Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the 890,000 increase in concealed handgun permits this past year in the United States. (Tuesday, August 21, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:54 AM)
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On Chicago’s WCGO to discuss the high rate of gang violence in the city
Dr. John Lott was on Chicago's WCGO to discuss the high rate of gang violence in the city. (Monday, August 20, 2018, from 2:05 to 2:30 PM)
On Seattle’s KVI to discuss our new report on Concealed Handgun Permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Kirby Wilbur on KVI about our new report on permitted concealed handguns. (Friday, August 17, 2018, from 7:35 to 7:48 PM)
On Albany, New York’s WGDJ-AM to discuss the increasing number of concealed handgun permit holders
Dr. John Lott was on Albany, New York's WGDJ-AM to discuss the increasing number of concealed handgun permit holders. (Friday, August 17, 2018, from 11:05 to 11:30 AM)
On the Michigan Talk Network: How the media are encouraging violence against themselves
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on how the media are encouraging violence against themselves. (Tuesday, August 14, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:57 AM)
On Ottawa, Ontario’s Giant CFRA Radio to discuss the banning of handguns in Canada
Dr. John Lott joined Brian Lilley on Ottawa's giant 50,000-watt CFRA radio station to discuss the push to ban handguns in Canada. Lott pointed out how every single time all guns or all handguns have been banned, there has been an increase in murder/homicide. There...
On Cincinnati’s Giant WLW to talk whether media emphasis on possible future violence against themselves will encourage attacks against them
Dr. John Lott was on the 50,000-watt WLW to talk whether the media's constant emphasis on possible future violence against themselves will encourage attacks against them. The interview started off talking about how the media and politicians unfairly single out...
On Chicago’s WIND Morning Show to discuss Chicago’s continuing high gang crime problem
Dr. John Lott joined Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago's WIND to talk about Chicago's continuing crime problem. After murder clearance rates had declined from 67% in 1991 to 20% in 2016, they continued to decline to just 17.5% in 2017. It isn't very difficult to...
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss New York State threatening financial institution and insurance companies with ruin if they work with NRA
Dr. John Lott talked to Michigan Talk Network about New York State threatening financial institution and insurance companies with ruin if they work with NRA. (Tuesday, August 7, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:54 AM)
“Does race play a role in ‘stand your ground’ defenses?”
St. Petersburg, FL's Channel 9 interviews Dr. John Roman, Dr. John Lott, and Justin Murphy. As usual, the media identifies Lott as pro-gun and doesn't have similar anti-self-defense labels for the other two people. The surveillance video from the store shows that on...
On the Larry Elder Show: Challenging gun control advocates to a bet about predictions that 3D printers will greatly increase gun crime
Dr. John Lott was on the Larry Elder Show to discuss the media's biases on 3D printers. Specifically, Lott challenges gun control advocates to a bet regarding their claims that 3D printers will increase gun crime. More on Lott's challenge for the bet see here. Lott's...
On Relentless: Will 3D printers result in more crime? What are the First Amendment implications?
Dr. John Lott talked to Dana Loesch on her program Relentless about media claims regarding 3D printed guns. What impact will 3D printers have on crime rates? What are the First Amendment implications? Dr. Lott's piece on these questions on Fox News is available here....