https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjhaTfb1wXo Dr. John Lott talked to WBAL TV (Channel 11) in Baltimore about a bill creating gun-free zones in the state. Lott was also interviewed by the Maryland Reporter shown below. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Hundreds of people signed up to...
Media Discussion on CPRC
CPRC in the News: New York Post, Just the News, Axios, Orange County Register, El Tiempo Latino, and much more
“Does Biden talk to police to see why they do what they do? Biden doesn’t understand policing,” John Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said Monday. “If he wants to increase retention, don’t immediately release criminals &...
Our Research on Errors in the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports given Extensive Coverage in the Washington Post
The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler has a long discussion about our research on the FBI's Active Shooting cases. One benefit from Kessler's piece is that he was actually able to get the Texas State University people to respond to two of the cases that we provided. Dr....
CPRC in the News: Fox News (2), Orlando Sentinel, Yahoo! News, Missoula’s KGVO, Bearing Arms, and more
Greg Wehner, "New Jersey governor signs new gun law, drawing lawsuit from the NRA," Fox News, December 22, 2022. . . . Americans have frequently used legal guns to thwart crimes, defend themselves or their homes and even stop mass shootings. Some estimates...
The Washington Times and The Washington Examiner cover our research on the concentration of murders in the United States
From The Washington Times. Homicide rates have spiked, but most of America has remained untouched. Only a tiny fraction of U.S. counties account for nearly all of the country’s homicides, according to research released Tuesday that showed a striking concentration...
CPRC in the News: Fox News (2), New York Post, Creators Syndicate, Business & Politics Review, and much more
A recent study conducted by the Crime Prevention Research Center found there were 22 times more attacks against pro-life groups since the leak in early May of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade compared to attacks on pro-choice organizations. A...
Houston Chronicle extensively quotes CPRC testimony before House Judiciary Subcommittee
On Thursday, December 15th, 2022, Dr John Lott testified before the US House Judiciary Subcommittee looking into the Uvalde mass murder and other similar attacks. This also appeared in The San Antonio Express-News. . GOP witnesses testified that popular gun control...
Congressman Louie Gohmert Speech Reads from the Crime Prevention Research Center’s Op-ed at Newsweek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBHOm2jlN7o In a House floor speech, Congressman Louie Gohmert Speech Reads from the Crime Prevention Research Center's Op-ed at Newsweek (June 9, 2022). The piece's title was: "Democrats’ Focus On ‘Gun Control’ Won’t Solve Any of Our...
CPRC in the News: New York Post, Yahoo! News, Dallas Morning News, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Missoulian, and more
“Violent crime is becoming common in Sweden,” as it is throughout the European Europe, report John R. Lott & James Varney at RealClearInvestigations. And an RCI analysis “strongly” links the surge with immigration: “Each one percentage point increase in immigrant...
Sean Hannity briefly mentions John Lott’s research in his book “More Guns, Less Crime”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDCoRtb878Q On Fox News, Sean Hannity briefly mentions John Lott's research in his book "More Guns, Less Crime" (University of Chicago) (May 31, 2022).
Fox News talks to the CPRC about guns on college campuses: “expert says banning guns from campus would leave people more vulnerable”
Fox News' Emma Colton has an extensive interview about guns on college campuses with Dr. John Lott. Here are parts of the article that deal with the work that the CPRC does. College campuses have come under the threat of violent crimes or are reeling from violence...
The New York Sun: More Americans Hold Concealed Carry Permits Than Ever Before
The New York Sun has an article about our newest report on concealed handgun permits. A record number of Americans either hold or have applied for permits to carry concealed weapons in public in the United States in 2022, according to a new report, a number that has...