There’s an alarming trend taking place across the nation. Many states are passing so-called Red Flag Laws that allow the government to confiscate an individual’s firearms based solely upon rumors and anonymous reports. There are no substantive provisions for due...
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CPRC on The Michigan Talk Network: The media exaggerates impact of U.S. border closure
Dr. John Lott spoke with Steve Gruber about the national news media's silly exaggerations of the U.S. border closure. We will not run out of avocados. We will just get them from other sources. The U.S. spends 50% more educating illegals than we spend on food from...
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser on The Michigan Talk Network: Red Flag Laws
Nikki Goeser talks with host Steve Gruber about Red Flag Laws. Nikki Goeser is a survivor of a violent crime in a Gun-Free Zone, where her husband was murdered in front of her by her stalker. Even after going through something as horrific as this, Nikki understands...
On Dana Loesch’s Relentless: Study Shows “Assault Weapons” and Magazine Bans Do Not Lower Homicide Rates
Dr. John Lott talk with Dana Loesch about the false belief that banning Assault Weapons will somehow reduce homicides. Also discussed is the fact that gun-control advocates are trying to use poorly done studies to convince the public that concealed handguns are a huge...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Pennsylvania Democrats Want To Register Your Guns
Dr. Lott spoke with host Steve Gruber about how costly it is for states to go and register guns as well as the fact that virtually no crimes are ever solved because of registration. (Tuesday, March 2, 2019 6:45-6:54am)
On the national Lars Larson Show: Do Red Flag Laws endanger people’s safety?
Dr. John Lott speaks with Lars Larson about whether so-called Red Flag Laws actually on net endanger people's safety. (Thursday, March 28, 2019 7:20pm-7:30pm) Lars Larson’s show is listened to by over 1.25 million people.
CPRC on the Ben Shapiro Show: Gun confiscation and gun buybacks do not lower homicide rates
Dr. John Lott talks with host Ben Shapiro about the false belief that gun confiscation or gun buybacks will lower homicide rates and make people more safe. (Thursday, March 21, 2019)
On the Michigan Talk Network about the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Red Flag Laws
Dr. John Lott talked with host Steve Gruber about the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Red Flag Laws. Lott explains how these new laws are like a bad version the Tom Cruise movie, Minority Report. (Tuesday, March 26, 2019 6:45am-6:54am)
At the Daily Signal: The Facts About Gun Control and Homicide Rates
Dr. John Lott talked to the Daily Signal's Katrina Trinko about whether there really fewer homicides in countries with gun control. They also talked about Australia's gun control laws and the information on mass public shootings. (Tuesday, March 19, 2019) Kate Trinko:...
On Chicago’s Morning Answer (WIND AM 560): The New Zealand Mass Public Shooting and the fallacy of Gun Control
Dr. John Lott discusses the New Zealand mass public shooting and the false sense of security of gun-control. (Monday, March 18, 2019 9:35-9:45am)
On America in the Morning: Universal Background Checks and Media Bias on Gun Ownership
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about the problems with universal background checks and how this measure impacts law-abiding Americans. Also discussed is the overwhelming media bias that saturates the public with negative views of gun-ownership. Westwood One's...
Prediction for federal gun control push this year
Dr. John Lott predicts what he thinks will happen with federal gun control in 2019: House Democrats will try to pass their universal background check bills through the budget reconciliation process. He doesn't think that they will be successful, but they will try to...









