With a Republican governor for the first time in 16 years, Montana looks set to finally eliminate gun-free zones. This follows the adoption of initiative LR-130 in November that prevents local governments from creating gun-free zones for people with concealed handgun...
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UPDATE: 83 Congressmen want to keep the ability to carry concealed handguns in the Capitol
UPDATE: It appears as if Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was able to keep the Democrats from changing the rules on letting members of Congress carry guns on Capitol grounds. Note also that in the video above, Boebert is pretty clearly using information that we put together...
At The Daily Torch: Young widow describes life as a victim of gun control laws
CPRC Executive Director Nikki Goeser is featured in this article from the Daily Torch. December 3, 2020 Nikki and Ben had been married for one year, four months, and two days when he was shot in front of her. Now, she is a fierce gun rights advocate with an important...
Contrasting Trump and Biden on Gun-Free Zones
The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) was introduced in Congress in 1990 by then Senator Joe Biden (D-DE). By contrast, President Trump has continually spoken out on the dangers of gun-free zones. Our research on school shootings from 2000 through 2018 shows that...
Shooting at Molson Coors Beverage Company appears to be yet another mass public shooting in a Gun-free Zone
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, five people were murdered by an employee at the Molson Coors Beverage Company. Below is a picture of one of their facilities. The murderer was also killed at the scene. Our research showing that 94% of mass public...
Some Marines Are Now Allowed to Carry Concealed on Base
Lieutenant General G. W. Smith, deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations for the Marines, has now made it possible for some Marines to carry guns on US military bases. It is a movement towards Trump's campaign promise: “[I will] get rid of gun-free zones...
“Sheriff’s office in Ohio offering free CCW classes to churches”
From Fox Channel 8 in Cleveland. Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones announced Tuesday his office is offering free CCW classes to churches “that have or are implementing security teams.” This comes after a deadly shooting at a church in Texas Sunday.“Unfortunately,...
Another shooting in a gun-free zone: Two murdered, at least 11 hospitalized, in shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida
Another shooting at a military base where military personnel are banned from carrying a gun. See info here: The rules explicitly note that concealed carry permits aren't honored on the military bases. "First, state issued 'concealed weapons permits' are not recognized...
On the Blaze TV’s America with Eric Bolling: Warning of the biggest policy errors Congress could make with new gun control efforts
Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling on the Blaze TV about a range of gun control from universal background checks to Red Flag laws to gun-free zones. (The Blaze TV, August 22, 2019)
Another mass public shooting at another gun-free zone: the Gilroy Garlic Festival attack
UPDATE: Governor Newsom: "This is insane. Only in America, only in America, here we go again." Yet, few seem to realize how much more common mass public shootings are in the rest of the world, including parts of Europe. An earlier similar study was published in a...
Ford Motors tells Alabama car dealership to stop giving away guns after a mass shooting in California
After a shooting in California county where concealed handgun permits are banned for general citizens, Ford Motor's solution is not to have Americans own guns? You can see the link available here. A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford...
While Virginia Beach seeks to create more Gun-free zones after mass public shooting in a gun-free zone, Mt. Juliet, TN takes another approach
Unfortunately, after a mass public shooting in a gun-free zone, members of the Virginia Beach City Council want to make sure that there are even more gun-free zones. However, not all municipalities in that direction. A commissioner in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee has...