The National Judicial College recently surveyed judges around the country in 2017 and found that judges carry concealed handguns at much higher rates than the general population. While a number of states still ban judges from carrying concealed handguns, the National...
Month: April 2018
Woman who uses her gun to save officer’s life is being sued by criminal’s family for wrongful death
In February 2017, we posted links to news stories discussing how a woman named Kystie Jaehnen had come to the aid of an officer who was being beaten by a criminal. Sergeant William Halbig, President of Laughery Valley Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, posted this...
At The Hill newspaper: Waffle House shooting illustrates the danger posed by gun-free zones
Dr. John Lott's newest article at The Hill newspaper starts this way: Another mass public shooting in another gun-free zone, and yet again the media ignores it. Right at the front of the Waffle House restaurant in Antioch, Tennessee was a sign prohibiting firearms....
Talk on May 6th in Dallas, Booth at the NRA Annual Convention
Dr. John Lott will be speaking at the NRA annual meeting on Sunday, May 6 from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, rooms D163 & 165. The title of his talk is: "The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against the False Claims...
At The Daily Caller: Did You Read Obama’s Essay Commending Student Gun Control Enthusiasts? It Was CRINGE-INDUCING
Dr. John Lott's newest op-ed at the Daily Caller started this way: For those who may have forgotten, Barack Obama reminded many last week what made him such a polarizing president. In a Time magazine essay commending student gun control activists, Obama resorted to...
Students at two different public schools punish students who have been to gun ranges outside of school hours
In Florida and New Jersey students have been punished for going to a gun range outside of school hours. In New Jersey this week, a school suspended two students who posted pictures of them going to gun range last weekend. A New Jersey school district that allegedly...
More Censorship of our research by Twitter
We have previously run into trouble with Twitter censoring our activity. Gavin McGinnis recently posted a Tweet linking to some of our research correcting false statements made by Vox.com on guns. But Twitter provided the following warning: So what does "sensitive...
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss the Toronto SUV massacre and the Waffle House shooting as another gun-free zone
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about the Toronto SUV massacre and the Waffle House shooting as another gun-free zone. (Tuesday, April 24, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
On Chicago’s WIND-AM, talking about how to stop mass public shootings in the aftermath of Florida’s Parkland attack
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on WIND-AM in Chicago about the calls for banning AR-15s and other "assault weapons" and what about banning semi-automatic. He also talked about the danger of gun-free zones. (Tuesday, February 20, 2018, from 9:05 to...
Why we should have armed teachers
Should teachers and staff at schools be armed? John Stossel and producer Maxim Lott made a video analyzing that question, and used CPRC research to do so. More information on concealed handguns at schools is available here. There are a couple of nitpicking points to...
UPDATED: Vehicle attacks around the world since 2000
Terrorist vehicle attacks with 4 or more fatalities are still relatively rare, though they are becoming more frequent. Radical Muslims committed 83% of mass public attacks committed up through the end of 2017. Including attacks where fewer than 4 victims...
Waffle House continues company policy to ban permitted concealed handguns for civilians at their restaurants
On Sunday, April 22, 2018, 4 people were killed by Travis Reinking at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee. As is far too common, the Waffle House was a gun-free zone (pictures shown below). Waffle House has continued to have a gun-free zone policy. Here is a...