On the lawsuits over whether students and faculty can carry concealed handguns on college campuses in Montana.
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At Townhall: Without False Claims About The Risk of Concealed Handgun Permit Holders, The Left Has Nothing
Dr. John Lott and Professor Carl Moody, the CPRC's research director, have an op-ed at Townhall. Preface: Last Friday, the National Law Journal ran an op-ed by Lisa Vicens and John Donohue with many errors in it regarding a case that the U.S. Supreme Court heard last...
At the Federalist: Data Disproves Left’s Fear Of Adhering To The Constitution On Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist about last week's Supreme Court hearing on NYSRPA v. Bruen. This year has seen the largest increase ever in the number of concealed handgun permit holders—more than two million, for a total of 21.52 million. That is a 48...
At Newsweek: The Supreme Court Has An Opportunity to Defend the Second Amendment
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Newsweek starts this way. When it decides on NYSRPA v. Bruen—scheduled for oral arguments today—the Supreme Court will have a chance to stop governments from restricting the right to "bear arms." The part of the Constitution...
At Real Clear Politics: Baldwin Shooting Elicits a Familiar — and Flawed — Response, Baldwin Calls for Gun Policy Changes, But He Ignored Existing Rules
Letting people know that there are consequences to catastrophically negligent behavior is one sure way to make these rare events even rarer.
At Townhall: Democrats Keep Pushing to Eliminate American’s Due Process Rights, Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Dr. John Lott co-authored this piece with Congressman Thomas Massie, who represents Kentucky's Fourth Congressional District and is co-chairman of the Second Amendment Caucus. Everyone wants to stop dangerous people from getting guns. To some, the obvious solution...
At the Federalist: If Voter ID Laws Are ‘Undemocratic,’ Then So Is Europe
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist on Democrat claims of voter suppression by Republicans. “Republicans … are trying to systematically prevent ordinary citizens from making their voices heard,” former President Obama warned while campaigning in the...
In the Missoula Current: Tester must stand against runaway spending, socialist Sanders
Dr. John Lott has a piece on the probably upcoming Congressional votes on Biden's massive spending bills. As government spending spirals out of control, where is Montana Sen. Jon Tester? As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee in an evenly divided Senate,...
At Townhall: The First Rule of Gun Safety is That You Don’t Point a Gun Directly at Someone Unless You Intend to Shoot Them
Here is a discussion about Alec Baldwin's recent problems. The first rule of gun safety is you don’t point a gun a something unless you intend to shoot it. Even if you believe the gun is unloaded, you don’t point it directly at others. Alec Baldwin didn’t follow...
The Sun Times: There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders. Here’s Why You Rarely Hear of Them.
While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them. While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them.On May 15, an attacker at an apartment...
At Townhall: The Lies about the Fed’s Default Risk
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. Don't worry among other concerns the Federal government's law enforcement role won't be affected. Failure to raise the Federal debt ceiling limit could "roil the financial markets and cause severe economic problems," "cause...
At Real Clear Investigations: There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders in America. Here’s Why You Rarely Hear of Them.
While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them. While Americans know that guns take many innocent lives every year, many don’t know that firearms also save them.On May 15, an attacker at an apartment...