John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: A new Pew Research Center survey finds that, for the first time in their surveys, the majority of Americans oppose more gun control. Gallup and CNN polls tell a similar story. Opposition to gun control has been...
Month: December 2014
Dispelling myths about guns, CPRC on The Flipside with Michael Loftus
One should watch the whole show, as Michael Loftus is a very amusing guy. John Lott's interview starts at 11 minutes into the video and ends at 16:02. This show was broadcast on Tuesday, December 23, 2014.
How many college women suffer sexual assaults?
The 2007 Campus Sexual Assault Study (CSA) made quite a splash when it came out. The survey used a Web-based survey with 5,446 females and found 13.7% of females ages 18 to 25 who were enrolled in two colleges had experienced a completed sexual assault since entering...
CPRC discusses the debate over police and race with Steve Malzberg on News Max, Michigan Talk Network, and the Sandy Rios Show
The interview with Steve Malzberg on Monday December 22nd, 2014 is available here. The interview with the Michigan Talk Network on Monday , December 22nd, 2014 from 7:45 to 7:52 AM is available here. The interview with the Sandy Rios Show on Monday , December 22nd,...
Accidental gun deaths from hunting make up just about 10 percent of all accidental gun deaths
in 2001, there were 79 accidental gun deaths from hunting. That was about 9.9% of the 802 accidental gun deaths that occurred that year. If the share of accidental gun deaths from hunting remained the same in 2012, that would imply that there were 54 accidental deaths...
CPRC on the Sean Hannity Radio Show: Talking about race and police
On Friday, CPRC's John Lott talked to Buck Sexton, who was substituting for Sean Hannity, about whether the polling of blacks about police really reflects what they really believe. The interview on Friday, December 19th went from 5:09 to 5:16 PM EDT.
CPRC at Fox News: “Expert: Blacks trust police more than whites do”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Do blacks trust police more than whites do? Given the anger over events in Ferguson and New York City, the very question seems absurd. But it is not. Behind the polls and demonstrations, there is evidence that...
CPRC in the Daily Caller: “When Security Fails, Gun Rights Are The Last Line Of Defense”
The newest piece by John Lott at the Daily Caller starts this way: These days, it isn’t even safe to get a cup of coffee. Australians just learned this the hard way. In the U.S., watching a movie can apparently be too dangerous. At least, terrorist threats by North...
The BBC on the Taylor Woolrich story
This past August the CPRC co-sponsored and organized a conference for Students for Concealed Carry. The first speaker was Taylor Woolrich. Her story is continuing to make a difference in explaining to people why it is important that stalking victims have the right...
CPRC discussing whether blacks really trust the police with Lars Larson and Larry Elder
Here is the audio of John Lott on the Lars Larson Show on Thursday, December 12th, 2014 from 7:35 to 7:40 PM EST. Here is the audio of John Lott on the Larry Elder Show on Tuesday, December 10th, 2014 from 6:30 to 7:00 PM EST (part 1 and part 2).
Concealed Carry Law change in Ohio
Ohio Governor John Kasich seems very likely to sign legislation that will change the concealed carry law in Ohio, though the change will put Ohio more in line with other states. The bill was passed by massive veto proof votes in the state Senate (24-6) and House...
UPDATED: New Pew Survey shows that support for gun ownership increasing, mirrors other surveys showing that people believe guns make them safer
The newly released Pew Research Center survey shows that 47 percent of Americans want to "protect the right of Americans to own guns" versus 50 percent who support "control of gun ownership." It also supports other polls by Gallup and CNN that show that opposition to...