WRAL, April 12, 2018 African-American woman are one of the fastest growing demographics of gun owners in the country and they currently make up more than half of the membership for the National African American Gun Association, according to data provided by the group....
Month: April 2018
On the Grant Stinchfield TV Show to discuss the Left’s false claims about guns
Dr. John Lott and Grant Stinchfield talked about a few of the lies about guns in America put out by German Lopez at Vox.com. A more detailed discussion is available here.
Easily $9 million was spent on the gun control “March for Our Lives” event
.For a rally that brought in 200,000 people, this was a pretty expensive event. Easily $9 million that we know of was spent on the "March for Our Lives" event, but that is not counting in-kind help and much of the spending that didn't go through the main...
On TRT World: Will the push for more gun control actually do something to actually stop mass public shootings?
With gun control advocates pushing a small number of school walkouts on April 20th, Dr. John Lott appeared on TRT World to discuss what the movement means. (Friday, April 20th, 2018)
Predictions we made a week after the Parkland shooting have unfortunately proven correct
Back on February 22, 2018, Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo of TheRebel.media about the kneejerk anti-gun legislation being pushed forward in Congress. Unfortunately, Dr. Lott's prediction of the passage of the "Fix NICS" bill came true. For discussions on the...
Some cases in the last month of concealed carry permit holders stopping attacks
The cases we collected here are only of defensive gun uses in public places by people who were legally carrying. News stories of homeowners or business owners using guns to defend themselves in their own buildings are very common, but they are not included here. The...
The downside of police being able to seize people’s guns
Tarek El Moussa and then-wife Christina separated following an incident in which she called the police to warn that her husband posed a risk with his gun. Tarek, a concealed handgun permit holder, had taken his gun with him when he went hiking. From the New York...
On Armed American Radio to discuss the false claims about guns being made in the media
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about the false claims about guns being made in the media. (Sunday, April 15, 2018, 9:05 to 10:00 PM)
Job opening at the Crime Prevention Research Center
The CPRC has the possibility of hiring another Ph.D. level economist. With John Whitley's departure to be the assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller, we have needed to hire someone new, and a generous donor is allowing us to hire a...
On Pittsburgh’s big KDKA to discuss gun control laws being considered by the Pennsylvania state legislature
Dr. John Lott talked to Mike Pintek on the giant 50,000-watt KDKA about gun control laws being considered by the Pennsylvania state legislature. (Monday, April 16, 2018, from 12:05 to 12:30 PM)
TV Bias on Guns: ABC’s The Crossing with young boy saying “I don’t like guns”
Media bias on guns takes many forms. Here is an all too typical example where a character simply comes out and says: "I don't like guns." Here the sheriff's young son is talking to a deputy who jokingly says that the boy could one day be sheriff. When the boy says "I...
Associated Press cites CPRC: What makes a justifiable self-defense?
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by the Associated Press about a case that was clearly not protected by the state's Stand Your Ground law. No reasonable person would have felt threatened by the criminal once he was lying unconscious on the floor. Here is part of the...