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John R. Lott

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Townhall
Top 50K sites
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Jul 16, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · John R. Lott, Jr.

    Gun Control Advocates Really Don’t Think There Is Any Age at Which People Should Own Guns (opens the original)

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    The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Gun control advocates have condemned the Justice Department’s decision to stop criminally enforcing the nearly 60-year-old 1968 federal ban on licensed dealers selling handguns to law-abiding 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. They say 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 Di

  2. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · John R. Lott, Jr.

    The Trump Administration Restores the Gun-Defense Data the Biden CDC Buried (opens the original)

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    The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has restored information on defensive gun use that it removed from its website in 2022 after gun-control advocates privately pressured agency officials to take it down. For years, until May 2022, the CDC cited a 2013 National Academies of Sciences report reviewing studies that produced estimates ranging from roughly 64,000 to 3.5 mill

  3. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · John R. Lott, Jr.

    Why We Need the SAVE America Act (opens the original)

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    The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Democrats argue that requiring voter photo IDs—even when the ID itself is given away free—creates practical barriers that prevent eligible voters from casting ballots. “We’re all set for the SAVE America Act,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reportedly told President Trump immediately before his sudden death on Saturday. With the House passing the SAVE Act as part of this week's reconcilia

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