Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. . Biden is the most activist president ever on gun control, putting thousands of gun dealers out of business by the middle of last year for trivial paperwork mistakes. He used government regulations...
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At Townhall: Democrats Learned the Wrong Lesson From the Attempted Assassination of President Trump
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. During Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s testimony on Monday before the House Oversight Committee, Democrats continually pushed for gun control, with Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) going so far as asking if Americans'...
At National Review Online: What Vivek Murthy Gets Wrong about Gun Crime: The surgeon general wants to promote gun control through public health. He should try to get his facts right, first.
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at National Review. . ‘Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy saidlast week, calling the situation a “public health crisis.” It has been a favorite talking point of the...
At Townhall: Want to ‘Do Something’ to Stop Mass Shootings?: Use Existing Involuntary Commitment Laws.
Nikki Goeser, The CPRC's Senior Fellow, has a new op-ed at Townhall. Red flag laws are not necessary to prevent dangerous people from having guns. These laws are unconstitutional, as they put the accused in a position of being assumed guilty until proven innocent....
At the Washington Times: Liberals’ statistics on falling violent crime rates don’t match reality
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. . “It’s no accident that violent crime is near a record 50-year low,” President Biden claims. And if you believe recent fact-checkers at places, like Politifact, rate Biden’s statement as “true.” On ABC’s This...
At Real Clear Politics: Biden’s Completely Dishonest and Outrageous Gun Control Ad
https://videopress.com/v/mv9khMWt?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimeresearch.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2Fbfp-massacred-30-en_mov_dvd.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Dr. John Lott has a...
At Real Clear Politics: Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. It was republished at the Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, Ohio Star, Real Clear Policy, Before Its News, The Heartland News, the BFD (New Zealand), and USSA News. The 2023 Nashville Covenant School murders understandably...
At Townhall: Biden’s Desperate Attempt to Paint Trump As a Racist
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. A new Biden ad quotes Trump saying, “Of course, I hate these people.” The ad explains, “Donald Trump disrespecting black folk is nothing new.” The ad claims that Trump “called for the execution of 5 innocent black and brown...
The Washington Times: Don’t defend yourself in New York City: If you do, you will be prosecuted
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times. . The message in New York City is clear: don’t try defending yourself or anyone else from violence. If you do, you will be prosecuted by the city’s District Attorneys. . New Yorkers are likely to be very familiar...
At Townhall: The FBI’s Crime Data Have Real Problems
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall that continues our investigation into the problems with the FBI crime data. The news media relies almost exclusively on FBI data to report on changes in crime rates. But there is strong evidence that FBI data...
At the Wall Street Journal: The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It: The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime.
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal. . News outlets claim that Americans mistakenly believe violent crime is rising. A Gallup survey last year found that 92% of Republicans and 58% of Democrats thought crime was increasing. A February...
At Townhall: City where police emergency response time is 36 minutes wants to ban Civilians Carrying Guns for protection
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall In 2023, New Orleans had the third highest per capita murder rate in the country according to the FBI. Last week, New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick claimed that the city can lower...