John Lott talked to John Gambling on Friday about Obama's new proposed rules. The interview was on Friday, February 27, 2015 from 11:20 to 11:30 AM.
Month: February 2015
CPRC’s research used in legislative debate over gun-free zones in South Dakota
Our research has been used in legislative debate over allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. The state House bill that would allow concealed carry at the University of South Dakota was defeated by a 48 to 20 vote. The president of the University...
CPRC in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Comments on FBI Director James Comey’s recent speech on police and race
John Lott's newest piece in the starts this way: FBI Director James Comey's recent speech on police and race was about as politically incorrect a speech as you will get these days from a high-ranking government official. Comey acknowledges “the existence of...
CPRC testifies before the Wyoming State Senate on Gun-Free Zones
John Lott was the lead witness to testify before the Wyoming state Senate Education Committee about a bill to eliminate gun-free zones in government buildings and public school and universities. From Wyoming Public Radio: Only concealed permit holders would be allowed...
Greg Gutfeld gives a shoutout on The Five to our research
Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxnews.com">video.foxnews.com</a> The text of Gutfeld's monologue is available here. Greg's discussion about our work is at 4:35 into the video. At about 3:00 into the video, Juan William claims that “half...
CPRC in the Chicago Tribune: “Take a gun to the mall”
John Lott's newest piece at the Chicago Tribune starts this way: Over the weekend Somali terrorists threatened to attack the Mall of America in Minnesota. They called for a massacre similar to the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed and...
CPRC in Fox News: Police are extremely Law-abiding, but concealed handgun permit holders are even more so
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: . . . Gun control advocates just can’t accept the fact that concealed handgun permit holders are incredibly law-abiding. The New York Times’ recent attack on permit holders is typical. It is filled with...
What happened to violent crime in Massachusetts after the the 1998 firearms licensing law?
From the Boston Globe: Massachusetts has a national reputation as a bastion of gun control, but crimes and injuries related to firearms have risen — sometimes dramatically — since the state passed a comprehensive package of gun laws in 1998. Murders committed with...
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network
Here are two interviews that John Lott had on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber on Friday, January 30th and Wednesday, February 18th. Topics: Talking about the Crime Prevention Research Center. Topics: On Microstamping on bullets
CRPC in the Australian newspaper The Advertiser on what can Australia learn from the US on guns
Andrew Goldsmith and Rick Sarre had an op-ed in The Advertiser (South Australian newspaper) responding to two op-ed pieces that John Lott and Kesten Green, a professor at the University of South Australia and a CPRC senior fellow, had previously run in the newspaper...
With terrorist threats, the Mall of America is another gun-free zone
The news is filled with a new Somali terror group threat against the Mall of America. With a large number of Somalis living in the twin city area, this threat carries real significance. Indeed, all three targets listed by the terrorists are gun-free zones. Does...
CPRC on Jim Bohannon Radio Shows to discuss the New York Times’ claims about concealed handgun permit holders
John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his show America in the Morning for a discussion of concealed handgun laws. This first clip is just 6 minutes long. Friday, February 20th, 2015 during the 5 AM hour. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his widely listened to show...