Gavin McInnes of TheRebel.media interviewed Dr. John Lott: "In the wake of the Orlando shooting, we rang up John Lott, the expert on all things gun." (Friday, June 17, 2016)
Month: June 2016
New Gallup Poll: By almost 2-to-1 Americans think arming more people with concealed carry guns will help prevent terrorism
The rest of the Gallup Poll results are available here. There are other poll numbers there that show support for other gun control laws. Links are here regarding the questions on an assault weapon ban and the No-fly list.
CPRC Debating CeaseFirePA about Banning Assault Weapons in the Philadelphia Inquirer and many other newspapers
With President Obama using his weekly radio address to call for a ban on assault weapons, this debate couldn't have been more timely. From Obama's comments: “Being tough on terrorism -- particularly the sorts of homegrown terrorism that we’ve seen now in Orlando and...
CPRC on the John Cardillo Radio Show to discuss the DC’s Circuit decision on corrections officers carrying concealed firearms
Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo about the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington D.C. decision that the city’s Department of Corrections improperly barred the corrections officers from carrying concealed firearms. The court said the 2004 Law...
CPRC on Coast to Coast AM: Implications of 9th Circuit Court Decision on Concealed Carry
John Lott talked to George Noory about the 9th Circuit Court's decision saying that people don't have a right to defend their lives outside their homes. (Friday, June 10, 2016 from 1:05 to 1;08 AM) George Noory’s show is listened to by over 2.75 million...
CPRC on the Steve Gruber Show: Hillary Clinton believes in Australian style gun-control (turn in your guns)
Dr. John Lott talked with host Steve Gruber about Hillary Clinton wanting to appoint someone on the Supreme Court who would share in her desire to overturn the Heller & McDonald Supreme Court decisions. There are also a number of cases that would work their...
CPRC on the Joe Piscopo Show: Discussion on Mass Murderers intentionally targeting Gun-Free Zones
President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, Dr. John Lott, talked with host Joe Piscopo about Mass Murderers intentionally choosing Gun-Free Zones to attack. Time and time again there are evil people who kill with little to no resistance in these places because...
CPRC on the Lars Larson Show: The 9th Circuit decision says people don’t have a right to protect themselves outside their home
Dr. John Lott talked to Lar Larson about the 9th Circuit Court decision that people don't have a right to protect themselves outside their home with a concealed handgun. But since California also bans open carry, the decision effectively means that people...
CPRC in the NY POST: Why Terrorists Target Gun-Free Zones
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post that starts this way: When will politicians finally recognize that they can’t protect all the possible shooting targets? Possibly the largest mass public shooting in US history occurred early on Sunday morning,...
CPRC Board of Director David Clarke and President John Lott on Hannity on Fox News: Gun-free Zones and Other Gun Regulations
CPRC Board of Director David Clarke and President John Lott appeared on Fox News' Hannity to discuss gun-free zones and other gun regulations in the wake of the Orlando massacre. A picture after their appearance on the show with former New York City Police Department...
CPRC on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio (CBC): Discussion on the NRA demographic
Dr. John Lott was on CBC Radio and he was paired with someone from Media Matters (yes, the CBC actually views Media Matters as a credible source). Wednesday, June 15, 2016 starting at 7:35 AM. From the article on the show: . . . Timothy Johnson, the guns and public...
CPRC on Canada’s The Rebel: On the push for new background check rules after Orlando Massacre
Dr. John Lott talked to Ezra Levant about the new gun control background checks being pushed after the Orlando attack.