CPRC has shown the huge increase in the number of concealed handgun permits in the US, rising from 4.6 million in 2007 to 12.8 million earlier this year. One question though is whether people with permits already own guns or whether this represents a change in the...
Year: 2015
CPRC on the Jim Bohannon radio show to discuss new claims about police deaths and gun ownership
John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about the new claim that gun ownership supposedly increases murders of police (Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 10:05 to 11:00 PM). Jim has a radio audience of over 2.75 million people.
John Lott’s “The Bias Against Guns” is released in Brazil
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CPRC on North Texas’ KCDJ on a radio of topics on guns
On August 13th, John Lott had a wide ranging discussion with KXDJ's Chris Samples about guns. Do guns in the home save lives? What is the net effect of guns on the number of lives saved? Just how concentrated are murders in the US in a small portion of the country?...
Black Pastor announces she and some members of her congregation will carry guns at her church
This pastor announced that she got the idea of letting guns into her church several years ago, but is only putting it into action now because of the church shooting in Charleston. Her gun was purchased through donations. It may not make the most sense for...
CPRC at Fox News: Researchers are wrong about private guns, police deaths
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Between 1996 and 2013, 991 police officers have been killed in the line of duty. These public servants put their lives on the line to protect Americans. Their deaths should concern everyone, including public health...
Fraudulent study in the American Journal of Public Health inaccurately claims that states with more guns have more police deaths
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...
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...