott testified before the Vermont state Senate Judiciary Committee about SB 4, which would ban those under 21 years old from owning so-called "Assault Weapons." A copy of Lott's written testimony is available here....
Phoenix, Arizona, October 1, 2023 A victim that the suspect allegedly tried to rob on a Phoenix bus was hit and killed by a vehicle while fleeing. When the suspect tried to walk away from the area, an armed bystander in a different vehicle demanded him to stop. The...