John Lott talked to George Noory about the increase in gun sales and the terrorist attacks in Paris and what can be done to stop future ones (Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 1:09 to 1:12 AM). George Noory's show is heard by over 2.75 million people.
Month: November 2015
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “As Paris Attacks Show, Europe In Denial About Gun Rights”
John Lott's newest piece at Investor's Business Daily is available here. French citizens were sitting ducks last Friday. For at least 10 uninterrupted minutes, terrorists mowed down attendants at Paris' Bataclan Concert Hall. In five other coordinated attacks,...
Debates on concealed carry on campus at University of Texas at Austin and St. Mary’s University were standing room only: Video of UT Debate available
Sources mentioned in debate: References to other research available here. Accidental shootings on college campuses by concealed handgun permit holders is here. Revocation rates for college age students compared to other permit holders is here. Correcting...
Utility worker in St. Louis County uses his permitted concealed handgun to stop armed robber
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about an incident in North St. Louis County: Police say three contractors for ADB Utility Co. were working on water lines near that intersection when an armed robber approached two of the workers who were standing near a company truck....
CPRC on KABC’s McIntyre In The Morning to discuss the ISIS terrorist attack in Paris
John Lott spoke to Doug McIntyre and Terri-Rae Elmer about whether France's response of putting more soldiers on Paris streets (Monday, November 16, 2015 from 9:36 to 9:43 AM).
CPRC’s John Lott discusses Gary Kleck’s criticisms of the evidence regarding “More Guns, Less Crime”
In August, Kleck told Mother Jones that he doesn’t know of any “credible criminologist” who believes that “with more guns there are less crimes.” More recently Kleck was interviewed by Ari Armstrong about these points and Kleck's claims that there hasn't been any...
CPRC in Michigan Live (mLIVE): Keeping guns out gets us nowhere in staying safer
This op-ed by Dr. John Lott appeared in mLIVE (Michigan Live) on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The piece started this way: Suppose a criminal comes upon your home and sees a sign announcing, "Gun Free Zone." How would he respond? Unless he thinks that the homeowner is...
CPRC in the Lansing State Journal (Michigan): “Gun Free Zone puts criminal minds at ease”
This op-ed by John Lott appeared in the Lansing State Journal on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The piece started this way: Suppose a criminal comes upon your home and sees a sign announcing, “Gun Free Zone.” How would he respond? Unless he thinks that the homeowner is...
Recent CPRC’s media coverage from around the country: Detroit Free Press, Daily Caller, Newser, Digital Journal
Digital Journal, November 12, 2015 Maryland lawmakers passed the ballistic-fingerprinting measure in 2000, and it was signed into law by then-Governor Parris N. Glendening (D) as a way for police to use shell casings found at crime scenes to find the gun that had...
CPRC in the Sunday Washington Post: “Maryland’s long-overdue goodbye to ballistic fingerprinting”
John Lott's op-ed at the Washington Post starts this way: Ballistic fingerprinting was all the rage 15 years ago. Maryland led the way, setting up a computer database on new guns and the markings they made on bullets. New York soon followed. The days of criminal gun...
Debates coming up on Gun-free zones at Universities in Austin and San Antonio
University of Texas at Austin Law School -- Debate on gun-free zones at universities from noon to 1 PM in the law school, Tuesday, November 17, 2015. St. Mary's University Law School, San Antonio, Texas -- Debate on gun-free zones at universities from 5:30 P.M. - 7:30...
13-year-old boy uses mom’s gun to shoot and kill armed man breaking into home
\ From Fox News: A South Carolina teenager left home alone used his mother's gun to shoot and kill a burglar, authorities said Tuesday. Fox Carolina reported that deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a home in Ladson Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m. EST...