On Coast to Coast AM: To Discuss Crime & Gun Control

Dr. John Lott talked to George Noory on his nationwide radio present for 2 hours about crime, gun management, and public security. He additionally answered the viewers’s crime and gun-violence-related questions. They mentioned info that was in Lott’s piece within the New York Submit titled: “On the New York Submit: DC is murder-free because of Trump — however his haters received’t settle for actuality.”

From the write-up at Coast to Coast AM.

Within the first half, John R. Lott, creator of “Extra Weapons, Much less Crime,” addressed points associated to crime, gun management, and public security in cities akin to Washington, DC, and Chicago, and the influence of regulation enforcement presence and prosecution insurance policies. Highlighting DC’s excessive homicide price, he claimed it’s “434% greater than the common for the opposite states.” He praised the deployment of the Nationwide Guard and federal regulation enforcement within the capital, saying President Trump’s addition of “one other 500 federal regulation enforcement” officers and “one other 800 Nationwide Guards” successfully doubled road patrols, contributing to a major drop in crime. Lott cited that DC lately skilled “13 days with no murder,” a uncommon occasion given the town’s standard charges.

Lott mentioned reforms easing hid carry allow processes in DC, decreasing wait occasions from six to eight months to only two weeks, which he argues helps self-defense and crime discount. He linked rising crime to police pressure reductions, citing Chicago’s lower of 400 officers in 2020 and DC being “800 officers under” its goal. Essential of California’s plan to ban semi-automatic handguns, he commented that “about 85%” of weapons are semi-automatics, and these are essential for self-defense, particularly in opposition to a number of attackers. He described how regulatory hurdles have already drastically restricted handgun availability within the state.

On the psychology and prevention of mass shootings, he advised that many perpetrators are suicidal and search media consideration, and thus he advocates for decreasing media protection and growing armed presence in weak places, together with faculties, to discourage attackers. Illustrating the advantages of armed civilians, Lott recounted a latest Michigan Walmart stabbing the place a hid carry allow holder stopped the attacker with out damage, contrasting it with a 2019 El Paso capturing the place nobody intervened.

Coast to Coast with George Norry, August 25, 2025.

The Coast to Coast AM nationwide radio present is heard weekly by 7.75 million individuals. Here’s a listing of Dr. Lott’s previous long-form appearances on Coast to Coast.

(Monday, August 25, 2025)