John R Lott Jr.

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John R. Lott Jr., an economist, is a political commentator and gun rights advocate who founded the nonprofit Crime Prevention Research Center.

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    • Opinion

    If Mental Health Experts Can’t Identify Killers, What’s Backup Plan?

    John R Lott Jr.
    A profound mental health crisis lies at the heart of violence in America. Decarlos Brown Jr., the man who brutally stabbed to death the Ukrainian woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, was in a mental hospital earlier this year, and diagnosed with schizophrenia. But doctors wouldn’t have released him if they had viewed him as a danger to…
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    • Opinion

    Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City

    John R Lott Jr.
    • Opinion

    Trump’s Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime

    John R Lott Jr.
  • Crime Rate for Illegal Aliens Vastly Understated, Data Shows

    John R Lott Jr.
  • New Data on Migrant Crime Rates Raises Eyebrows, Alarms

    John R Lott Jr.
  • Don’t Jail Parents for School Shootings. Arm Teachers.

    John R Lott Jr.
  • Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance

    John R Lott Jr.
  • FBI Greatly Undercounts Active-Shooting Incidents Stopped by Armed Citizens

    John R Lott Jr.
  • In Europe, Voter ID Is the Norm

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  • Mail-In Voting Audit of Montana’s 2020 Elections Finds Significant Number of Irregularities

    John R Lott Jr.
  • Selective Media Reporting Further Fuels Our Racial Divide

    John R Lott Jr.