Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway on Denver’s KHOW about the importance of defensive gun use in preventing mass shootings and the media’s tendency to downplay these incidents. They also discussed the importance of per capita crime statistics, including the finding...
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On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the Record Drop in Crime and Media Silence
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the unprecedented decline in felony violent crime and property crime reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics on October 26, 2026, and the lack of coverage by most major media...
On Missoula’s KGVO: To Discuss the Unprecedented Drop in Violent and Property Crime
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program to discuss the unprecedented drop in felony violent crime and property crime reported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics on October 26, 2026. See also Dr. Lott's new...
On One America News: To Discuss Oregon School Shooting and Armed Teachers
https://youtu.be/ssAdVoO1-j0 Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, where an armed bystander intervened and killed the gunman despite the district’s ban on staff carrying firearms. They also discussed a new...
On the Bill Meyer Show: To Discuss the Bend School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Meyer on Oregon’s KMED about the truth behind the Bend school shooting and the “good guy with a gun” issue in the mainstream media. (Monday, October 19, 2026, from 10:05 to 10:20 AM ET)
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the School Shooting and Gun Control Policies
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the latest school shooting in Bend, Oregon, and gun control policies around the world. (Monday, October 19, 2026)
On SiriusXM’s Stacy On The Right: To Discuss the Oregon School Shooting
Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show, to discuss the recent school shooting in Bend, Oregon, how gun-free zones attract killers, and why armed civilians stop more attacks than police. (Monday, October 19, 2026, from 10:05 to 10:30 PM...
On the Lars Larson Show: Arrests, Prosecutions and Deportations Fuel Record Drop in Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about his new piece at Real Clear Investigations on the record drop in violent crime during 2025 and the historic low murder rate. (Monday, October 26, 2026)
On One America News to Discuss the CDC Censoring Defensive Gun Use Data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQSle5qM57A Dr. John Lott joined One America News on October 15, 2026 to discussion his new op-ed at The Federalist titled: "New Trump Admin Stats Prove Good Guys With Guns Save Lives."
On Ed Martin Real America’s Voice: Discussing Trump Undoing the CDC’s censorship of Defensive Gun Use and Problems with the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9537mKFuYM Dr. John Lott appeared on Ed Martin's Real America's Voice about how the federal government consistently downplays evidence that armed, law-abiding citizens can stop public mass-casualty attacks. The discussion followed...
On the Lars Larson Show: Armed Bystander Stops Deadly Oregon School Shooting Despite Firearms Restrictions
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about the recent deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, where Kaylub Giamanco, a bystander with a concealed handgun permit, shot and killed the 16-year-old gunman, even though...
On the Lars Larson Show: To Discuss the Oregon Elementary School Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about the latest school shooting in Bend, Oregon, where a bystander shot and killed the shooter despite the school district’s ban on staff carrying firearms on campus. (Thursday, October 15, 2026)









