Opinion
By Dr. John R. Lott, Crime Prevention Research Center
09-09-23
We have released our new study on errors in the FBI’s Active Shootings reports. The errors are huge, and with all the discussion of the politicization of the FBI, this evidence is embarrassing. They are missing or incorrectly identifying 143 cases where people have used legally carried guns to stop active shooting attacks. The correct rate of defensive gun use is almost eight times higher than the FBI reports. And if we limit the discussion to places permit holders were allowed to carry, the rate is eleven times higher. No one needs to take our word for these errors — you can check out the missing cases for themselves here.
Real Clear Politics ran my op-ed on the report. Colion Noir’s podcast, One America News, Sebastian Gorka’s national radio show, and Bill Martinez’s radio show also covered it. The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, and other places also discussed it.
Bill Cunningham’s national radio show and the Carl Jackson show discussed my op-ed at the Federalist on how Everytown has sued the gun seller, the murderer’s parents, and social media for the attack despite the murderer’s manifesto contradicting Everytown’s claims.
A video of a talk I gave in Brazil in August is available here.
Nikki Goeser appeared on Armed American Radio to discuss the Tennessee state legislature’s special session on gun control. My other appearances include an interview with One America News’ Tipping Point that discusses how the Biden Administration drives gun sellers out of business. I also did a radio show with WMAL’s Vince Coglianese on the recent shootings in Florida and North Carolina that turned out very well.
We have also continued collecting cases where people legally carrying guns in public have stopped crimes. Here are the cases that we collected for May.
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Research
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2022 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 4.6%, the correct number is at least 35.7%. In 2022, it is at least 41.3%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 63.5%.
Cases where armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents
New Research: Estimating the Effect of Concealed Carry Laws on Murder
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Op-eds
At Real Clear Politics: FBI Data on Active Shootings Is Misleading
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Talks
Dr. John Lott’s Talk at the Brazil SHOT Fair 2023
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Television interviews/Podcasts
With Colion Noir: Active Shooters Get Stopped By Armed Citizens Over 41 Percent According To New Data
On One America News: Does the FBI, CDC Producing ‘Biased Data’ On Gun Crimes?
On One America News’ Tipping Point: Gun Control Advocates Want to Make It ‘Costly for Gun Sellers To Be in Business’
On Nashville’s WKRN-TV about Expanding Tennessee’s Lifetime Order of Protection, warning the TV station misleading uses Nikki Goeser’s answer to one question to answer another one
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Radio interviews/Podcasts
On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Defensive Gun Use Cases and Mass Shootings
WORTH LISTENING TO: On WMAL’s Vince Coglianese Show: Discussing the recent shootings in Florida and North Carolina
Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show: Discussing a wide range of gun control issues
On Philadelphia’s Bid WPHT: Discussing Delaware’s New Gun-free Zones for Concealed Handgun Permit Holders
On the Carl Jackson Show: Do Gun-Control Groups Care What Really Causes Mass Shootings?
On Armed American Radio: Nikki Goeser talks about the Tennessee State Legislature’s Special Session on Gun Control
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Lawsuit by Buffalo Shooting Victims and Untrustworthy Government Crime Statistics
On the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: Discussing Biden’s Most Recent False claims on Guns
On the Bill Martinez Show: To discuss Hawaii official delayed releasing water as wildfires raged and the corruption in the FBI
On Blunt Force Truth: Domestic Violence and How Our Justice System Fails the Victims
On Chicago’s Morning Answer WIND-AM: Why domestic violence victims need firearms training
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Television Show Bias on Guns
An Entertainment TV show from Canada that illustrates the benefit of people having a gun
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Defensive Gun Uses
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 32 Cases During May 2023
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Media and Other Coverage
CPRC’s Research on Errors in the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports Get Coverage: Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, and more
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Other Recent Testimony
Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary on Gun Control
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Recent C-SPAN Appearances
Gun Control Myths
Washington Journal John Lott on Gun Violence in the U.S.
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Other
Billings, Montana man doesn’t realize the sidewalk in front of his home isn’t classified as his property. Stepping on the sidewalk violated the 1,000-foot gun-free zone rule around schools.
Was the UNC Shooter Legally Able To Obtain a Gun? Nonimmigrant aliens, such as those with student visas, are banned.
Jacksonville Murderer Originally Targeted a Black College, a gun-free zone where civilians were banned from having guns, but Because of Armed Security Instead Attacked a Dollar General Store
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John R. Lott, Jr.
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The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Citizens Journal Florida.
The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Citizens Journal Florida.
