John R.

John R. Lott, Jr.

Biography

John Lott is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and the author most recently of “The War on Guns.”

Articles

Oct 07, 2025

Even More Disturbing Than Jay Jones' Text Messages Is the Reason Behind Them

Jul 09, 2025

Criminals Fear the Death Penalty More Than Life in Prison

May 13, 2025

The Democrats Just Can't Stop Pushing Nonsensical Assault Weapon Bans

Apr 17, 2025

Yet More Worthless Public Health 'Research' On Guns

Apr 02, 2025

Why National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Will Make Americans Safer

Jan 16, 2025

Right to the End, Biden Makes False Claims About Crime

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Dec 23, 2024

Biden Commuting the Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates Ignores the Will of Most Americans

Oct 07, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration Ghost Gun Case Is Filled With Lies

Sep 11, 2024

ABC's David Muir Lied About Crime Falling Under Biden-Harris

Jul 24, 2024

Democrats Learned the Wrong Lesson From the Attempted Assassination of President Trump

Jun 05, 2024

Biden’s Desperate Attempt to Paint Trump As a Racist

May 14, 2024

The FBI's Crime Data Has Real Problems

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Apr 24, 2024

City Where Emergency Response Time Is 36 Minutes Wants to Ban Civilians Carrying Guns for Protection

Apr 09, 2024

How Can People Keep Claiming That Penalties Don't Deter Criminals?

Feb 29, 2024

Biden Is Destroying the Firearm's Industry

Feb 12, 2024

Jennifer Crumbley Shouldn't Have Been Convicted

Dec 19, 2023

Do Absentee and Mail-in Ballots Make It Easier to Pay People for Voting?

Oct 28, 2023

Why Not Enforce Existing Laws Rather Than Push for New Gun Control?

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Aug 16, 2023

On Biden's Newest False Claims About Guns

Aug 01, 2023

Biden Will Withhold Federal Funding From Schools With Hunting, Archery Programs

Jul 08, 2023

Why Won't the Media Admit When Mass Murderers Are Environmentalists?

Jun 26, 2023

Can Democrats Even Believe What They Are Claiming About Guns?

Jun 12, 2023

Gavin Newsom Is Conceding He Has to Amend the Constitution

Apr 24, 2023

Uniformed School Resource Officers Aren't the Solution to Stop Mass Public Shootings

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Feb 09, 2023

Biden's Political Biases on Crime in His SOTU Endanger Public Safety

Jan 03, 2023

Will Phobias About AR-15s Keep Schools From Adopting This Innovative Product?

Nov 29, 2022

Biden Again Wants to Ban Semi-Automatic Guns. When Will Fact-Checkers Apologize?

Nov 22, 2022

What States Like California and New York Can Learn From Other States About Guns

Nov 07, 2022

Since Dobbs Decision Leak, Violence Against Pro-Lifers Was Over 22 Times That Against Pro-Choicers

Aug 25, 2022

Biden’s Student Loan Bailout Is Disastrous

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May 17, 2022

Media Falsely Claim Mass Public Shooters are 'Right-wingers' When They're Environmental Extremists

Mar 23, 2022

Democrats Nominate a Soft on Crime Person for the Supreme Court

Mar 16, 2022

Social Media Censorship Particularly Hits Those Without Political Connections

Mar 02, 2022

Biden's State of the Union Gives Only Lip Service, No Reforms to Address Crime

Feb 23, 2022

Canada Isn't Alone in Using Debanking As a Weapon Against Political Opponents

Jan 18, 2022

What Reporters Should Ask Biden About Guns at His Promised Press Conference on Wednesday

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Jan 14, 2022

As Gun Sales Soared, the Number of Violent Crimes Committed with Guns Plummeted

Jan 04, 2022

With the For the People Act, Democrats, Not Republicans, Are the Real Threat to Democracy

Dec 02, 2021

Roe v. Wade Harmed Even Many Children Born After the Court's Decision

Nov 22, 2021

There's Been Continual Media Dishonesty in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

Nov 11, 2021

Without False Claims About the Risk of Concealed Handgun Permit Holders, the Left Has Nothing

Oct 27, 2021

Democrats Keep Pushing to Eliminate American's Due Process Rights, Extreme Risk Protection Orders

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Oct 25, 2021

The First Rule of Gun Safety Is That You Don't Point a Gun Directly at Someone Unless You Intend to Shoot Them

Oct 01, 2021

The Lies about the Fed's Default Risk

Sep 14, 2021

Very Concerning Evidence of Vote Fraud in California Recall Election

Sep 01, 2021

Neither Biden Nor His Speechwriters Can Do Simple Math on the Afghan Pullout

Aug 31, 2021

Democrats Are Remaking the Federal Courts at a Record-Breaking Pace

Aug 17, 2021

Twitter Still Blocking Information on Crimes by Leftists

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Aug 11, 2021

Mexico's Dishonest Lawsuit Against American Gun Makers

Aug 06, 2021

Why Are Red State Democratic Senators Voting for David Chipman?

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