Hampton, Virginia (March 15, 2016) Hampton Police say 18-year-old Jafari Mitchell and a 15-year-old male had approached a 71-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded money. The 71-year-old man, fearing for safety, pulled out his own permitted concealed gun and shot...
Month: March 2016
CPRC on The Steve Gruber Show: Discussion on Background Checks on Private Transfers of Guns
Dr. John Lott speaks with show host Steve Gruber about the costs of background checks that many people don't consider. Background checks on private sales/transfers of guns can be costly in some states and that cost can prevent those who would benefit the most...
Homeowner on dialysis pulls gun on Burglar (Orlando, FL)
ORLANDO, Fla (WOFL FOX 35) - A man is due in court Wednesday morning accused of breaking into a home in Orlando. The suspect quickly learned he had picked the wrong house when the homeowner pulled out a gun, all while hooked up to a dialysis machine. The...
CPRC OP-ED IN THE TENNESSEAN: “Allowing guns at Legislative Plaza would increase safety”
Nikki Goeser & Dr. John Lott op-ed featured in The Tennessean (March 15, 2016) Democrats sure seem worried that there will soon be no safe place left for them in Nashville. The Legislative Plaza and the War Memorial Building, where state legislators have their...
CPRC in debate on Southern California Public Radio (KPCC): Are universal background checks effective in lowering gun-related deaths?
From KPCC: A new study published in the journal Lancet finds that three types of laws governing gun ownership in America can reduce the number of firearm deaths in the country. . . . Bindu Kalesan, lead author of the study, “Firearm legislation and firearm mortality...
Armed Employee stops workplace shooter at B&L Landscaping in Northeast Florida
The alleged shooter has been named as Ezequiel Lopez. He is not a legal citizen according to authorities. Jacksonville, FL — It's a story of bravery, coming out of a tragedy. After the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says an employee of B & L Landscape Company on...
Hatchet swinging attacker shot and killed by 7-11 customer who had a handgun carry permit
King County Sheriff's investigators say the customer who shot the man appears to have done nothing wrong, and they are happy he was there to intervene. “Fortunately, because of this customer with his weapon, this could have been a lot worse," said King County...
CPRC interview with Melissa Kerr on Sunny 99.9fm El Paso, TX: Discussion on new laws to allow Campus Carry and Open Carry of Firearms in Texas
Dr. Lott speaks with show host Melissa Kerr of Sunny 99.9fm El Paso, Texas about a new laws in Texas that allow Campus Carry and the open carrying of legal firearms, which took effect this January. Texas became the 45th state which allows open carry. There were...
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CPRC at Fox News: “You know the case for background checks is weak if . . .”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News is on the extremely low quality of research by public health researchers starts this way: Academic advocates of gun control apparently need to manipulate the data in order to argue for background checks on private gun transfers. ...
CPRC ON STACY ON THE RIGHT SHOW FM NEWSTALK 97.1 ST. LOUIS MISSOURI: DISCUSSION ON SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATIONS AND PROBLEMS WITH FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS
President of The Crime Prevention Research Center, Dr. John Lott speaks with show host "Stacy" about the difficulty of Presidents getting their brightest judicial nominees confirmed during an election year. There is a discussion on the economy and labor force...
CPRC on Armed American Radio: Discussion on Obama’s outsized influence on the federal judiciary. Also discussion on new CPRC study of how Criminologists and Economists view gun ownership
CPRC President, Dr. John Lott explains how Obama has already had a huge influence on our federal courts and how he will have an outsized influence on the federal judiciary for decades to come. Also discussed is the recent CPRC study of how Criminologists and...