John Lott’s newest piece at Fox News starts this way:
…Gun control advocates this month took a page from the global warming activists playbook: the science is settled, so there is no need for debate.
However, instead of actually reviewing the scientific literature on the subject, Professor David Hemenway at Harvard made a survey of cherry-picked authors.
John Lott was interviewed by Steve Gruber on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 from 6:40 to 6:47 (audio available here).
John Lott was on Washington DC’s WMAL with Larry O’Connor to discuss the Virginia Tech Shooting 8th Anniversary (Audio, Thursday, April 16th, 2015 from 5:35 to 5:50 PM0.
From Politifact Florida:
…We interviewed John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center which compiles data on gun permits in states. Lott, an academic and Fox News columnist, published the book More Guns, Less Crime through the University of Chicago in 2010.
He said there are four factors that influence the number of gun permits in a state: the amount of fees, hours of required training, how many places people can or can’t carry their firearms and how many years the rules have been in effect.
Recent Media Highlights Video
Pictures and videos from our talks
Brad Thor’s Talk — above picture shows Brad cutting up is Illinois Firearm Owner Identification card
Katie Pavlich’s Talk
Glenn Reynolds — Academic of the Year Award Winner
Dana Loesch’s Talk
Ted Nugent’s Talk
John Lott’s Talk
Our auction was run by Tennessee State Representative Judd Matheny
Pictures from the event — Click on pictures to enlarge
The New York Times recently had this editorial:
…Seventy-thousand people are expected to attend the National Rifle Association’s convention opening on Friday in Tennessee, but they won’t be allowed to carry firearms in one of the main convention venues. This may run counter to the N.R.A.’s ideas about carrying guns everywhere, from elementary schools to workplaces.
Fact Checking Bias, Letters that we submitted, media bias on guns, New York Times
The CPRC is first and foremost an academic organization, as can be seen from our academic board of directors. It is with that in mind that we made the decision to recognize quality academic research that deals with issues of crime. Professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds at the University of Tennessee Law School received the CPRC’s first Academic of the Year Award. …
The list of states that allow concealed permitted handguns on college campuses continues to grow. From KX News in North Dakota:
…Legislation is headed to Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s desk that expands the places where a concealed-carry permit holder can have a gun.
The bill would allow concealed-carry permit holders to pack guns at public parks, political rallies, concerts and highway rest stops.
CPRC’s board members Brad Thor and Ted Nugent along with staff John Lott and John Whitley were joined by Nikki Goeser and Dana Loesch on Saturday morning at the Nashville Armory.
Malia Zimmerman’s piece contained this discussion:
…. . . . These tactics are a way for police departments or the government to make it more costly to own guns, said John Lott, an economist, leading expert on guns, and author at the Crime Prevention Research Center. Lott believes the illegal policies most hurt poor gun owners, who not only are less likely to afford to get their property back, but also typically live in neighborhoods where they are more vulnerable to crime.
