Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxnews.com">video.foxnews.com</a> The text of Gutfeld's monologue is available here. Greg's discussion about our work is at 4:35 into the video. At about 3:00 into the video, Juan William claims that “half...
Year: 2015
CPRC in the Chicago Tribune: “Take a gun to the mall”
John Lott's newest piece at the Chicago Tribune starts this way: Over the weekend Somali terrorists threatened to attack the Mall of America in Minnesota. They called for a massacre similar to the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed and...
CPRC in Fox News: Police are extremely Law-abiding, but concealed handgun permit holders are even more so
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: . . . Gun control advocates just can’t accept the fact that concealed handgun permit holders are incredibly law-abiding. The New York Times’ recent attack on permit holders is typical. It is filled with...
What happened to violent crime in Massachusetts after the the 1998 firearms licensing law?
From the Boston Globe: Massachusetts has a national reputation as a bastion of gun control, but crimes and injuries related to firearms have risen — sometimes dramatically — since the state passed a comprehensive package of gun laws in 1998. Murders committed with...
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network
Here are two interviews that John Lott had on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber on Friday, January 30th and Wednesday, February 18th. Topics: Talking about the Crime Prevention Research Center. Topics: On Microstamping on bullets
CRPC in the Australian newspaper The Advertiser on what can Australia learn from the US on guns
Andrew Goldsmith and Rick Sarre had an op-ed in The Advertiser (South Australian newspaper) responding to two op-ed pieces that John Lott and Kesten Green, a professor at the University of South Australia and a CPRC senior fellow, had previously run in the newspaper...
With terrorist threats, the Mall of America is another gun-free zone
The news is filled with a new Somali terror group threat against the Mall of America. With a large number of Somalis living in the twin city area, this threat carries real significance. Indeed, all three targets listed by the terrorists are gun-free zones. Does...
CPRC on Jim Bohannon Radio Shows to discuss the New York Times’ claims about concealed handgun permit holders
John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his show America in the Morning for a discussion of concealed handgun laws. This first clip is just 6 minutes long. Friday, February 20th, 2015 during the 5 AM hour. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his widely listened to show...
Pharmacist uses permitted concealed handgun to defend a store full of workers and customers
From WCHS ABC TV in Kanawha County, West Virginia on Thursday, February 19th: . . . Eight people were inside the pharmacy in Pinch when the suspect came through the door about 9:45 a.m. Kanawha deputies said the man, identified by Kanawha deputies as Terry...
CPRC on the Steve Malzberg Show: How guns help stop terrorism and the New York Times makes embarrassing mistakes
John Lott was on the Steve Malzberg TV show on NewsMaxTV today. The video of the show is available here. Friday, February 20, 2015, 4:34 to 4:39 PM. Founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of "More Guns, Less Crime" joins Steve to...
Updated: Comparing conviction rates between police and concealed carry permit holders
A recent study provides numbers on police convictions over a three-year period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. This data was put together by doing news searches on media sources throughout the US. There are two reasons that their method makes police...
A picture illustrating why armed guards in front of Jewish facilities won’t work
The picture from the New York Daily News shows armed guards outside a Jewish building in Denmark. These guards present a clear target. Terrorists would target them first. It is very difficult for guards to be on alert at all times as these guards illustrate. The...