With all the discussion about possibly setting age restrictions on gun use after the tragic death of a firearms instructor in Arizona (see analysis here), here are a few examples of young children saving lives with guns. The fearless 11-year-old took action when she...
Month: August 2014
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “Charles Vacca’s Death Is A Tragedy, But Gun Range Accidents Are Exceedingly Rare”
John Lott's latest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Even experts sometimes make mistakes. That happened this past Sunday when a firing range instructor at the Last Stop outdoor shooting range in White Hills, Arizona was accidentally shot to death by a...
Ann Coulter’s discussion of affirmative action for police
Ann Coulter's newest article has a detailed discussion of CPRC's John Lott research on hiring in police departments. A copy of Lott's research is available here. Ann Coulter's piece contains this: I'm against more black people being murdered, raped and assaulted. In a...
In Silvester v. Harris Federal District Court Judge Anthony W. Ishii rules that there is no evidence that a “cooling off” benefit exists from waiting periods
California Federal District Court Judge Anthony W. Ishii might have been appointed by Bill Clinton, but his decision that was released on Monday, August 25th still found: There is no evidence that a “cooling off period,” such as that provided by the 10-day waiting...
CPRC in the media: Talking about guns on military bases and concealed handguns in Chicago
Interview on the Lars Larson national radio show on Monday, August 25th from 6:20 to 6:30 PM EDT -- guns on military bases. Interview with George Noory on Coast to Coast AM on Tuesday, August 26th from 1:07 to 1:10 AM -- concealed handguns in Chicago.
Illinois robbery rate has fallen by 20 percent since concealed handgun permits started being issued
Given the small percentage of Illinoisans who have obtained a concealed handgun permit, it is very doubtful that permitted concealed could have a significant impact on crime rates, though it might put criminals on notice and there were a few startling cases of self...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “Violent Crime, Not Police Abuse, Is The Real Threat To Black Americans”
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Yesterday’s “Nationwide Day of Rage for Ferguson,” demonstrations that were planned to protest police violence against blacks for the 51 cities across the U.S., was a bust. Is it possible that most blacks...
Response to claim about risk of guns in the home
In response to claims in the Indianapolis Star by Stephen Dunlop, with Hoosiers Concerned about Gun Violence, about the benefits of gun regulations and the risk of guns in the home John Lott has this letter to the editor: Stephen Dunlop, with Hoosiers Concerned about...
New PEW poll shows that 31% of consistently liberal people “unhappy” if family member marries gun owner, about 17% of liberals think only police should own guns
UPDATE PEW Survey data on protecting right to own guns/supporting more gun control. The PEW Research Center survey results are available here.
CPRC in the News: Sheriff David Clarke, Stand Your Ground, Taylor Woolrich Stalking Case
Michigan Talk Network: Discussing Sheriff David Clarke and Stand Your Ground Laws -- 8:30 to 8:40 AM EDT, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. KFI, John and Ken Show: Discussing the Taylor Woolrich Stalking Case -- 8:35 to 8:45 PM EDT, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Coast to...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: Why Gunlock Laws Make People Less Safe
CPRC's John Lott has a new piece up at the Daily Caller that starts this way: It’s every family’s worst nightmare to lose a child. The Naumkin family, of Saratoga Springs, New York, suffered such a tragedy in 2010, when twelve-year-old Nicholas died from an accidental...
CPRC at Fox News: The facts about Dartmouth student Taylor Woolrich and her stalker
The CPRC's John Lott has a piece up at Fox News to try to correct the record after Geraldo Rivera's interview on Fox News last week: It is often very hard for women who have been victims of sexual type crimes to publicly discuss what has happened to them. Last week in...