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# Crime Prevention Research Center

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## Posts
- [On The Silk or Joe Show: To Discuss Defensive Gun Uses](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-silk-or-joe-show-to-discuss-defensive-gun-uses/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Silk or Joe Show to discuss the CDC’s correction to its post on defensive gun uses.
- [CPRC in the News: Daily Caller, Red State, Hot Air, Rebel News, LarsLarson.com, and more](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/cprc-in-the-news-daily-caller-red-state-hot-air-rebel-news-larslarson-com-and-more/): The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated its webpage regarding firearm injury on Sept. 29 to correct verbiage that underestimated the frequency with which guns are used for self-defense.
- [On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the CDC’s Correction of Its Defensive Gun-Use Data](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-to-discuss-the-cdcs-correction-of-its-defensive-gun-use-data/): Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the CDC’s correction to its post on defensive gun uses.
- [On the Armed Citizen Podcast: Explaining how defensive use of firearm stats may be purposely manipulated by anti gunners](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-armed-citizen-podcast-explaining-how-defensive-use-of-firearm-stats-may-be-purposely-manipulated-by-anti-gunners/): Dr. John Lott talked to Frank Miniter on the Armed Citizen Podcast about how firearm statistics are manipulated by gun-control activists.
- [Child among 2 killed after vehicle drives onto soccer field at Kansas](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/child-among-2-killed-after-vehicle-drives-onto-soccer-field-at-kansas/): Two people, including a child, were killed, and several others injured Saturday when a vehicle drove onto a soccer field at a sports complex in Wichita, Kansas.
- [Trump on the Oregon School attack stopped by Permit Holder](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/trump-on-the-oregon-school-attack-stopped-by-permit-holder/): Transcript: Reporter: Have you been briefed on the school shooting in Oregon?
- [Media Bias on Armed Civilians Stopping Mass Public Shootings, falsely claiming civilians rarely stop mass shootings](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/media-bias-on-armed-civilians-stopping-mass-public-shootings-falsely-claiming-civilians-rarely-stop-mass-shootings/): Two days after the Oregon attack, the Associated Press opened a story with a familiar claim: “Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school: with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman.” NPR noted: “how rarely an armed civilian ends an attack like this.” The following day, the first sentence in the Los Angeles Times article declared: “Few mass shootings in the United States end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school: with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman rare.”
- [On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-missoulas-kgvo-discussing-a-wide-range-of-crime-and-gun-control-issues-12/): Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour and a half to discuss a range of topics, including murder rates in the United States, the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot ruling, the substantial taxpayer costs associated with delaying the deportation of illegal-immigrant criminals, and defensive gun uses. He also answered audience questions about crime and gun violence. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at Real Clear Politics ("Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance"), his op-ed at the New York Post ("Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers”), and his op-ed at Real Clear Politics ("CDC Undercounts Defensive Gun Uses").
- [Gun Control Groups Brag about all the Great Gun Control Laws that Exist in Oregon](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/gun-control-groups-brag-about-all-the-great-gun-control-laws-that-exist-in-oregon/): Gun control groups created a gun-free zone for this school.
- [At The Washington Times: ‘Good guy with a gun’ phenomenon is no myth](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/at-the-washington-times-good-guy-with-a-gun-phenomenon-is-no-myth/): Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the Washington Times.
- [On NewsMax2’s Ike Wingate America: To Discuss Nidal Hasan’s Scheduled Execution](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-newsmax2s-ike-wingate-america-to-discuss-nidal-hasans-scheduled-execution/): Dr. John Lott appeared on NewsMax2’s Ike Wingate America to discuss the scheduled execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, including potential legal challenges that could delay it, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s position on live-streaming the execution, and the prospect of the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years. A related discussion by Lott is available at The Federalist titled: "Endless Plea Deals Prove The Death Penalty Is A Powerful Deterrent."
- [School Shooting in Bend, Oregon Occurred in a School District that Banned Staff from carrying a Gun at School, Police report that a bystander shot and killed the murderer](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/school-shooting-in-bend-oregon-occurred-in-a-school-district-that-banned-staff-from-carrying-a-gun-at-school/): The latest information indicates that three children and one adult were murdered at the Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Two people are hospitalized. The suspect was shot and killed. Only 25 of the 197 school districts in Oregon ban staff from carrying guns, and the attack occurred in one of those 25 school districts. The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates completed a survey in August 25th that showed voters by a 51.4% to 35.7% margin support armed teachers, parents with children in K-12 support by an even larger 57.3% to 30.2% margin.
