Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo on NewsMax’s America Talks Live. They talked about what gun control laws will get passed in Washington and whether background checks really costless.
(NewsMax, August 7, 2019, from 2:17 to 2:26 PM)
Nashville’s Fox 17 has a discussion about whether we should eliminate gun-free zones. From the story:
…“While some people push for stricter gun laws, others argue gun free zones are a bad idea. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, gun free zones are a target for most mass shootings.
“One Tennessee woman claims gun free zones are the reason she could not protect her husband from a stalker who pulled a gun.
Dr. John Lott talks to One America News’ John Hines about whether proposed gun control laws will make people safer. Two parts were cut out of the interview: the proposed background checks on private transfers will make disarm the poor minorities and that we need to get rid of gun-free zones.…
Dr. John Lott talks to John Cardillo about why universal background checks and assault weapon bans won’t stop mass public shootings.
Cardillo about Dr. Lott: “Arguably the best well informed person in the United States on these issues.”
(NewMax TV, Wednesday, August 7, 2019, from 2:15 to 2:22 PM)
Dr. John Lott was on Canada’s CTV about his reaction to the mass public shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Lott talked about what motivates these killers. He discussed how the vast majority aren’t motivated by political views, but by the desire to get attention as they commit suicide.…
Dr. John Lott was on Canada’s CTV about his reaction to the mass public shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Lott talked about the importance of having someone quickly available on the scene with a gun to stop an attack. He also talked about the high rate of mass public shootings in parts of Europe, and finally how hard it is to stop these mass public shooters from getting weapons.…
Dr. John Lott is interviewed by One America News about our research on mass public shootings occurring in gun-free zones and school shootings. Congressman Thomas Massie is also quoted as using statistics from our report on school shootings.
(One America News, July 30, 2019)
Dr. John Lott gave a couple of talks at FreedomFest during the middle of July. C-SPAN is showing one of his talks several times. The video is available here.
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the national Train a Teacher Day that occurred this past weekend.
(Michigan Talk Network, July 23, 2019, 6:35 to 6:45)
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Sharpe about a wide range of topics: media bias on guns, mass public shootings, and how gun control harms the most vulnerable.
(The Sharpe Way, July 21, 2019)
