Dr. John Lott joined Sebastian Gorka on America First to talk about what the media keep secret about mass public shootings, namely that they keep on occurring in gun-free zones. 98% of mass public shootings occur in gun-free zones, where victims are completely...
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How does the US compare to other countries in terms of mass public shootings?
Dr. Lott talks about the Crime Prevention Research Center's research on mass public shootings. (Tuesday, June 11, 2019, from 6:33 to 6:42 AM)
On Armed American Radio to discuss the Virginia Beach shooting, silencers and gun-free zones
Dr. John Lott spoke with host Mark Walters about the Democratic Presidential Candidates proposals for more gun-control, including a complete ban on so-called "silencers" that actually do not make guns silent. Also discussed were the dangers of gun-free zones and how...
On the Sinclair Broadcasting Network: The Virginia Beach Attack, another shooting in a gun-free zone
Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling on the Sinclair Broadcasting Network's America This Week about the dangers of gun-free zones both in schools and at the Virginia Beach municipal building attack. He also talked about the new research that the Crime Prevention...
On the Kerry Lutz Show: On all the Gun Control laws being pushed by all the Democrat Presidential Candidates
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerry Lutz about the push for more gun control laws by the Democratic Presidential candidates and also Michael Bloomberg's unrelenting push for more gun control regulations. (Monday, June 10, 2019)
On the Sandy Rios Show to discuss the Virginia Beach Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Sandy Rios on her national radio show about the mass public shooting at a Virginia Beach Municipal Building occurring at yet another place where the victims were banned from protecting themselves and what can be done to help prevent something...
On the Sinclair Broadcast Group: “Mass shootings in US compared with other countries”
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by Sinclair Broadcast Group about the Crime Prevention Research Center's count of mass public shootings across countries. Sinclair references Snopes.com's criticism of our work because we looked at the per capita rate of attacks across...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Another mass public shooting, another place where the victims were banned from carrying guns, the attack at Virginia Beach
Dr. Lott talks about the tragedy in Virginia Beach when an employee murdered 12 co-workers and injured others. The #2 operations building was a gun-free zone for employees. Nobody inside the building was allowed to have a gun for self-defense, yet the murderer brought...
On the national Jim Bohannon Show to discuss the Virginia Beach Shooting
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his national radio show about the mass public shooting at a Virginia Beach Municipal Building occurring at yet another place where the victims were banned from protecting themselves and what can be done to help prevent something...
On the Lars Larson Show to discuss whether we should make firearm suppressors illegal
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his national radio show about whether we should make firearm suppressors illegal and about the Virginia Beach attack. (Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 5:35 to 5:45 PM) Lars Larson’s National show is listened to by over 1.25 million...
CPRC on WMAL’s Mornings on the Mall to talk about the Virginia Beach mass public shooting
Dr. John Lott discusses the mass public shooting at a Virginia Beach Municipal Building occurring at yet another place where the victims were banned from protecting themselves and what can be done to help prevent something similar from happening in the future. Also...
On One America News: What has been the experience in all the schools that let teachers carry guns?
Dr. John Lott talked to Graham Ledger on One America News about the Crime Prevention Research Center's new research that schools that allow teachers to carry guns. We find that those schools that allow teachers to carry are extremely safe: data on the rate of...











