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New Survey on the Rate that People Carry Concealed Handguns: Percent of Americans Carrying Increased from 24.3% in December 2024 to 29.8% in May 2026

New Survey on the Rate that People Carry Concealed Handguns: Percent of Americans Carrying Increased from 24.3% in December 2024 to 29.8% in May 2026

The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 (cross tabs available here), regarding whether likely voters carry concealed handguns. In the survey, 13.2% carry all/most of the time, with another 16.6% carrying...

New Jersey Uses Glock Lawsuit To Build The Gun Registry that Would then Immediately be Used to Confiscate Guns Politicians Always Denied Wanting



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Younger and more liberal Americans are much more likely to think political violence can be justified. Very liberal Americans are 8.3 times more likely than very conservatives to say it. 18 to 29 year olds are 6.67 times more likely than those 65+.
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Dr John Lott is the pre-eminent pro-gun academic in the US. He visited Australia recently and spoke at an event in the NSW Parliament.

Aussies have been lied to about firearms since 1996.

Today I told the parliament the few truths about the right to own guns. For

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Dinner Talk in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27th

Dinner Talk in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27th

Dr. John Lott will be giving a talk and book signing in Glendale, Arizona for a Gun Owners of America (you can sign up for tickets here). Others speakers include Rep. Andy Biggs (who is running for governor), Sheriff Mark Lamb (AZ Congressional Candidate for CD-5),...

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Spencer Pratt was told by police and security to get a gun after getting many death threats, & he became a Republican because Republicans were the only ones who supported Pratt and his wife getting a concealed handgun permit

Spencer Pratt was told by police and security to get a gun after getting many death threats, & he became a Republican because Republicans were the only ones who supported Pratt and his wife getting a concealed handgun permit

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nzpD8B-z0zY Spencer Pratt, who is running to be the mayor of Los Angeles, said he bought a gun during the height of his reality TV fame on The Hills, when he was receiving numerous death threats. In a May 2026 CNN interview, he...

New Survey on the Rate that People Carry Concealed Handguns: Percent of Americans Carrying Increased from 24.3% in December 2024 to 29.8% in May 2026

New Survey on the Rate that People Carry Concealed Handguns: Percent of Americans Carrying Increased from 24.3% in December 2024 to 29.8% in May 2026

The CPRC hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 (cross tabs available here), regarding whether likely voters carry concealed handguns. In the survey, 13.2% carry all/most of the time, with another 16.6% carrying...