John Lott appeared on Dana’s national radio show twice yesterday (Thursday, January 22nd, 2014 at 2:23 to 2:30 PM and 3:05 to 3:16 PM).
The first segment discusses recent statements by media figures as well as a claim in Politico that defensive gun uses are a myth.
The second segment discusses the push for “expanded” background checks.…
North Dakota’s House Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week on bill that “would allow elected officials with a valid concealed carry permit to carry a firearm in public buildings.” From the Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) discussing the debate over the bill:
…. . . “Statistics show that there is a direct correlation between the increase in the number of conceal-carry permits and the decline of violent crime,” [Rep.
CPRC’s John Lott discussed the Michael Woodard defensive gun use case in Canada with Brian Lilley. The Idaho case that Brian mentions is available here.
…Portland’s GoLocalPDX has a lead news story on the growth of concealed carry permits in the Portland area. Not enough information is presented in the article to determine the permit growth rate for all three counties, but Multnomah and Washington counties had a 41 percent growth in permits between 2011 and 2014 (42840/30429). …
concealed carry, Media Discussion on CPRC, number of permits
The Sunday New York Times piece by Kate Murphy has this:
…. . . The Crime Prevention Research Center used public records to count 12 million Americans with concealed-carry permits. It’s probably a low estimate as numbers are not available for all states that issue licenses, and five states and most of Montana don’t even require permits to carry.
CPRC’s president, John Lott, was on Larry Elder’s show on Friday to discuss a range of issues from terrorism in Europe to recent claims in Politico about defensive gun uses. The segment was on from 7:15 to 7:30 PM on Friday, January 16th, 2015.
…There might not be too many malls in Florida that ban permitted concealed handguns, but the Melbourne Square Mall where there was an attack that left one victim dead and one wounded was another gun-free zone. The Melbourne Square Mall is “a Simon Mall.” Yet, none of the news media have mentioned this point. …
As the police say, the pizza delivery woman “had no other choice” and she would have been in real danger if she hadn’t had her concealed handgun permit. From Fox News:
…The employee was making a delivery in Decatur, Ga., Sunday night when a man approached her vehicle, forcing her onto the ground at gunpoint, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.
There were two men who tried to rob a Papa John’s Pizza delivery driver on Sunday evening in DeKalb County Georgia. DeKalb County Police Department Capt. Stephen Fore told WSB-TV said: “She arrived at the location and a male began approaching the vehicle she thought was there to pick up the pizza.…
Putting 10,000 French soldiers in front of Jewish facilities will offer little protection as terrorists have control over where and when they attack. Terrorists have important strategic advantages in picking the time and place for attacks. Putting uniformed guards at places mean that terrorists will either kill these guards first or wait for them to leave an area before an attack occurs.…
