Dr. John Lott talked to Sandy Rios on her national radio show about Chicago's crime problems, mass public shootings, and our recent report on concealed handgun permits. (Friday, August 24, 2018, from 8:30 to 9:00 AM) Part 1 Part 2
Month: August 2018
At Townhall: On Kavanaugh and Guns
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed at Townhall on Judge Gun control advocates are extremely distressed by President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun rights group, Everytown for Gun Safety, fears that “Judge...
Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News discussing our research on crime by Illegal Aliens
On Tucker Carlson Tonight, Peter Kirsanow mentions the CPRC's research on crime by illegal aliens in Arizona. (Thursday, August 23, 2018, 8:23 PM)
On Jacksonville, Florida’s giant WBOB radio on the continued increase in concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott was on the giant 50,000-watt WBOB to talk to Ed Dean about our new report on concealed handgun permits. (Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 7:35 to 7:49 AM)
Talking to Dana Loesch on Relentless TV about the growth in concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talks to Dan Loesch on Relentless TV about the growth in concealed handgun permits, particularly for women and minorities. By July 2018, there were over 17.25 million concealed handgun permits, an increase of 890,000 over the past year.
On the Michigan Talk Network discussing the national increase in concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the 890,000 increase in concealed handgun permits this past year in the United States. (Tuesday, August 21, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:54 AM)
To deal with lone-wolf terror attacks, Israel is dramatically increasing the number of handgun carry permits
Updated Post (August 21, 2018): In order to protect against lone-wolf terror attacks, Israel is increasing the number of citizens with permits to carry handguns in public. Based on the numbers reported by the Washington Post in May, an increase of between 35,000 and...
At Fox News: Anti-Trump media can’t handle ‘the truth’ as it piles on Giuliani comment
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News: The anti-Trump media are in an uproar about a comment by President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that “truth isn’t truth.” News reports have taken Giuliani’s comment completely out of context...
On Chicago’s WCGO to discuss the high rate of gang violence in the city
Dr. John Lott was on Chicago's WCGO to discuss the high rate of gang violence in the city. (Monday, August 20, 2018, from 2:05 to 2:30 PM)
The Washington Times discusses our work on gun-free zones
Here is a Washington Times article on our research regarding gun-free zones. The Times' article starts this way, and some of our comments are shown below this extended quote. Children are heading back to school with the debate over gun safety still raging six months...
At Fox News, Daily Caller, and others: New study finds growing demand for concealed handgun permits
Fox News has an article on our new research on concealed handgun permits. The number of permits to carry concealed weapons in the U.S. has jumped to more than 17.25 million this year, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center. That’s an increase of 890,000...
At the Daily Caller: Hyperbole, not Trump, puts the media’s life in danger
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Daily Caller on the responsibility that the media has in encouraging attacks against them. The piece starts this way: Remember when President Obama accused Fox News of promoting a “destructive” viewpoint or said that his...