John Lott talked to McIntyre In The Morning about the new gun storage laws that were just passed in Los Angeles, including the one just passed yesterday that would make it very difficult to get quick access to guns. Some academic evidence on this question is...
Month: August 2015
John Stossel extensively discusses the CPRC in his weekly oped column
John Stossel's weekly column goes through some lies put forward by gun control advocates, and he relies very heavily on the CPRC. His piece is titled: "America and guns: Why do so many stoke paranoia about firearms?" You can read a copy of the column available...
Congressional Research Service claims that Mass Public Shootings have been increasing, but it fails to provide evidence that this increase is statistically significant
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has just released a new report titled: CRS Mass Murder with Firearms Incidents and Victims 1999-2013. USA Today's headline provides a typical reaction: "Report: Mass public shootings on rise." While the report points to...
CPRC in the Daily Caller: What Mother Jones Missed In Its Hit Piece About Me
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Mother Jones, a leftist magazine funded by people such as George Soros, and I have been in a running feud for years. They have continually made false claims about guns, often claims that have been cited by...
Dramatic video of store owner using an “assault weapon” to defend his store against 3 armed robbers
The video of this dramatic defensive gun use is available here. This story is from a local television station in Milwaukee. WISN 12 News has obtained surveillance video of a Milwaukee man defending his store against brazen would-be burglars who smashed into his...
CPRC on Fox News: LIES AND LAWLESSNESS
LIES AND LAWLESSNESS: Does gun ownership lead to more homicides, suicides and accidental deaths? Is rape rampant on campus? The media certainly says so. John Lott weighs in.
A response to Mother Jones’ mistake filled article on John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center
The altered image above is from a new Mother Jones' article, which was written to try discrediting John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center. Mother Jones is willing to do anything to push for gun control. The magazine is very left-leaning and is funded by...