These cases only involve instances where a civilian who is legally carrying a concealed handgun in public stops a criminal. Beaumont, Texas, November 26, 2017 . . . On Sunday around 9:15 a.m., Vidor Police were notified that the Louisiana State Patrol was chasing a...
Month: December 2017
On One America News’ The Daily Ledger to discuss National Concealed Carry Reciprocity and the 5th Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Attack
Dr. John Lott talked to Heath Ledger on One America News about what could have been done differently to stop the Sandy Hook attack and also the legislation in Congress for concealed handgun reciprocity. (Thursday, December 14, 2017, 8 PM)
On the TRT to discuss the 5th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Attack
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by Turkish Television's World about the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook attack. The above video shows just a portion of the segment that was shown on TV. Lott's discussion that we need to learn the dengers of gun free zones was not...
On NPR’s “On Point” to Debate National Concealed Handgun Reciprocity
Dr. John Lott squared off against three gun control advocates (Lois Beckett, a reporter for The Guardian and a former reporter for the left wing ProPublica; Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at SUNY Cortland; and an officer from the Baltimore City Sheriff's...
CPRC in the News: Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, US News & World Report, Houston Chronicle, and many others
Indianapolis Star, November 24, 2017 According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, 20 other states allow firearms on Statehouse grounds in some fashion. Most allow average citizens to bring their firearms into the Statehouse. Only two states specifically restrict...
On the Justice & Drew radio show to discuss Congress passing concealed handgun reciprocity
Dr. John Lott talked to Justice & Drew on Minnesota's giant 50,000-watt KTLK about Congress' debate over concealed handgun reciprocity. (Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 9:36 to 9:52 AM)
On the Gary Nolan Show to discuss the Concealed Handgun Reciprocity Bill before Congress
Dr. John Lott talked to Gary Nolan, which is carried on radio stations throughout Missouri, about the reciprocity bill that passed the House this past Wednesday. (Friday, December 8, 2017, from 12:35 to 12:50 PM)
On Rebel TV to discuss Trump gun control policies and the debate over national reciprocity for concealed carry
Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo of The Rebel media about the pros and cons of gun bills pending before Congress that address flaws in the NICS background system and would grant national reciprocity for those licensed to carry firearms in a particular state....
Letter from 23 state Attorneys General cite three studies to show right-to-carry laws reduce crime, all written by CPRC researchers
The letter from 23 state Attorneys General to the Senate and House leadership in support of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (S. 446) and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) cited three studies to show that concealed-carry...
Sheriff says that woman with permitted concealed handgun “thankfully saved” deputy sheriff’s life
A sheriff's deputy was assaulted by a homeless man after the deputy had given the man a ride to try to help him out. The deputy was in the process of giving the man some money when the deputy was attacked. Fortunately, according to the Atlanta Constitution, a...
At The Hill: “The AP provides another example of how media pushes an anti-gun agenda”
Dr. John Lott had a piece in today's The Hill about media bias in Associated Press. One of the problems that one always has in showing media bias is knowing exactly what the author knew in putting the piece together. Was the author just uninformed or were they...