Our most conservative estimates show that by adopting shall-issue laws(concealed carry laws), states reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults… — John R. Lott Jr 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 Amendment Copy Share Image
“Even Senator Bernie Sanders recognized the possible consequences of such action. “What you’re really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in America,”… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“Every place that has banned guns (either all guns or all handguns) has seen murder rates go up. You cannot point to… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“I was at the University of Chicago Law School when Obama was a part-time lecturer. He told me in 1996, “I don’t… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment 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 Amendment Copy Share Image
“The Batman movie theater killer, James Holmes, initially considered attacking an airport. In his diary, which was released in 2015, he explained… — John R. Lott Jr Batman movie Copy Share Image
“2.Stop only prohibited people from buying guns. The background check system is a mess. Virtually everyone who fails the check is someone… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment 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
“If a national pollster asked you if you owned a firearm, would you determine to tell him or her the truth or… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“To do just that, Bill Landes (University of Chicago Law School) and I collected data on all multiple victim public shootings in… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“against my research were true. The claim is especially ludicrous, since the NRA doesn’t seem to fund any statistical research at all.… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“In February 2000, I testified before the Hawaii State Senate joint hearing between the Judiciary and Transportation committees on changes that were… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment 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 Amendment 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 Copy Share Image
“On Piers Morgan Tonight, Alan Dershowitz claimed, “[W]hat’s happening is the NRA is buying their data. They’re buying their facts. They’re hiring… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment 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 Amendment Copy Share Image
“Obama could have looked at his own State Department’s annual terrorism reports. Between 2007 and 2011, an average of 6,282 terrorist attacks… — John R. Lott Jr Terrorism Copy Share Image
“The reason there are so few attacks that use out-of-state guns is that in both cases these individuals could have passed background… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“Economists overwhelmingly believe that gun ownership does not increase the risk of suicide, whereas criminologists are very equally divided. Both economists and… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“Taking the average of surveys on academic economists’ political views, we find that Democrat economists outnumber their Republican colleagues by almost three… — John R. Lott Jr Political views Copy Share Image
“Blacks have the most to gain from Stand Your Ground laws, and there is no evidence that the laws are applied in… — John R. Lott Jr Blacks Copy Share Image
During waves of terror attacks, Israel's national police chief will call on all concealed-handgun permit holders to make sure they carry firearms… — John R. Lott Jr Copy Share Image
Are global temperatures rising? Surely, they were rising from the late 1970s to 1998, but 'there has been no net global warming… — 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 Amendment Copy Share Image
“Columbia’s Dart Center treated Bloomberg and his various anti-gun groups as objective sources of information. “Nearly 12,000 murdered with guns each year,”… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“After the San Bernardino attack, Alison Anderman, with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, noted: “California is leading the way [with… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“Maybe this doctor should have asked about the family bathtubs instead of the family guns. Because, according to the U.S. Consumer Product… — John R. Lott Jr Children 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 Amendment Copy Share Image
“According to a 2013 survey of PoliceOne’s 450,000 members (380,000 active duty and 70,000 retired), 91 percent of law enforcement officers support… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment Copy Share Image
“There is a clear consensus among economists about self-defense, gun-free zones, firearms and suicide, and concealed handgun laws. Among North American economists:… — John R. Lott Jr Amendment 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 1996 reforms not only reduced the gun-related homicide rate, but also the suicide rate. The Australian Institute of Criminology found that gun-related murders and suicides fell…” quote by John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/john-r-lott-jr-9603_amendment_former-prime-minister-of-australia-john_700905.jpg)
![“On Piers Morgan Tonight, Alan Dershowitz claimed, “[W]hat’s happening is the NRA is buying their data. They’re buying their facts. They’re hiring and commissioning so-called scholars to come up with the kinds of lies.”8 In another appearance he declared, “Your [John Lott’s] conclusions are paid…” quote by John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/john-r-lott-jr-9603_amendment_on-piers-morgan-tonight-alan-dershowitz_1647726.png)
![“Are global temperatures rising? Surely, they were rising from the late 1970s to 1998, but 'there has been no net global warming since 1998.' Indeed, the more recent numbers show that there is now evidence of significant cooling [...] Mankind is responsible for just a fraction of one percent of the…” quote by John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/john-r-lott-jr-9603_causes_are-global-temperatures-rising-surely-th_1722920.png)
![“After the San Bernardino attack, Alison Anderman, with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, noted: “California is leading the way [with stricter gun control laws], but California is surrounded by a country that has much weaker laws, and we know that a lot of the guns used in crime in California…” quote by John R. Lott Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/john-r-lott-jr-9603_amendment_after-the-san-bernardino-attack-alison-a_1270506.png)
