With all the commotion over Ed Cunningham's resignation from ESPN, the media is solely focused on concussions in football. While this involves legal violence, not crime, the piece still illustrates how media does a very poor job of informing people about what is...
Month: August 2017
Talk on Bloomberg and background checks on private transfers
Dr. John Lott gave a talk on the Crime Prevention Research Center's new research on Bloomberg's push for background checks on the private transfer of guns. If you can't make out the slides in this talk, they are from Lott's book "The War on Guns" and can be seen...
On the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss how Democrats disarm the poor and new attacks on concealed carry
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna Show on the big 50,000-watt WISN to discuss how Democrats disarm the poor and new attacks on concealed carry. (Friday, August 25, 2017, from 5:35 to 5:50 PM)
On the One America News Network: “Concealed Carry Permits Hits All Time High”
From One America News: "A new report shows gun ownership appears to be more popular than ever in America. One America's John Hines has more from Washington." The reporter mangles the name of the Crime Prevention Research Center, but that is the only mistake in the...
Talk on the CPRC’s new research on Mass Public Shootings and Gun-free zones
Dr. John Lott gave a talk on the Crime Prevention Research Center's on Mass Public Shootings and Gun-free zones. Unfortunately, the first few minutes of the beginning of the talk is missing. The first reference is to a quote from former President Obama that if guns...
Talk on the CPRC’s new research on the changing face of people who are carrying permitted concealed handguns
Dr. John Lott gave a talk on the Crime Prevention Research Center's new research on the changing face of people who are carrying permitted concealed handguns. The slides in the talk are available here or in his book "The War on Guns." (Saturday, August 26th, 2017 at...
CPRC in the News: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Townhall.com, Washington Free Beacon, and many more
Creators, August 22, 2017; Townhall.com, August 22, 2017; Arkansas Online, August 24, 2017; Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 26, 2017; Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 25, 2017; Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (Oklahoma), August 28, 2017; NRA-ILA,...
At Fox News: “Police and military equipment – overturning Obama ban protects Americans and law enforcement”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Fox News on the Trump administration's decision to overturn Obama's ban on used military equipment being given to police. The piece starts this way: Police have a tough and dangerous job. Armored military vehicles and...
In Investor’s Business Daily: “Yes, Sticks And Stones Break Bones, But Calling People Names And Lying About Racism Hurts, Too”
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in Investor's Business Daily about the continued false statements by the media Donald Trump. The piece starts this way: Does it hurt to accuse someone of being a Nazi or a racist who is neither of those? How about calling someone those...
Five copies of More Guns, Less Crime Audio Book to be Randomly Given Away
To celebrate the release of the audio version of More Guns, Less Crime (University of Chicago Press, 3rd edition, 2010), five copies of the audio book are being given away. 5 winners will be selected at random by Goodreads. Click here to enter.
CPRC at the Carry Guard Expo in Milwaukee
For those in the Milwaukee area, the Crime Prevention Research Center is at Carry Guard Expo that is taking place this weekend at the Wisconsin Center. We are at booth 541. UPDATE: Talk on the Changing Face of People who are carrying Permitted Concealed Handguns....
On WBZ to discuss concealed handgun permits, reciprocity, and gun control more generally
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Rea on the giant 50,000-watt WBZ about our new research on concealed handgun permits and more generally about gun control. (Tuesday, August 22, 2017, from 9:05 to 10:00 PM)