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...
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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...
At Townhall.com: What Gun Control Advocates Fail to Grasp After Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the Virginia Beach shooting. The employee handbook info regarding employees being banned from having guns is available here. Another horrifying attack and immediately gun control politicians and organizations are...
At Townhall: Texas Is About to expand Its Program For Teachers Carrying Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall that starts this way: Twenty years after Columbine, the United States is still looking for how to stop mass public shootings. The rest of the world, where mass public shootings are actually much more common, is also looking...
New at The Washington Times: Short-sighted calls for gun control
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....





