This week I did a debate at the University of Connecticut Law School on Tuesday and gave a talk to a group of business people near Philadelphia on Wednesday as well as a talk to a class at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on Thursday. The talks covered whether guns make people safer, errors in the FBI’s crime and active shooting data, and how gun control laws harm minorities and the poor. Unfortunately, I don’t have recordings of those presentations, but I do have PowerPoints available for two of my talks.
We released a couple of new reports this past week. Because of the persistent false claim that guns are the leading cause of death among children, we updated our analysis using the latest 2023 CDC data. That claim rests on the flawed assumption that removing guns would prevent those deaths. As we’ve shown repeatedly, when guns are banned, murders actually increase and total suicides remain unchanged.
Another report we did highlighted the steep decline in the murder arrest rate over the past six decades. In 1965, police made arrests in 91 percent of murder cases; by 2024, that rate had dropped to just 52 percent. An astonishing large drop in arrest rates.
By the next email blast, I plan to update our research on armed teachers and school shootings.
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve appeared on several television programs to discuss the FBI’s errors in active-shooter data and how their reported crime trends sharply diverge from overall total crime changes. Those appearances included Real Clear Politics’ Miller Report, America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber, Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice, and One America News.
I also joined several radio programs, including Rich Valdés America At Night, The Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show, KLZ’s Rush to Reason, 700 WLW’s Midweek Crisis, Western Montana’s KGVO, and The Vic Porcelli Show.
In addition, I appeared on The Bob Frantz Show to address the false claim that most extremist murders are committed by right-wingers.
Our work has gotten media coverage in the New York Post, Instapundit, MSN, the American Thinker, and more. Here is also an interview that I did with the media in Argentina.
A new report by moderate Democrats quantifies how far to the left Democrats have moved on the gun issue in just a decade and claims to provide evidence that has hurt Democrats who are running for office. A shooting attack at Oklahoma State University occurred in yet another gun-free zone (big surprise). Florida’s largest grocery store chain, Publix, will allow people to openly carry guns in their stores. A new Rasmussen Reports survey finds most likely voters approve of Trump finding and deporting illegal aliens.
If you haven’t already seen it, please watch our new video with John Stossel, which covers our new research showing errors in the FBI’s active shooting reports.
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Research
America’s Dramatic Decline in Homicide Clearance Rates (Arrest Rates) from 1965 to 2024: Falling From 91 to 52 Percent
2023 Data: Comparing Total Vehicle Deaths to Total Firearm Deaths for those Under Age 18 (Homicides or Murder, Unintentional, Suicide, and Undetermined)
Final 2024 Numbers Show Bigger Surge in Violent Crime Under Biden Than Previously Thought.
Op-eds
At Real Clear Politics: What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge
At Townhall: Even More Disturbing Than Jay Jones’ Text Messages Is the Reason Behind Them.
Recent Talks
PowerPoints from a Debate at the University of Connecticut Law School and a Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Talk at 2025 Gun Rights Policy Conference: The FBI Crime Data is a Politicized Mess
Talk at the Monday Meeting in New York City: Discussing the Recent Crimes at the School in Minneapolis, the Stabbing in Charlotte, and Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Talk in Buenos Aires – Mitos sobre el control de armas – Mas armas menos Crimen, English: Myths about gun control – More guns, less crime.
Television/Podcast interviews
On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge
On RealClearPolitic’s The Miller Report: To Discuss the FBI’s Flawed Data
On America’s Voice Live with Steve Gruber: Arming Citizens Saves Lives
On One America News: Unaccountable: The FBI’s Strange Refusal to Fix Key Crime Stats
On NTD Newsroom: How Do We Stop Violence?.
Radio interviews/Podcasts
On Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz: To Discuss the Bias in ADL’s Extremist Violence Report
On the Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss the Problems with Crime Data
On Rich Valdés America At Night: To Discuss Trump’s Crime Policies and Errors in FBI Crime Statistics
On KLZ’s Rush to Reason: To Discuss the Issues with the FBI’s Crime Statistics
On 700 WLW’s Midweek Crisis: To Discuss the FBI’s Undercounting of Armed Citizens Who Stop Attacks
On The Vic Porcelli Show: To Discuss Bias in the ADL Report and Errors in FBI Crime Stats
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues.
Media Coverage
CPRC in the News: New York Post, Instapundit, MSN, American Thinker, Patriot Post, and More
Argentina: Interview with security specialist John Lott: “Crime decreases if victims can defend themselves.”During a recent visit to Argentina, he highlighted several ways to reduce our country’s high crime rate using proven methods around the world..
Amicus Brief
Amicus Brief for the Supreme Court, Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Antonyuk, et al v James, that deals with Gun Free Zones in New York.
Televisions/Movie Show Bias on Guns
More Television Crime Show Bias: Terrorists Using Machine Guns in London
NBC’s SVU: Television Police Show Bias on Illegal Aliens, Portrays ICE Agents as Villains Allowing Rape.
Defensive Gun Uses
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 31 Cases During January 2025.
Other Testimony
Dr. Lott’s testimony Before the Wyoming state Senate Judiciary Committee on eliminating Gun-free Zones
Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary on Gun Control.
Other
Democrat Group Shows How Democrats have Moved Far Left on Gun Control and Claims it is Hurting Them Electorally
Most Likely Voters Approve of Trump Finding and Deporting Illegal Aliens and Think Trump Can Use the National Guard to Defend ICE Offices
Another Attack in a Gun-free Zone: Active shooter at Oklahoma State University dorm leaves 3 wounded
Florida’s Largest Grocery Store Chain, Publix, will allow People to Openly Carry Guns in Their Stores
Survey Shows that a Large Percentage of People are Influenced to Buy a Gun Because of Mass Shootings
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