St. Mary’s School in San Antonio has an issues day each year. This year the issue was gun control. This video below is a copy of Dr. John Lott’s presentation at the event. The presentation took place on March 3rd, 2017.
A copy of the first part of the debate is available here (Dr.…
The Arizona State University Federalist Society sponsored a debate between Dr. John Lott and AZ state Representative (soon to be state Senator) Juan Mendez about Campus Carry at public universities in Arizona on Wednesday, September 7th, 2016.
Later that day, John Lott also gave a talk that evening to Students for Self Defense at Arizona State University.…
This post may be updated over the next few days as some other events are finalized.
Colorado — September 6th: talk at the Univ of Colorado at Boulder Law School with commentary from Professor Ahmed White from noon to 1:30 PM (see flyer above, sponsored by the School federalist Society); Evening talk at New Horizons Christian Church, 701 Carbondale Drive, Dacono, CO 80514 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
Phoenix — September 7th: Debate at the Arizona State University Law School with AZ state Representative Juan Mendez from noon to 1:30 and ASU 7:30 to 9 PM (Gun Free Zones, College of Design, Room 234, 850 S.…
The proposition for debate was: “In order to reduce its murder-rate, the U.S. needs more stringent gun-control laws.”
John Lott argued against the proposition. Dr. Lott’s book, “More Guns, Less Crime,” now in its third edition, was first published in 1998. He holds a PhD in economics from UCLA and has held teaching and/or research positions at Wharton, University of Chicago, Stanford, and Yale.…
Location: NYC Junto-General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York (20 West 44th Street, New York, New York 10036)
Date & Time: Thursday, April 7th at 8pm.
Details:
…John Lott and Paul Helmke will engage in an Oxford-style debate on gun control on April 7, 2016 at the NYC Junto.
Picture taken about 10 minutes before the debate started between former Fort Wayne mayor and Brady Center gun control advocate Paul Helmke and Crime Prevention Research Center President John Lott. There were about 100 people in the audience. The debate took place on Tuesday March 8th, 2016. Later that same day Lott gave a talk at the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis law school.…
CPRC’s John Lott debated Third Way’s Jim Kessler, the former Director of Policy and Research for Americans for Gun Safety and a former staffer for Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The debate took place in DC on Saturday, February 27th from 1:30 to 2:30 PM.
PublicSquarenet: “Does allowing concealed handguns on college campuses make them safer? John Lott, PhD, debates security consultant James Grayson.”
During the next couple of weeks, John Lott will be giving talks around the US.
Sources mentioned in debate: References to other research available here. Accidental shootings on college campuses by concealed handgun permit holders is here. Revocation rates for college age students compared to other permit holders is here. Correcting Bloomberg’s claims on gun-free zones is available here.
On Tuesday this past week, John Lott had two debates at Texas universities — the University of Texas at Austin from noon to 1 PM (the first two picture) and St.…
