President of Crime Prevention Research Center, Dr. John Lott, talks with Ralph Bristol on 99.7 WTN about upcoming testimony he will give before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on the dangers of gun-free zones and why lifting gun bans will make places like...
Month: February 2016
CPRC at National Review: “What Obama Doesn’t Know about Firearms in the U.S. Military”
John Lott's newest piece at National Review is as follows: Does President Obama know anything about guns? Some really nonsensical rhetoric has come out of the president’s mouth. He’s said that political opponents of his support allowing “machine guns in bars.”...
CPRC at Fox News Opinion: Concealed carry permits help police officers and civilians stay in the fight
Dr. John R. Lott's latest piece at FOX NEWS Opinion (February 15, 2016) In the past month, criminals have murdered six police officers in the line of duty. The number might have been eight if not for the actions of two concealed handgun permit holders. At this rate,...
CPRC Op-ed in the Knoxville News Sentinel: “Gun-free zones increase danger for the public”
John Lott had an op-ed in the Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville, Tennessee) on February 13, 2016 that discussed his testimony before the Tennessee state Senate. Would you post a sign announcing that your home is a gun-free zone? Would you feel safer? Criminals don't...
CPRC in the News: Coverage of our Testimony before the Tennessee state Senate
Five News Stories across Tennessee WZTV Fox 17 Nashville News, February 9, 2016 Nashville, Tenn --- Author and national gun law commentator Dr. John Lott spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday in favor of a series of bills that expand where you can carry...
Some Media Coverage of CPRC’s Survey of Economists and Criminologists on Guns
News Articles The Blaze, Friday, February 12, 2016 Academia is generally viewed as a liberal bastion, but one survey finds that despite their broad political leanings, college professors who have studied the impact of guns on society believe ownership of firearms...
New CPRC Study: Comparing the views of Economists and Criminologists on gun control
Gary A. Mauser, Simon Fraser University (SFU) - Beedie School of Business, and John Lott have a new survey of academic criminologists and economists who have done empirical research on guns that has some very interesting results. A copy of the survey is available...
CPRC at Investors Business Daily: “Even Liberal Academics Are Turning Pro-Gun Ownership”
John Lott's latest piece at Investors' Business Daily: From the left and right, people are bombarded with diametrically opposing claims on guns. But most of this bombardment isn’t coming from the National Rifle Association. Michael Bloomberg is spending far more...
CPRC’s Testimony before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on four bills dealing with eliminating gun-free zones
On Tuesday, February 9th, CPRC President John Lott testified on four bills seeking to limit gun-free zones (SB 1559 (Senator Mike Bell), SB 1736 (Senator Delores Gresham), SB 1991 (Judiciary Committee Chairman Kelsey), and SB 2376 (Senator Mike Bell)). The video of...
Concealed handgun permit holder in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania saves police officer from mob attack
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania police are grateful to a concealed handgun permit holder who stepped in and kept an officer from harm by a mob of 40 to 50 high school students. The first officer suffered "significant hand injuries" and a second officer who came to rescue...
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Maryland’s ban on certain semi-automatic rifles and large capacity magazines
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Maryland's ban on certain semi-automatic rifles and large capacity magazines (Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 7:45 to 7:51 AM).
UPDATED: Man with concealed handgun permit saves life of woman who was being stabbed
Valet attendant Didarul Sarder's quick action to pull out his permitted concealed handgun saved a woman's life. From the CBS WWJ in Detroit about a case in Warren, Michigan: . . . The situation unfolded around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the GM campus in Warren, which...