- [At The Federalist: Endless Plea Deals Prove The Death Penalty Is A Powerful Deterrent](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/at-the-federalist-endless-plea-deals-prove-the-death-penalty-is-a-powerful-deterrent/): Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist.
- [On The Michael Patrick Leahy Show: To Discuss Mail-In Voting and the Costs of Illegal-Immigrant Deportation Delays](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-michael-patrick-leahy-show-to-discuss-mail-in-voting-and-the-costs-of-illegal-immigrant-deportation-delays/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show to discuss the Supreme Court’s rejection of President Trump’s mail-voting restrictions for this year’s midterm elections. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [On Sirius XM’s Stacy On The Right: To Discuss Mail-In Ballot Safeguards and Voter-Roll Data](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-sirius-xms-stacy-on-the-right-to-discuss-mail-in-ballot-safeguards-and-voter-roll-data/): Dr. John Lott appeared on Stacy on the Right, a nationwide radio show, to discuss recent Supreme Court decisions involving mail-in ballot safeguards and why half of U.S. states refuse to share voter-roll data. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance."
- [On The Todd Starnes Show: To Discuss the Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-todd-starnes-show-to-discuss-the-supreme-courts-mail-in-ballot-ruling/): Dr. John Lott appeared on the Todd Starnes Show to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance."
- [On Armed American Radio: To Discuss CDC and FBI Gun Data](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-armed-american-radio-to-discuss-cdc-and-fbi-gun-data/): Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about defensive gun use estimates, including the CDC’s restoration of previously removed material and why surveys can produce widely different estimates. They also discussed concerns about a recent large survey and cases involving armed civilian interventions that were missing from FBI active-shooter reports. See also Dr. Lott's op-ed at Townhall ("The Trump Administration Restores the Gun-Defense Data the Biden CDC Buried") and his op-ed at Real Clear Politics ("CDC Undercounts Defensive Gun Uses").
- [On NewsRadio 840 WHAS’s The Leland Conway Show: To Discuss Gun Violence in Louisville and the Facts About Defensive Gun Use](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-newsradio-840-whass-the-leland-conway-show-to-discuss-gun-violence-in-louisville-and-the-facts-about-defensive-gun-use/): Dr. John Lott talked to Leland Conway on NewsRadio 840 WHAS in Louisville, Kentucky, about the facts behind defensive gun uses and the importance of understanding the data. They also discussed recent shootings in Louisville and the city’s refusal to acknowledge its gang problem, estimates showing that law-abiding citizens use guns in self-defense more often than previously thought, and errors in FBI reporting on the number of mass shootings stopped by armed citizens. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "CDC Undercounts Defensive Gun Uses."
- [Eight people killed by ICE (5) or Border Patrol Agents (3) since January 20th, 2025. DHS argues these individuals were not blameless. Annual Average Customs & Border Protection Fatal Encounters under Trump are half what they were under Biden](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/eight-people-killed-by-ice-5-or-border-patrol-agents-3-since-january-20th-2025/): Over 600,000 people have been booked into ICE detention centers between January 20th, 2025 and July 31, 2026. At the same time, there have been about 170,000 border apprehensions (155,000 at the southwest-border and another 15,000 nationwide). So with eight dead, that comes to a rate of 0.0010% of these encounters. our about one per 100,000 people. We have previously written on comparing the Obama and Trump administrations on issues such as people dying in ICE custody, ICE erroneously arresting U.S. Citizens, and mistakenly deporting US citizens. In all those categories, the Trump administration is doing much better than Obama. Unfortunately, the Biden administration didn't keep data on these issues. As shown below, even including the eight deaths listed below, Annual average Customs and Border Protection Fatal Encounters under Trump are half what they were under Biden, and that even includes deaths from ICE in Trump but not under Biden.
- [At The Federalist: New Trump Admin Stats Prove Good Guys With Guns Save Lives](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/at-the-federalist-new-trump-admin-stats-prove-good-guys-with-guns-save-lives/): Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. See also the link at Real Clear Politics.
- [Explaining the remarkable drop in violent crime during the Trump Administration](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/explaining-the-remarkable-drop-in-violent-crime-during-the-trump-administration/): Some sources on the increase in crime during the Biden administration and more details on why crime is falling under Trump.
