Charlie Kirk’s assassination devastated us. Moments before his death, someone asked him: “Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” Charlie immediately replied with a clarifying question: “Counting or not counting gang violence?” Anyone who regularly reads our emails or visits our website knows I have repeatedly dug into these numbers. Indeed, I know no one else who has broken down this data to even look at this question. For years, I have shown that the Gun Violence Archive data—on which the questioner relied—consists largely of gang fights.
Over the last two weeks, I published four op-eds. At the heart of mass murders and other crimes lies a profound mental health crisis. In an op-ed at Real Clear Politics with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), we highlighted how mental health experts repeatedly fail to identify dangerous individuals. We stressed that society cannot rely solely on these experts and asked the crucial question: “What’s the backup plan?” I also discussed these points on Gun Radio Utah.
In another Real Clear Politics op-ed, Richard Porter—former RNC National Committeeman from Illinois—and I analyze the lessons from Trump’s federalization of law enforcement and show how they could guide other U.S. cities. In related appearances, I discussed what Trump did on Fox News’ Fox & Friends (worth watching) and a couple of appearances on Bannon’s War Room (here and here). Fox News and Newsweek had two very long interviews with me. Another long interview with Fox News explained how the opposition to Trump’s policies had echos of the defund the police movement. Radio and podcast appearances included: John Solomon Reports, Larry Elder Show, Wisconsin’s Vicki Mckenna Show, Las Vegas’ KXNT, Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show, the Financial Survival Network, Armed American Radio, the Bob Jones Show, and Central California’s KNZR.
In Canada, police have advised crime victims to “comply” with criminals’ demands if they cannot successfully hide. In the Toronto Sun, Professor Gary Mauser of Simon Fraser University and I explained why this guidance is dangerous. Compliance not only encourages more crime but also increases the chances that victims will suffer serious injuries.
My piece with Congressman Thomas Massie in the Wall Street Journal on how these mass murderers keep targeting gun-free zones has also continued to get attention. I appeared on NewsMax’s Wake Up America and two appearances on Steve Bannon’s War Room (here and here). Radio shows included: Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham (national), Larry Elder Show (national), Wisconsin’s Vicki McKenna Show, Armed American Radio, and San Diego’s Andrea Kaye Show.
Another op-ed that I had in the Washington Times explained the importance of voter IDs in preventing vote fraud. I was interviewed about the piece on New York City’s giant WOR.
Our research has also gotten coverage in the Kansas City Star, the Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Townhall, the Media Research Center, and more.
In other news, authorities have now identified the man who attempted to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as a transgender woman who strongly supporter of strict gun control. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, many prominent Democrats quickly used the tragedy to push for more gun control. Yet none clarified whether they sought to ban bolt-action rifles or to restrict left-wingers living with gay or transgender partners.
Regarding stories of defensive gun use, here is an instance of a woman shooting a man who had repeatedly abused and beaten her to protect herself and her children. As the police office in the video says, the woman “had no other choice but to defend herself and that is why people have guns.” We have updated our list of defensive gun uses by people legally carrying concealed handguns for January 2025.
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
UPDATED: How mass killers pick out venues where their victims are sitting ducks
UPDATED: Cases where armed citizens have stopped active shooter incidents .
Op-eds
At Real Clear Politics: If Mental Health Experts Can’t Identify Murderers, What’s the Backup Plan?
At the Toronto Sun (Canada): Self-defence deters criminals more than complying: By passing gun control laws, Canadian authorities are making it harder for victims to defend themselves
At The Washington Times: IDs should be a nationwide voting requirement: Trump’s promised executive order will help restore election integrity
At Real Clear Politics: Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City .
Recent Talks
Talk in Buenos Aires – Mitos sobre el control de armas – Mas armas menos Crimen, English: Myths about gun control – More guns, less crime
Talk: Gun Control Myths
Political Biases in the FBI’s Crime Data
Dr. Lott participates in Press Briefing with Hundreds of Reporters on the Border Crisis and Crime
Dr. Lott participates in Press Briefing with Over 30 Reporters on How Crime is Increasing and Law Enforcement is Collapsing
Did Crime Decline under Biden?: Talk at G.O.A.L.S. 2024 in Knoxville, TN .
Television/Podcast interviews
Worth Watching: On Fox News’ Fox & Friends: How to Stop Juvenile Crime in DC
On Bannon’s War Room: To Discuss Shooting in Gun-free Zone at a Minneapolis Catholic School
On Bannon’s War Room: To Discuss Minneapolis School Shooting
On Bannon’s War Room: To Discuss Changes in D.C. Crime Rates
On Bannon’s War Room: More on Discussing Changes in D.C. Crime Rates
On NewsMax’s Wake Up America: To Discuss Minneapolis School Shooting .
Radio interviews/Podcasts
On Coast to Coast AM: To Discuss Crime & Gun Control
On Gun Radio Utah: To Discuss Mental Illness & Shootings
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Brutal N.C. Rail Slaying
On Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham: To Discuss Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting
On the Larry Elder Show: To Discuss Minneapolis School Shooting
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Shooting in Gun-free Zone at a Minneapolis Catholic School
On San Diego KCBQ’s The Andrea Kaye Show: To Discuss Minnesota School Shooting
On Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show: To Discuss D.C. Crimes and the Minneapolis Shooting
On the Larry Elder Show: To Discuss Trump’s Crackdown on D.C. Crime
On 1440 Keys’ The Bob Jones Show: DC is murder-free thanks to Trump — but his haters won’t accept reality
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss DC Crime Statistics After Trump Takeover
On John Solomon Reports: Discussing the D.C. Crime Data
On Vegas at Eight with Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ Giant KXNT-AM: To Discuss Trump’s Law and Order
On the Financial Survival Network: To Discuss D.C. Crime, Prosecution, and Tariffs
On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Minneapolis School Shooting and Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown
On Central California’s KNZR: To Discuss DC Crimes and Mass Public Shootings
On WOR’s The Rob Astorino Show: To Discuss Mail-In Ballots .
Media Coverage
A Long Interview with the CPRC at Fox News: Trump’s DC crime crackdown overwhelmingly benefits Black Americans as homicides hit zero: Between 2019 and 2021, Black victims accounted for 96% of all homicides in the district
Extensive Interview at Fox News: New anti-Trump crime cleanup protests echo defund the police movement that rocked 2020
A Long Interview at Newsweek: How Black Communities Stand to Benefit From Trump’s Crime Crackdown
CPRC in the News: Kansas City Star, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Twitchy, All Sides, and More
CPRC in the News: Media Research Center, Breitbart (2), Townhall, Bearing Arms, The Truth about Guns, and much more .
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
Defensive gun use in a movie, THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY 2024. Memorable line: “Jesus Christ, does everyone have a gun?” .
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
Charlie Kirk’s Last Response to a Question is Clearly Based on Our Research: Mass Shooting Data Overwhelmingly Includes Gang Shootings
Nicholas Roske, who tried to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is a Man who Identifies As a Woman and Supports Gun Control
Democrats Push for More Gun Control After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Without Citing Specific Laws That Could Have Prevented It. A Bolt Action Rifle Isn’t Even A Semi-Automatic Gun.
President Trump Offers Support for Armed Teachers The Rate that Schizophrenics Commit Mass Public Shootings
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