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Did Tennessee’s 2016 Law that Allowed People to Store Guns in Vehicles Increase the Number of Stolen Guns?
Here is the claim from News Channel 5 in Nashville. . . . it was dubbed the "guns in trunks" bill. That law specified that the firearm needed to be "kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, glove box, or interior of the person's motor vehicle or a...
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At The Federalist: If You Like The Second Amendment, You Don’t Want John Cornyn Anywhere Near Senate Leadership
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at The Federalist. Subtitle: If gun control is gaining steam in Congress, chances are Sen. John Cornyn is nearby, working on a ‘compromise’ with Democrats. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is the first to announce his campaign to...
At Townhall: Biden Is Destroying the Firearm’s Industry
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. The Biden administration is driving gun dealers out of business and radically transforming the firearms industry. Unfortunately, President Biden is only getting started, and four more years of these policies will have truly...
At the Washington Times: Insurrectionists and the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Report shows how out of touch left-wing academics are
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. According to the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, the threat of an armed insurrection is so pressing that we must quickly enact wide-ranging gun control measures. Its new report...
At Townhall: Jennifer Crumbley Shouldn’t Have Been Convicted
Here is Dr. John Lott's latest piece at Townhall. Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter after her son shot four students dead on November 30, 2021. She will face sentencing on April 9, and her husband will now face the same...
At the Federalist: Biden Capitalizes On Uvalde Massacre Report With Ludicrous Gun-Control Plan
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Federalist about the US DOJ's new report last week on the Uvalde mass murder and Biden's response to it. . Everyone wants to stop these attacks, but let’s do something that actually works. . Almost two years after a shooter...
At the Albuquerque Journal: AR- or AK-style rifles for civilian market are different from military weapons
Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Albuquerque Journal responding to a piece that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham had earlier this week. Part of Lott's piece was cut out by the newspaper and is included at the end below. . The term “assault weapon” is nonsensical. In 2022,...
At Townhall: This National Stalking Awareness Month, Let’s Stand Up for Victims’ Rights
Nikki Goeser, the CPRC's Executive Director, has a new piece at Townhall. . January 2024 marks the twentieth annual National Stalking Awareness Month. This month is recognized as a call to action to help educate the public about what stalking is, the seriousness and...
At Real Clear Policy: The Truth About Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Policy. . When another shooting happens at a place such as a school or a mall, politicians and the media are apt to claim that many hundreds of mass shootings occur each year. “Over the last year since Uvalde, our country...
Videos
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Audio of Lecture on Statistics at Lake Forest College
Dr. John Lott taught two classes on statistics at Lake Forest College on January 23rd. While the lectures weren’t recorded, the PowerPoint of Lott’s lecture is available here. Here is an audio of the lecture for the first class that Lott gave. (Tuesday, January 23,...
Debate on the Second Amendment at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
Dr. John Lott debated Sandy Levinson from UT-Austin Law School at the Fluno Center Main Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the topic: “Was the Second Amendment a Mistake or a Success?" This was one of those rare exceptions where someone is willing to...
University of Wisconsin – Madison Debate: “Was the Second Amendment a Mistake or a Success?”
Dr. John Lott will debate Sandy Levinson from UT-Austin Law School at the Fluno Center Main Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on the topic: “Was the Second Amendment a Mistake or a Success?” The debate goes from 6:30 to 7:30.
Media Appearances
On the Pro America Report with Ed Martin: To Discuss Mass Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Ed Martin on the Pro America Report about Stephen Dinan's new article at The Washington Times that extensively discusses CPRC's recent research on Mass Public Shooters. The Biden administration claimed there were over 600 mass shootings in...
On The Michigan Talk Network: To Discuss Illegal Alien Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the illegal immigrant killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. They also discussed the relationship between illegal immigration and crime. (Thursday, February 29, 2024)
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser on “Crossroads” with Jenny Bushkell & TN Rep. Michele Carringer.
Nikki Goeser, host Jenny Bushkell & TN Representative Michele Carringer (Friday, Jan. 26, 2024) "Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause." Is 1:17. Jenny is back with friends Author, Nikki...
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The Increase in Concealed Handgun Permits in New Jersey After Bruen
New Jersey has now put together a website on their concealed carry permits. Since the Supreme Court's Bruen decision, New Jersey has approve 34,589 concealed handgun permits had denied 256 applications -- an acceptance rate of 99.3%. In the twelve months before Bruen,...
UPDATED: Our video on Adam Lankford’s false claims on mass public shootings passes 8.06 million view mark, 6.93 million on Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGgI2E5JUw UPDATE 3: As of March 16th, 2024, our video has obtained over 8 million total views, with now 6.93 million on John Stossel's Facebook page. The number of views: We are proud to announce that the first video that we have done...
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser on “Crossroads” with Jenny Bushkell & TN Rep. Michele Carringer.
Nikki Goeser, host Jenny Bushkell & TN Representative Michele Carringer (Friday, Jan. 26, 2024) "Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause." Is 1:17. Jenny is back with friends Author, Nikki...