CPRC's John Lott debated Third Way's Jim Kessler, the former Director of Policy and Research for Americans for Gun Safety and a former staffer for Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The debate took place in DC on Saturday, February 27th from 1:30 to 2:30 PM.
Month: February 2016
Public Square Debate: Does Concealed Carry Make Campuses Safer?
PublicSquarenet: "Does allowing concealed handguns on college campuses make them safer? John Lott, PhD, debates security consultant James Grayson."
CPRC at Fox News: “Dramatic spike in NYC slashing attacks frightens citizens, puzzles experts”
Uniformed police face a very difficult job in stopping these attacks. Those doing the slashing will simply wait until the police leave the area, and it is impossible to put enough uniformed police out there to cover all the possible cars. Undercover police is an...
CPRC on the Laura Ingraham Show to discuss our survey of Economists’ and Criminologists’ views on guns
John Lott talked to Laura Ingraham about the CPRC's new survey on academic's views on guns (Friday, February 11, 2016, 3:26 into the audio).
UPDATED: Georgia Business mandates all employees must get a concealed carry license and carry
Here are stories about two businesses: one in Atlanta and one in Tulsa. From WSB-TV in Atlanta: A local business owner with several offices in Georgia is now requiring all of his employees to get a concealed carry license and be armed. After each employee at Lance...
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “Obama Has Impacted The Courts, Scalia Replacement Or No”
John Lott's newest piece at Investor's Business Daily is as follows: Even if President Obama doesn’t get another appointment to the Supreme Court, he has already shaped the federal judiciary more than any president in decades. With almost a year to go, he already has...
UP COMING CPRC Talks: Harrisburg (PA), DC, Elko (Nevada), Indiana
During the next couple of weeks, John Lott will be giving talks around the US. -- Widener University Commonwealth Law School (Harrisburg, PA) (Thursday, February 25th, 12:30 to 1:30 PM) -- Does banning guns on campus make us safer? -- International Students of...
CPRC at LifeZette: “Settled Science: Guns Make You Safer”
Another outlet has discussed our survey of academics' views on guns. A new report from the Crime Research Prevention Center shows gun ownership makes people safer. The report, obtained by LifeZette, surveyed academics worldwide who published peer-reviewed, empirical...
Hot Air discusses new CPRC research: “How Economists and Criminologists view gun ownership”
On February 17, 2016, Jazz Shaw had an extensive write up on our new survey of economists and criminologists on guns. A number of recent news items regarding proposed gun control legislation offer an opportunity to look at the way that the media covers the scientific...
CPRC on the Steve Gruber Show: The death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia and what that could mean for Gun Rights in the U.S.
(Dr. Lott interview on The Steve Gruber Show: February 17, 2016) Dr. John Lott talks with Radio Show Host Steve Gruber about his reaction of the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Dr. Lott explains that the Heller decision, (with a 5-4 vote)...
CPRC Research cited by Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey in defending reasons for doing away with Gun-Free Zones in Legislative Plaza & War Memorial Bldg
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey There are a lot of discussions in Tennessee about Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey's push to eliminate gun free zones in the state Capitol area. Here is one example of the impact that the CPRC is having. Central Tennessee's NPR affiliate WKNO's Chas...
“Eagles of Death Metal” Band Frontman who survived Paris Terrorist attack: “Did Your French Gun-Control Stop a Single Person from dying at Bataclan?”
From the "Eagles of Death Metal" Band's Frontman Gun control kind of doesn't have anything to with it, but if you want to bring it up, I'll ask you did your French gun control stop a single f*****g person from dying at the Bataclan? And if anyone can answer yes, I’d...