Gun Owner Who Ended Manhunt: "I told him to get down" Gaston, South Carolina April 23, 2016, WYFF News 4: GASTON, S.C. —A Gaston man says his Second Amendment right helped land two men behind bars. Two Lexington County men were arrested after a high-speed chase near...
Month: April 2016
CPRC on National Public Radio: Trying to discuss the problems with the Gun Violence Archive
National Public Radio did a report on the Gun Violence Archive, which collects cases of gun deaths and crimes. But there is a reason we should rely on FBI and CDC data before we rely on what Bryant has put together. You simply can’t use media reports to determine...
Sharp differences in which schools allow permitted concealed handguns in dorms, it will be clear whether opponents’ fear were justified
Campus aerial of Liberty University taken January 28, 2015 Photo by David Duncan We will very soon be having a lot of information on whether college dorms are a dangerous place for permit holders to have guns. On August 1st this year, public universities in Texas are...
CPRC on The Brett Winterble Show: Harriet Tubman (black, gun-toting, evangelical Christian, Republican Woman) to be new face of $20 bill
Dr. Lott speaks with host Brett Winterble (760 KFMB in San Diego) about Harriet Tubman replacing President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill and why this should be viewed as a positive thing for conservatives. There is also a discussion on Hillary Clinton saying the NRA...
Why Virginia Gov Terry McAuliffe can’t give felons right to vote without restoring their right to own guns
Governor Terry McAuliffe has given felons in Virginia the right to vote without allowing them the right to own a gun. His executive order will let murderers and rapists will be able to serve on juries. Say someone has committed multiple violent crimes. Is there an...
CPRC on The Steve Gruber Show: Discussion on Army Chief of Staff objecting to soldiers being armed while on base. Also a discussion on the taxing of a fundamental right
Dr. John Lott speaks with host Steve Gruber about Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley saying that an 8 minute response time in an active shooter situation is adequate. The General objects to soldiers being able to carry weapons on military bases. Dr. Lott...
CPRC at National Review: “On Guns, Clinton Runs Both Left and Right, Depending on Her Audience”
CPRC's John Lott has a new piece at National Review on Hillary Clinton's views on gun control. What does Hillary Clinton really believe on guns? This year, she is running to the left of Bernie Sanders. In 2008, she ran well to the right of Obama, arguing against any...
CPRC in the News: Sacramento Bee, Townhall, Breitbart, and many other places around the US
Townhall, April 23, 2016 Wisconsin reached a major milestone this week: 300,000 of its residents are licensed to carry a concealed firearm. That’s eight percent of the state’s population. . . . The Crime Prevention Research Center also issued a report saying that more...
Hillary Clinton wants to restrict carrying concealed handguns, apparently she also wants to overturn Heller and McDonald Supreme Court decisions
Hillary Clinton has previously spoken out on restricting people being able to carry permitted concealed handguns on May 6, 2014: “We’re way out of balance. I think that we’ve got to reign in what has become an almost article of faith that anybody can have a gun...
UPDATE: Tennessee legislature makes major moves to get rid of gun-free zones at public universities and businesses
By overwhelming votes, the Tennessee legislature passed three bills that get rid of gun-free zones at public universities and provides immunity to businesses if they don't post ban. CPRC's John Lott testified on all three bills when they started in the state Senate...
CPRC’s Lott noted in the Wall Street Journal editorial on “Harriet Tubman is an inspired choice to replace Andrew Jackson”
In an editorial in the Wall Street Journal, they mention a tweet that CPRC's John Lott had on Harriet Tubman and concerns that her choice may be a politically correct move. John Lott makes a pithy case for the contrary. An expert on the Second Amendment and sometime...
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser on The Capitol Hill Show with Tim Constantine
Nikki Goeser, Director of Communications for the Crime Prevention Research Center, speaks with host Tim Constantine on The Capitol Hill Show about the dangers of gun-free zones and how these gun control laws make good people vulnerable. Hear Ms. Goeser tell how her...