{"id":232974,"date":"2026-03-23T16:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=232974"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:56:05","slug":"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\/","title":{"rendered":"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. John Lott is stirring the pot again and this time it\u2019s over who\u2019s actually committing mass attacks in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2026\/03\/17\/the_terror_threat_americans_arent_supposed_to_discuss_153949.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\">op-ed<\/a>, Lott takes aim at what he calls a \u201cfiltered narrative\u201d around terrorism and mass shootings in the U.S., arguing that the data doesn\u2019t match what Americans are constantly told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Lott, the dominant message from politicians and media has been clear: white supremacists are the primary domestic threat. But he says a deeper look at long-term data tells a more complicated story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-what-the-numbers-say\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-level=\"2\">What the Numbers Say<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-media-framing-under-fire\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-level=\"2\">Media Framing Under Fire<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-bigger-point\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-level=\"2\">The Bigger Point<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-what-do-you-think\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-level=\"2\">What Do You Think?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-the-numbers-say\">What the Numbers Say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"On Strictly Speaking \u2013 Unfiltered with Bob Frantz: To Discuss the Violent Tendencies of Transgenders\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IS7fs6VjIUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More on Lott&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/Bombshell Report: Trans Perps Overrepresented in Active Shootings\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\">report<\/a> on transgenders. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/video-stossel-lott-mass-public-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3965\">Lott breaks down mass public shootings<\/a> from 1998 through 2025 and highlights a few key points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>108 <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/shootings-frequent-outside-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3966\">mass public shootings<\/a>, involving 111 shooters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 of those shooters were Muslim (7.2%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muslims make up roughly 0.4% of the U.S. population<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s where his argument hits hardest.  He claims that\u2019s about <strong>18 times higher than their share of the population<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flip side, Lott notes that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>White males commit <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/study-proves-armed-citizens-stop-mass-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3967\">mass shootings<\/a> below their share of the population<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only about 6.5% of attackers expressed white supremacist or similar views<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He also points out that many shooters don\u2019t fit clean ideological boxes at all, despite how they\u2019re often labeled after the fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-media-framing-under-fire\">Media Framing Under Fire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A big chunk of Lott\u2019s argument isn\u2019t just about the numbers.  It\u2019s about how those numbers are presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He calls out what he sees as selective labeling, arguing that attackers with left-leaning or mixed motivations often get lumped into broader categories like \u201cright-wing extremism,\u201d while others are excluded from those counts entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That, according to Lott, creates a skewed perception of risk and ultimately shapes policy in ways that may not match reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bigger-point\">The Bigger Point<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Terror Threat We Aren\u2019t Supposed To Discuss<br \/><br \/>The evidence showed Muslims in the US commit terrorism at a greatly disproportionate rate. The data also contradict claims that whites or right-wing white supremacists pose the primary terrorist threat.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jF7KwPPZNF\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\">https:\/\/t.co\/jF7KwPPZNF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; John R Lott Jr. (@JohnRLottJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnRLottJr\/status\/2033962451440656599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>To be clear, Lott does acknowledge that most Muslims are not a threat and that terrorism comes in many forms. But his core argument is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If policymakers want <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-programs-focus-identification-intervention-reduce-firearm-related-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3968\">real solutions<\/a>, they need to start with accurate data, not political narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s where this gets controversial. Because once you start digging into who\u2019s committing what (and why), it forces a conversation a lot of people would rather avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-do-you-think\">What Do You Think?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Is Lott exposing something real here or just <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytowns-report-exaggerations\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3969\">cherry-picking stats<\/a> to make a point?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we getting the full picture on threats in America\u2026 or just the version that fits the narrative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"lott-drops-data-bomb-terror-media-narratives\" title=\"Lott Drops Data Bomb on Terror, Media Narratives\" 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