John Lott was on NewsMax TV's Steve Malzberg's Show (Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 7:34 to 7:40 PM). In the wake of Wednesday's shooting of two journalists in Virginia, one crime expert is calling out people who claim banning firearms helps reduce violence. "Maybe...
Year: 2015
CPRC on Ave Maria Radio Network, Kresta in the Afternoon, to discuss the shooting in Virginia and its aftermath
John Lott talked to Al Kresta from the Ave Maria Radio Network about the Virginia shooting and its aftermath on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 from 5:20 to 5:30 PM EDT.
CPRC on Radio America to talk about Secretary of State John Kerry signing the UN Arms Trade Treaty
John Lott talked to Greg Corombos about Secretary of State John Kerry signing the UN Arms Trade Treaty and what it means for the US and the world (Thursday, August 27, 2015). World Net Daily has this discussion: “The point of this is just to try to reduce legitimate...
CPRC on Baltimore’s WBAL to talk about the shooting of the journalists in Virginia
John Lott talked with Clarence M. Mitchell on Baltimore's big 50,000 watt station, WBAL, to discuss the shooting of the journalists in Virginia (Thursday, August 27, 2015, 9:35 to 9:45 AM).
CPRC on KTSA in San Antonio to talk about the Shooting of the Reporter and Cameraman in Virginia
John Lott talked to KTSA's Jack Riccardi about the horrible shooting in Virginia on Wednesday morning and what it means for the calls today for more gun control (Wednesday, August 26th, 2015, 7:07 to 7:15 PM).
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Radio Network to discuss the First Anniversary of the UN Arms Trade Treaty
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about this past week's first annual meeting of the nations that have ratified the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) (Tuesday, August 25, 2015 from 7:18 to 7:25 AM).
14-year-old saves his twin younger brothers as two young men break into home
From KSNV (News channel 3 in Las Vegas, video available at link): . . . Two young men are caught on surveillance video breaking in to Kieawa Mason's home. His 14-year-old son, Andrew, and his younger twins were the only ones home. Andrew and his siblings were trained...
CRPC accounts for 6 of the 8 most downloaded criminology studies at the Social Science Research Network
With over 225,000 economists, law professors, business school professors, political scientists and criminologists from around the world, the Social Science Research Network research network contains the most downloaded set of research papers. The CRPC has six of the...
CPRC on Aljazeera America’s Inside Story to discuss background check and gun free zones
John Lott was interviewed by Del Walters on Aljazeera America's Inside Story to discuss background check and gun free zones. August 10th, 2015
CPRC on The Price of Business to discuss Gun-Free Zones
Host Kevin Price and guest Dr. John Lott Jr. discuss Lott's opinion piece at Fox News "Gun Free Zones are Killing Americans " on this segment of the Price of Business.
CPRC in newspapers and other media around the country over the last month
We don't usually keep track of the local media coverage the CPRC receives or even all the national coverage, but here are some examples of the type of media coverage that the CPRC has received over the past month. Of course, John Stossel's recent column on the CPRC...
Dramatic cases in last few days of concealed handgun permit holders stopping violent crime
Chicago (August 20, 2015): . . . At 10:05 p.m., a 24-year-old man was with a woman in the 7400 block of South Morgan Street in Englewood when they were approached by two men who said they were robbing them and had a gun, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a Chicago Police...