- [On Nashville’s Morning News with Dan Mandis: To Discuss the Costs of Immigration Laws and Deportations](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-nashvilles-morning-news-with-dan-mandis-to-discuss-the-costs-of-immigration-laws-and-deportations/): Dr. John Lott appeared on Nashville’s Morning News with Dan Mandis to discuss his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [On the Steve Gruber Show: What Does Delayed Deportation Cost Taxpayers?](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-steve-gruber-show-what-does-delayed-deportation-cost-taxpayers/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Steve Gruber Show to discuss his argument that delaying the deportation of noncitizens accused of crimes can impose substantial prosecution and incarceration costs on taxpayers. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [New Research: The worst 2% of U.S. counties produce an even larger share of firearm murders than of murders overall. Those counties account for 53% of all murders but 57% of firearm murders. Most in heavily Democrat controlled areas. U.S. murders are concentrated far more heavily than Canada’s and Australia’s.](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/new-research-the-worst-2-of-u-s-counties-produce-an-even-larger-share-of-firearm-murders-than-of-murders-overall-those-counties-account-for-53-of-all-murders-but-57-of-firearm-murders-u-s-murders/): We have previously examined how heavily murders concentrate in the United States, but this is our first analysis of firearm homicide concentration. The first two graphs show that the worst 2% to 5% of counties account for a share of firearm murders about four percentage points larger than their share of all murders. Firearm murders are more concentrated than all murders.
- [Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 31 Cases During June 2026](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/defensive-gun-uses-by-people-legally-carrying-guns-31-cases-during-june-2026/): Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2, 2026 (ABC11)
- [The CDC Corrects its Post on Defensive Gun Uses](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/the-cdc-corrects-its-post-on-defensive-gun-uses/): At the request of gun-control activists such as Mark Bryant, founder of the Gun Violence Archive, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed its defensive gun-use data in May 2022. Bryant had complained that gun-rights advocates frequently cited the estimates to “stop  legislation,” In July 2026, the Trump administration restored the post as it originally appeared before the CDC removed it and has now corrected an error in the original version. This was the CDC’s original post.
- [On WBT Charlotte’s The Brett Winterble Show: To Discuss Rising Political Violence and Media Coverage](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-wbt-charlottes-the-brett-winterble-show-to-discuss-rising-political-violence-and-media-coverage/): Dr. John Lott appeared on WBT Charlotte’s The Brett Winterble Show to discuss rising political violence and how it is being interpreted in the media and public discourse. They also discussed recent incidents, including threats against public figures, as part of a broader trend of escalating hostility over the past several years. Dr. Lott also argued that media coverage often misclassifies or selectively reports politically motivated violence, pointing to examples in which attackers’ stated ideologies don’t align with how they are labeled.
- [On The Krieger Files by Dave Krieger: To Discuss the Costs of Prosecuting and Deporting Illegal Immigrants](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-krieger-files-by-dave-krieger-to-discuss-the-costs-of-prosecuting-and-deporting-illegal-immigrants/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Krieger Files by Dave Krieger to discuss the unbelievable costs of immigration laws and deportations. They also discussed law enforcement’s misuse of Flock camera data, the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against San Jose over its concealed carry permit fees, and broader crime trends in the United States. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss the Deportation Debate](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-vicki-mckenna-show-to-discuss-the-deportation-debate/): Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the Lindsay Clancy trial. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [CPRC in the News: Daily Caller, El Tiempo (Colombia), Townhall, American Thinker, California’s Peace Officers Research Association, Ann Coulter’s Unsafe, and more](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/cprc-in-the-news-daily-caller-el-tiempo-colombia-townhall-american-thinker-californias-peace-officers-research-association-ann-coulters-unsafe-and-more/): Research by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) showed that murders with illegally modified Glocks were rarer than fatal lightning strikes. By comparison, the National Weather Service confirmed 81 fatal lightning strikes since the start of 2021 and confirmed 40 fatal lightning strikes in 2016 alone.
- [On the Dave Elswick Show in Little Rock, Arkansas: To Discuss Gun Laws and the Costs of Delaying Deportation](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/10/on-the-dave-elswick-show-in-little-rock-arkansas-to-discuss-gun-laws-and-the-costs-of-delaying-deportation/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Dave Elswick Show in Little Rock, Arkansas, to discuss recent changes in gun laws and how they affect law-abiding gun owners. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled "Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers."
