John Lott's newest piece at Investor's Business Daily is available here: Which are you more likely to be killed by: a car or a gun? We all know how many people die on the roads each year, so it would be mindblowing if there were actually more gun deaths than motor...
Month: January 2016
Sheriff’s deputy says “I’m alive today because of [concealed handgun permit holder]”
Bistro County is located just a few miles east of Austin. From today's Austin Statesman: . . . “Freeze!” Scott Perkins yelled as he pulled out his concealed handgun, pointing at the suspect. “I’m alive today because of him,” the deputy, 23-year-old Dylan Dorris said...
Concealed Carry Permit holder uses his gun to stop assault from three robbers
This attack occurred at 9 PM in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. From WAVY.com: Police have arrested three men in connection with a robbery that happened in the parking lot of a McDonald’s Tuesday night. Police arrested 29-year-old Donte Tyree...
Woman attacked in parking by knife wielding robber successfully defends herself with concealed handgun
The pictures are from WHAS ABC Channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky. The attack occurred on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016. From WVIH.com: According to Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Alicia Smiley, a woman was sitting in her vehicle in the parking garage...
CPRC in the News: Associated Press, Washington Post, Washington Times (3 times), and other places
Washington Post, January 18, 2016 The number of concealed handgun permits has increased over the past decade, from 4.6 million in 2007 to more than 12.8 million in 2015, according to a recent report from the Crime Prevention Research Center. . . . Santa Fe New...
CPRC on KXDJ in Amarillo, Texas: The cost of background checks, background checks and mass public shootings, drug gangs and guns, and other issues
John Lott was on KXDJ in Amarillo, Texas to discuss a range of gun control issues (Thursday, January 21, 2016). The cost of background checks Background checks and mass public shootings, more on the cost of background checks Drug gangs and guns More on drug gangs and...
CPRC on Haus Rules: FBI’s Gun Background Check Program Has Some VERY Significant Problems
John Lott talked to Michael Hausam about the problems with the NICS background check system (Monday, January 25th, 2016, 10:35 to 11:00 AM).
CPRC at Fox News on the Air Force telling commanders they can OK guns on base
(Picture from the Chattanooga shooting in 2015) Fox News had this article on the evaluation that the Air Force did on arming Air Force personnel. Perry Chiaramonte has this article: A review of active shooter cases by the Air Force has confirmed what gun rights...
Five Concealed Carry Permit Holders from Alaska to South Carolina Stop Dangerous Armed Robbers
Columbia, South Carolina, January 23, 2016, From The Herald (the video is from the CCTV at the barber shop): . . . Bookman and one of his customers drew their weapons as the robbers were taking money from customers and employees. They fired shots that left one of the...
CPRC in the New York Post: “What Bernie Sanders misses about the rise in campaign cash” and why that is related to the gun control debate
With Michael Bloomberg spending hundreds of millions of dollars pushing gun control, the debate over campaign finance laws and gun control have become closely linked. Just this past November, Bloomberg spent 1/13th as much money on two state Senate races in Virginia...
CPRC at National Review: “A Semi-Automatic Handgun Ban Wouldn’t Stop Mass Shooters”
John Lott's newest piece at National Review starts this way: President Obama’s timing is off. Just as he tries to assure us that there’s no conspiracy to take away our guns, Democrats across the country are calling for banning most firearms. From Georgia to...
CPRC in USA Today on the delays in getting permits in Riverside, California
John Lott was interviewed by Brett Kelman about the 18-month delay to get a concealed handgun permit in Riverside, California. From USA Today: In the seven weeks since terrorists killed 14 people in San Bernardino, requests for concealed firearms permits...