Dr. John Lott talked to Dana Loesch about a few of the false claims made in the gun control debate. More information is available here. (Friday, January 4, 2019: 6 PM)
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Should people who have been involuntarily committed for mental health reasons face a lifetime gun ban?
Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo on NewsMax TV about whether people who have been involuntarily committed for even a period of observation should be banned for life from owning guns. (Friday, December 28, 2018, 1:53 to 1:55 PM)
On Dana Loesch’s Relentless: Understanding claims about defensive gun use
Dana Loesch's Relentless interviewed Dr. John Lott about the impact of concealed handguns on crime (see also here). They also discussed the problems with using justifiable homicides to measure defensive gun uses (see also here). (Wednesday, December 12, 2018, from...
On Dana Loesch’s Relentless: Permit holders are quite successful in stopping mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott was on Dana Loesch's Relentless to discuss data showing that concealed handgun permit holders are actually quite successful in stopping mass public shootings. (November 29, 2018)
On One America News: “New research exposes liberal lies about gun violence”
Dr. John Lott joined Liz Wheeler on One America News' Tipping Point to discuss the different definitions of mass shootings and how they are often misused. (Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 9 PM hour)
On Dana Loesch’s Relentless: Comparing mass public shootings across countries and states and on the dangers of gun-free zones
Dana Loesch and Dr. John Lott comparing mass public shooting statistics across countries and states and discussing the dangers of gun-free zones. (Wednesday, November 14, 2018, from 6:03 to 6:15 PM)
On One America News to discuss mass public shootings: How to stop, media bias. and international comparisons
Dr. John Lott appeared on the One America News Network's The Daily Ledger to discuss what can be done to stop mass public shootings such as the attack at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, California on November 7th. He also talked about the media bias...
On NewsMax TV: Few Mass Public Killers Have Obvious Political or Religious reasons and the Media bias on guns
Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo and Dick Farrel on NewsMax TV to discuss how few mass public killers have obvious political or religious reasons and the media bias on guns. (Wednesday, October 31, 2018, from 2:25 to 2:31 PM)
On CRTV’s Get off My Lawn with Gavin McInnes to talk about whether politics or religion motivates most mass public shooters
Dr. John Lott talked to Gavin McInnes on his CRTV show about our new research on whether politics or religion motivates most mass public shooters. (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)
Television debate on ending Malaysia’s death penalty
Murder, drug trafficking and treason are all punishable by death in Malaysia, but maybe not for much longer. After Muhammad Lukman Mohamed received the death sentence for selling medicinal marijuana oil to cancer patients, there was public outrage. Malaysia's prime...
On Dana Loesch’s Relentless: How has support for gun control changed?
Dr. John Lott was on Dana Loesch's Relentless to discuss the new Gallup Poll on support for gun control. While support for gun control has fallen by 6 percentage points since the immediate aftermath of the Parkland shooting, there has been a general increase over the...
On Fox Business: Explaining why the judicial confirmation process has become so much more vicious
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is right that Senate’s confirmation process is “a national disgrace.” The damage done to Kavanaugh’s family is horrific. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was clear: “What you want to do is destroy this guy’s life, hold this seat...