- [On Bolling! on Real America’s Voice: Illegal Convictions Cost Taxpayers](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-bolling-on-real-americas-voice-illegal-convictions-cost-taxpayers/): Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling on Real America’s Voice about the taxpayer cost of prosecuting and jailing illegal-immigrant criminals versus sending them home. They also discussed how forcing full U.S. prosecutions before removal can run hundreds of thousands of dollars per case — and tens of billions if applied at scale — while crime victimization costs dwarf deportation costs. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [At Townhall: Gun Control Advocates Really Don’t Think There Is Any Age at Which People Should Own Guns](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/at-townhall-gun-control-advocates-really-dont-think-there-is-any-age-at-which-people-should-own-guns/): Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall.
- [On Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss Illegal Immigration in the United States](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-sunday-nights-with-bill-cunningham-show-to-discuss-illegal-immigration-in-the-united-states/): Dr. John Lott appeared on Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham Show to discuss his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.”
- [Talk at the 2026 Gun Rights Policy Conference: The Effects of Gun Control Policies on Crime and Public Safety](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/talk-at-the-2026-gun-rights-policy-conference-the-effects-of-gun-control-policies-on-crime-and-public-safety/): A copy of the PowerPoint is available here.
- [Trump Administration Decision Not to Criminally Prosecute Licensed Dealers who Sell Handguns to 18, 19, and 20 Year Olds. Showing that the Victimization Rate for Murder and Rape is Higher for 18 to 20 Year Olds than 21 to 23 Year Olds. That is Relevant if a Gun Ban Primarily Disarms Law-abiding People Relative to Criminals.](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/trump-administration-decision-not-to-criminally-prosecute-licensed-dealers-who-sell-handguns-to-18-19-and-20-year-olds-showing-that-the-victimization-rate-for-murder-and-rape-is-higher-for-18-to-20/): Gun control advocates have condemned the Justice Department’s decision to stop criminally enforcing the nearly 60-year-old federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to law-abiding 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Saying it will cause the loss of life. “That’s because young Americans are disproportionately likely to commit gun violence,” claims the GIFFORDS Center’s Executive Director Emma Brown.
- [On the Lars Larson Show: To Discuss the High Cost of Delaying Deportation of Illegal Immigrant Criminals](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-the-lars-larson-show-to-discuss-the-high-cost-of-delaying-deportation-of-illegal-immigrant-criminals/): Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on his Northwest regional and national radio shows about the new op-ed at the New York Post titled "Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers."
- [On The Alec Lace Show: To Discuss the High Costs of Delaying Deportation of Illegal-Migrant Criminals](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-the-alec-lace-show-to-discuss-the-high-costs-of-delaying-deportation-of-illegal-migrant-criminals/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Alec Lace Show to discuss his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.” They also discussed the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on mail-in voting.
- [Talk at Freedomfest on Restoring Self Defense](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/talk-at-freedomfest-on-restoring-self-defense/): Dr. John Lott's talk on July 10th, 2026 on Restoring Self Defense. A copy of the PowerPoint is available here.
- [On The Truth with Lisa Boothe: To Discuss the Hidden Taxpayer Costs of Illegal Immigration and Criminal Prosecutions](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-the-truth-with-lisa-boothe-to-discuss-the-hidden-taxpayer-costs-of-illegal-immigration-and-criminal-prosecutions/): Dr. John Lott appeared on the podcast The Truth with Lisa Boothe for a wide-ranging discussion about illegal immigration, crime, deportations, and the financial costs of prosecuting and incarcerating noncitizens accused of crimes.
- [New Survey: Voters by a 51.4% to 35.7% Margin Support Armed Teachers, Parents with Children in K-12 Support by an Even Larger 57.3% to 30.2% Margin](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/new-survey-voters-by-a-51-4-to-35-7-margin-support-armed-teachers-parents-with-children-in-k-12-support-by-an-even-larger-57-3-to-30-2-margin/): The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on August 25th, 2026 (cross tabs available here) regarding general election voters' views on allowing teachers to carry concealed handguns at schools. While voters overwhelmingly approve of the idea by a 51.4% to 35.7% margin, voters with children in K-12 schools are significantly more supportive by a 57.3% to 30.2% margin. Those voters without children in school still support armed teachers, but at a lower rate 50.2% to 38%. Twenty-two percent of those surveyed had children in K-12 schools.
- [Ann Coulter on the Crime Prevention Research Center’s Estimates of the Cost of Prosecuting Illegals](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/ann-coulter-on-the-crime-prevention-research-centers-estimates-of-the-cost-of-prosecuting-illegals/): Ann Coulter on the Crime Prevention Research Center's Estimates of the Cost of Prosecuting Illegals. The original research is available here and here.
