“For all the emphasis on assault weapons, 68 percent of mass public shootings did not involve any long guns (Figure 2). Eighty-four… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“As to the “super destructive .50-caliber sniper rifle,” not only does the New York Times editorial get the law wrong, but it… — John R. Lott Jr Seven pounds Copy Share Image
“There is another real cost to linking gun violence with mental illness. Dr. Renee Binder, President of the American Psychiatric Association and… — John R. Lott Jr Gun control Copy Share Image
“When President Obama addressed the country on January 5, 2016, about his latest push for gun control, Bloomberg-funded research provided the “facts”… — John R. Lott Jr Domestic violence Copy Share Image
“None of these shootings, nor others that the president has mentioned, would have been stopped if background checks on private transfers had… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
Embarrassingly for Obama, it appeared that his administration had jumped the gun on banning the bullets. — John R. Lott Jr Administration Copy Share Image
“3.Background checks as de facto registration. It is not just other countries that use gun registries as a tool for mass confiscation.… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“Of course, the New York Times will never run a news article on studies that find that guns save lives. Even when… — John R. Lott Jr Gun control Copy Share Image
“In my third edition of More Guns, Less Crime, I provided the first published, peer-reviewed, nationwide study on Stand Your Ground laws.… — John R. Lott Jr Stand your ground Copy Share Image
“The infamous 2015 Charleston, South Carolina church shooting was originally going to be a college shooting. But Dylann Roof changed plans after… — John R. Lott Jr South carolina Copy Share Image
“After the phone call from Daley, the University of Chicago presented me with my two termination options. I wrote back to Dean… — John R. Lott Jr Phone call Copy Share Image
“The Army psychiatrist who last saw Ivan Lopez found no “sign of likely violence, either to himself or to others.”42 James Holmes’s… — John R. Lott Jr Health care Copy Share Image
“Of the four worst K-12 school shootings in history, three have occurred in Europe. Germany was host to two of these—one in… — John R. Lott Jr History Copy Share Image
“Former Prime Minister of Australia John Howard wrote in the New York Times in 2013, “[T]here is a wide consensus that our… — John R. Lott Jr Gun ownership Copy Share Image
“Democrats are unwilling to admit that their gun control regulations are disarming poor Americans. President Obama characterizes Voter ID laws that offer… — John R. Lott Jr Democracy Copy Share Image
“On December 10, 1998, Daley had organized a conference with four other mayors to discuss suing the gun makers. Because of my… — John R. Lott Jr Gun laws Copy Share Image
“An October 2015 Gallup poll found that a 56 to 41 percent margin of Americans believe that increased concealed carry leads to… — John R. Lott Jr Concealed carry Copy Share Image
“Democrats keep telling people that they don’t want to confiscate their guns. At the same time, they praise laws in countries that… — John R. Lott Jr Democracy Copy Share Image
“In 2014, the ad that the NFL turned down featured a former Marine talking about his responsibility for his family’s safety. Unlike… — John R. Lott Jr American flag Copy Share Image
“Hillary and Senator Murphy may claim that they care about the poor, but poor people in the highest-crime areas are the most… — John R. Lott Jr Poor people Copy Share Image
“By 2015, a 25 percent greater proportion of blacks were answering that they thought owning a gun improves safety. There was an… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“But it is probably not too surprising that gun control advocates who live in New York City know very little about guns.… — John R. Lott Jr Gun control Copy Share Image
“When it comes to television advertising, Michael Bloomberg out-spends the NRA and all other self-defense groups by 6.3 to one. The money… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
“Finally, we must bear in mind that guns are not the only tools of mass killing. In America, by far the worst… — John R. Lott Jr Boston marathon Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, Stand Your Ground laws have recently become the subject of a racially-charged debate. President Obama and then-Attorney General Holder have weighed… — John R. Lott Jr Attorney general Copy Share Image
