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...
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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...
At Townhall.com: The Push to Demonize Private Gun Ownership Never Stops
Dr. John Lott has a new piece on how television shows are so biased against gun ownership. The piece starts this way. The push to demonize private gun ownership never stops. Michael Bloomberg and other gun control advocates are continuing to pour hundreds of millions...
At the Washington Times: The folly of ‘Red Flag’ gun laws
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at the Washington Times discusses some of the problems with the Red Flag laws. Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams in Colorado made news Monday over his willingness to go to jail over his refusal to enforce what will soon be the state’s new...
At Fox News: Media exaggerate impact of US-Mexico border closure. UPDATE: Everytown attacks
Dr. John Lott's newest op-ed discusses the new media's grossly exaggerated costs from closing the U.S.-Mexico border. He also goes through some of our research regarding the costs of illegal aliens. (Not surprisingly, Everytown's paid PR secretary Adam Sege keeps...
At Townhall.com: Pennsylvania Democrats Want To Register Your Guns
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Townhall.com is about the continued push for gun registration Democrats want to register your guns. It isn’t just something that universal background checks will eventually lead to. There is a push even in a “gun friendly” state such as...
In the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Pa. gun registry waste of money, resources
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Democrats push for more gun control in Pennsylvania. It gives you an idea what they would do if Democrats took control of the Pennsylvania state legislature. Pennsylvania Democrats want to register your...
At the Daily Caller: Trump Keeps Condemning White Nationalists — So why does the media keep denying it?
Dr. John Lott's piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Ever since the 2016 campaign, Democrats and the media have asserted that President Trump has failed to distance himself from white nationalists and neo-Nazis. The fact that White House staffers must answer...