- [HBO’s Lanterns Pushing the Myth of the Dangers of Concealed Carry Handguns](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/hbos-lanterns-pushing-the-myth-of-the-dangers-of-concealed-carry-handguns/): Since the Supreme Court's 2022 Bruen decision, television writers and producers have worked over time to try to convince Americans that concealed carry of handguns is dangerous. Unfortunately, HBO's Lanterns is not off to a promising start in avoiding the bias seen in other TV shows, making it seem like the regular everyday citizens who would attend a high school football game in rural Nebraska are a danger to others. Despite that characterization, those who carry are actually extremely law-abiding and stop a high rate of active and mass public shootings.
- [Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 28 Cases During May 2026](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/defensive-gun-uses-by-people-legally-carrying-guns-cases-during-may-2026/): Cleveland, Ohio, May 2, 2026 (News 5 Cleveland)
- [Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2025 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.9%, the correct number is at least 36.6%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.9%. In 2025, it was 58.3%.](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/massive-errors-in-fbis-active-shooting-reports-from-2014-2025-regarding-cases-where-civilians-stop-attacks-instead-of-3-9-the-correct-number-is-at-least-36-6-excluding-gun-free-zones-it-a/): Data: For convenience, the Excel file is available here, as well as a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories (see also here). We also show cases that the FBI missed of both armed and unarmed civilians stopping active shooting attacks. FBI Active Shooting reports are available here (2000-2013), here (2014-2015), here (2016-2017), here (2018), here (2019), here (2020), here (2021), here (2022), here (2023), here (2024), and here (2025). The updated FBI list of cases for 2000 to 2018 is available here.
- [On Dallas’ Mark Davis Show: To Discuss Prosecuting vs. Deporting Illegal-Immigrant Criminals](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-dallas-mark-davis-show-to-discuss-prosecuting-vs-deporting-illegal-immigrant-criminals/): Dr. John Lott appeared on The Mark Davis Show on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas, TX, to talk about his new op-ed at the New York Post titled “Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.” They also discussed recent trends in U.S. crime.
- [On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: To Discuss Defensive Gun Use Data](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-stinchfield-tonight-on-real-americas-voice-to-discuss-defensive-gun-use-data/): Dr. John Lott Jr. appeared on Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice to discuss his new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "CDC Undercounts Defensive Gun Uses."
- [On KXEL’s Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein: To Discuss the Current Economy and Mail-In Ballot Safeguards](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-kxels-iowa-politics-with-jeff-stein-to-discuss-the-current-economy-and-mail-in-ballot-safeguards/): Dr. John Lott talked to Jeff Stein on Iowa’s giant 50,000-watt KXEL-AM radio station about the current state of the economy. They also discussed Dr. Lott's new op-ed at Real Clear Politics titled "Supreme Court Just Gave Mail-In Ballot Safeguards a Chance."
- [Rep Thomas Massie Mentions John Lott’s Research on Errors in the NICS Background Check System](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/rep-thomas-massie-mentions-john-lotts-research-on-errors-in-the-nics-background-check-system/): Congressman Thomas Massie gives a speech on the House floor that mentions Dr. John Lott. Our discussion of the bill Massie is discussing is provided in this write up at Real Clear Politics. Democrats claim that 5.1 million dangerous or prohibited people having been stopped from buying guns since the instant background check system went into effect in 1998, but only 0.1% were Referred for Prosecution and the Conviction Rate is Less than 0.01%.
- [On One America News: The CDC Puts Defensive Gun Use Data Back Up on Their Website](https://crimeresearch.org/2026/09/on-one-america-news-the-cdc-puts-defensive-gun-use-data-back-up-on-their-website/): Dr. John Lott talked to John Hines on One America News about the CDC’s recent restoration of information on defensive gun use that the agency had removed from its website in 2022 after gun-control advocates privately pressured officials to take it down.

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- [About](https://crimeresearch.org/about/): The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) is a research and education organization dedicated to conducting academic quality research on the relationship between laws regulating the ownership or use of guns, crime, and public safety; educating the public on the results of such research; and supporting other organizations, projects, and initiatives that are organized and operated for similar purposes. It has 501(C)(3) status, and does not accept donations from gun or ammunition makers or organizations such as the NRA or any other organizations involved in the gun control debate on either side of the issue.  Nor do we accept donations from organizations involved in the debate over illegal immigration.