The end of last week a study in the American Journal of Public Health claimed that there were more police feloniously killed in states that had more guns. The study got extensive news coverage on the TV networks such as NBC News, dozens of newspapers such as the...
Month: August 2015
CPRC on NewsMaxTV to discuss expanded background checks and the higher costs of obtaining guns
John Lott debated Franco Ripple, a Democratic Media Strategist, on NewMax TV"s Prime with JD Hayworth about whether we should have expanded background checks as well as discuss Donald Trump's changing views on guns.
CPRC on the Lars Larson Show to Discuss Our New Report on Concealed Carry
John Lott was on Lars Larson's national radio show to discuss our new report on concealed handgun permits. Lott talked to Lars on August 13, 2015 from 6:20 to 6:30 PM. Lars has a radio audience of over 1.25 million.
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network: About Gun Ownership in Panama, the Increase in Concealed Handgun Permits, and the Level of Gun Ownership
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about a range to gun topics: gun ownership in Panama, the increase in concealed handgun permits, and the level of gun ownership. They talked on Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 from 6:45 to 6:52 AM.
CPRC on Canada’s The Rebel: Gun control advocates now pushing for municipal laws
CPRC's John Lott talked to Brian Lilley on Friday, August 14, 2015 about the push for more local gun control regulations. Gun control advocates in the U.S. and Canada realize they're getting nowhere at the federal level, so they've set their sights on passing new...
Buzzfeed Hit Piece on CPRC’s John Lott
Last August, Taylor Woolrich was the first speaker at our conference for Students for Concealed Carry. Her tragic story about a woman who was being stalked and her desire to be able to defend herself received a lot of media coverage. In a piece at Buzzfeed last night...
CPRC on the Michael Dukes Shows: On the New York Times, Mother Jones, and recent polling
John Lott talked to Michael Dukes about everything from surveys on expanded background checks to Mother Jones' hit piece. Here is the discussion of the New York Times relying on Mother Jones' research. Friday, August 14, 2015, 10:15 to 10:27 AM.
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “The New York Times Believes MoJo’s Gun-Control Myths”
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Normally, even the New York Times doesn’t cite such an unreliable source as Mother Jones for evidence. But when it comes to gun control, it’s considered okay to use biased sources, call people names, and...
CPRC in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania newspaper: Special Report on Concealed Carry
LNP (the newspaper for Lancaster, Pennsylvania) has a large news special on concealed handguns in the state. This is from part of the article (an online poll is available here): . . . John Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, is the author...
CPRC at Newsday: “More guns make Americans feel safer”
Newsday (Long Island and New York City) has a Sunday circulation of 510,683. The piece starts this way: Americans are increasingly convinced that owning a gun makes them safer. A new Rasmussen poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans (68 percent) "feel...
Panama moves to let more citizens have guns: Public Safety Minister notes more guns “have allowed the US to reduce homicide”
The debate in the US is effecting the debate in other countries From the Panama Post: As Panama deals with increases in crime rates, forged gun permits, and rising gang activity, the government is set to lift the ban on firearm imports, in an effort to promote...
CPRC on WMAL (Washington DC’s big talk station) on Mass Public Shootings
John Lott talked to Austin Hill about what we can learn about mass public shootings on Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 from 5:15 to 5:21 PM.