Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall about teachers across the country getting training to protect their schools. The piece starts this way: This weekend hundreds of teachers across the country will be getting training to carry concealed handguns at school....
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In the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Gun Control in Virginia’s Special Legislative Session
Dr. John Lott and State Sen. Dick Black (R-Loudoun) have a short discussion in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about the special legislative session this past week on gun control. The tragedy at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center fits an all too familiar pattern — yet...
In the New York Daily News: Punished for tweeting the truth
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the New York Daily News. The piece starts this way: Twitter has locked my account. I can’t post anything or read messages from other users. The reason? In March, I tweeted that the perpetrator of the New Zealand mosque shooting...
At the Washington Post: What the media miss when talking about guns
Dr. John Lott and Richard H. Black, who represents Loudoun County in the Virginia Senate, have an op-ed at the Washington Post on the Virginia Beach shooting and the after math this coming week with legislation during the special session in Virginia. The op-ed at...
At Townhall.com: Democrats Keep Pushing Smart Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the constant push by Democrats for so-called "smart guns." Perhaps former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats should watch fewer James Bond movies. Biden announced at the Democratic presidential debates last...
At Fox News: Dems and gun control — they want it whether it works or not
Dr. John Lott and Andrew Pollack have an op-ed at Fox News on the Democrats debates this past weeks and their discussions about gun control. The two Democratic presidential debates last week in Miami were marked by calls to remember Florida’s Parkland High School...
Op-ed in nine newspapers across Florida: A reply to gun-control advocates
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed in nine newspapers across Florida about our recent research on school shootings and the attacks that it has received in letters by two members of Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action. Palm Beach Daily News, June 28, 2019; Florida Times-Union, June...
At Townhall.com: When Television News Anchors Become Gun Control Activists
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall.com on the gun control propoganda, there is really no other word for it, that comes from television news these days. Here is Lott's discussion of CBS's 60 Minutes this past Sunday night. On the subject of gun control,...
At Fox News: Gun-free zones need to go. They are not only ineffective, they’re ineffective, they’re dangerous
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) have a new piece up at Fox News on the dangers of gun-free zones. Unfortunately, the Virginia Beach City Council is moving in the exact opposite way and wanting to ban guns in city buildings. Does anyone there realize...
At the Washington Times: Why balanced reporting about guns is crucial
Dr. John Lott has a new piece in the Washington Times on how media bias completely distorts people's understanding of guns and gun control. The piece starts this way: Kate Nixon worked as a compliance manager on the second floor of Operations Building 2 in the...
At Townhall: Mandating Gun Locks Can Have Unintended Consequences
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the money put into the Texas state budget to advertise the need for the safe storage of guns. Last year, right after a student fatally shot eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan...
At Fox News: After Virginia Beach shooting, Dems seek ban on ‘silencers’ that don’t make guns silent
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on the gun control push for suppressors. Despite what you might believe from watching television shows or movies, suppressors (commonly known as “silencers”) do not make guns “silent” — unless you consider an ambulance siren...







