Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times about the views that Joe Biden and other Democrat presidential candidates have on gun control. The piece starts this way: Every one of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates supports more gun control....
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At Townhall.com: Abortion’s Impact Is More Than Morality
Dr. John Lott's latest op-ed at Townhall is available here. From Alabama’s new law restricting abortion to Virginia’s governor Ralph Northam (D) comments clearly condoning killing infants after birth, abortion is guaranteed to be a central part of next year’s...
At Fox News: Gun controls backed by Dem presidential candidates would hurt poor and minorities
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News on what the new gun control regulations proposed by Democrats will mean for the poor and minorities. The piece starts this way: Name a gun control regulation, and you’ll find Democratic presidential candidates who...
At Townhall: Armed Guards at Houses of Worship Is Not Enough
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on mass public shootings, particularly those at Houses of Worship. From New Zealand to Sri Lanka, houses of worship are under attack. This has been an all too common phenomenon around the world. At home, there have been...
At Townhall.com: House Panel Allots $50M to Study Gun Violence
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Townhall.com discusses the House Appropriations Committee Allotting $50 million for public health research on guns. Lott's piece begins this way: One of the most common attacks on the National Rifle Association is that it supposedly...
In the Dallas Morning News: Data call into question supposed benefits of police review boards
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece in the Dallas Morning News on the proposal to have a police review board. The chairman of the Dallas Citizens Police Review Board has a piece that is paired with Lott's and is available here. Lott's piece starts this way: Community...
At the Washington Times: Felons and the Democratic vote
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at the Washington Times begins this way: Democrats used to argue that once felons had served their time, they had paid their debt to society and should be able to vote. Leading presidential candidate Bernie Sanders now wants felons to...
At Fox News: NRA turmoil is not a threat to Second Amendment but THIS could do real harm
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on the media turmoil at the NRA. The piece starts this way: The announcement Saturday that Oliver North is stepping down as president of the National Rifle Association – following news that the New York attorney general is...
At Fox News: Armed teachers can save student lives – Don’t leave children defenseless against school shooters
Dr. John Lott’s newest op-ed discusses the fact that 20 states allow teachers and other school staff members to carry guns under a variety of rules on school property, so we don’t need to guess about how safe these schools are. Some states have had these rules for...
At Townhall.com: Police Review Boards May Create the Problems They Were Designed to Solve
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall.com on Dallas' move to institute a stronger police review board. The piece starts this way: Community trust is crucial to effective policing, so it’s imperative that officers not think that they can get away with...
At Townhall.com: The Second Amendment Stories the National Media Fail to Report…or Get Completely Wrong
Dr. John Lott has a new piece on mass public shootings that have been stopped by concealed handgun permit holders. The piece starts this way: Did you hear about this case? A man went into a dentist’s office, killed a woman, and took aim at others before being wounded...
At National Review: Bernie Sanders Is Wrong: Felons Shouldn’t Vote from Prison
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at NationalReview.com about Senator Bernie Sanders' proposal that felons in prison be able to vote. The piece starts this way: Democrats used to argue that once felons had served their time, they had paid their debts to society and should...