Through the first Trump administration, John Lott accepted a place on the U.S. Division of Justice (DOJ). Particularly, he went to work as a senior adviser for analysis and statistics on the Workplace of Justice Packages—it is a DOJ division that offers out billions in grants yearly. This DOJ division has given tens of millions of {dollars} to lecturers—some who’ve a transparent bias towards your proper to maintain and bear arms.
In his new position as an advisor, Lott tried to deliver some stability to those large grant allocations. He bumped into a number of resistance from officers in varied companies inside the DOJ.
On this interview, he once more discusses what he encountered on the DOJ, however he shortly explores what this new Trump administration is doing and what he hopes it does.
If you happen to don’t know Lott, go to the Crime Prevention Analysis Heart’s web site, a gaggle Lott based, and take a look at a number of the analysis papers Lott has written and co-written or check out his many books on the topic—the gun-control teams hate Lott, as he digs into the actual particulars about weapons and crime in America.
He’s so disliked by gun-control teams that wished him to be fired by the earlier Trump administration. First got here the gun-control teams, which all got here out on the identical day demanding that Lott be fired. Then got here petitions on social media that Lott be fired—these have been led by the gun-control teams. Lastly, a gaggle of gun-hating despatched a letter to then Lawyer Basic William Barr demanding info on Lott’s hiring. The letter known as Lott “a pro-gun advocate who claims that widespread gun possession can scale back crime.” It is a slur. Lott is a researcher and tutorial who has taught at many universities. His peer-reviewed analysis has clearly proven that gun possession tends to scale back crime.
Gun-control teams hate Lott, as he digs into the actual particulars about weapons and crime in America. His peer-reviewed analysis has clearly proven that gun possession tends to scale back crime.
Frank Miniter, “John Lott on the ATF and the Second Trump Administration,” NRA Pubs, June 14, 2025.
