Dr. John Lott talked to Kirby Wilbur on KVI about our new report on permitted concealed handguns. (Friday, August 17, 2018, from 7:35 to 7:48 PM)
Month: August 2018
New Study: 17.25 million concealed handgun permits, biggest increases for women and minorities
The CPRC has just issued our newest annual report on the number of concealed handgun permits in the US. A copy of the report is available for download here. Some updated numbers are shown at the bottom of this post. Past reports can be viewed here. The...
On Albany, New York’s WGDJ-AM to discuss the increasing number of concealed handgun permit holders
Dr. John Lott was on Albany, New York's WGDJ-AM to discuss the increasing number of concealed handgun permit holders. (Friday, August 17, 2018, from 11:05 to 11:30 AM)
On the Michigan Talk Network: How the media are encouraging violence against themselves
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on how the media are encouraging violence against themselves. (Tuesday, August 14, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:57 AM)
Media Bias on Guns: ABC’s “The Bold Type” uses all the typical gun control rhetoric and tries to let young women know they will alienate their friends
ABC's "The Bold Type" is about young women working at fictitious Scarlet magazine in New York City (think Cosmopolitan). Sutton Brady (Meghann Fahy) risks alienating her friends by owning a gun. When roommate Jane Sloan (Katie Stevens) finds out, she confronts Sutton...
Copy of Dr. John Lott’s Testimony before the Arkansas Legislature Joint Performance Review Committee on School Safety
This video contains the audio of Dr. John Lott's recent testimony before the Arkansas legislature on school safety. The video also contains the PowerPoint that was presented to the legislature.
On Ottawa, Ontario’s Giant CFRA Radio to discuss the banning of handguns in Canada
Dr. John Lott joined Brian Lilley on Ottawa's giant 50,000-watt CFRA radio station to discuss the push to ban handguns in Canada. Lott pointed out how every single time all guns or all handguns have been banned, there has been an increase in murder/homicide. There...
CPRC in the News: Breitbart, Washington Post, Daily Signal, Powerline, World Net Daily, and many others
Odessa American, August 11, 2018; The Spectrum (St. George, Utah), August 5, 2018; Sun Journal (New Bern, North Carolina), August 4, 2018; The Dispatch (Columbus and Starkville, Mississippi), August 2, 2018; Salem News (Salem, Ohio), August 11, 2018; Standard-Examiner...
On Cincinnati’s Giant WLW to talk whether media emphasis on possible future violence against themselves will encourage attacks against them
Dr. John Lott was on the 50,000-watt WLW to talk whether the media's constant emphasis on possible future violence against themselves will encourage attacks against them. The interview started off talking about how the media and politicians unfairly single out...
On Chicago’s WIND Morning Show to discuss Chicago’s continuing high gang crime problem
Dr. John Lott joined Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson on Chicago's WIND to talk about Chicago's continuing crime problem. After murder clearance rates had declined from 67% in 1991 to 20% in 2016, they continued to decline to just 17.5% in 2017. It isn't very difficult to...
At Townhall.com: The Media Is Encouraging Violence Against Themselves
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com that the media has to realize that giving a huge amount of attention about possible violence against themselves makes that violence more likely. Mass public shooters do their attacks to get media attention, and the media...
The Associated Press cites our research on number of states that allow teachers and school staff to carry guns
The CPRC has compiled a list of states that allow teachers or staff to carry guns at school. After the Parkland school shooting in February, Florida passed a law mandating that all schools in the state hire police to guard their schools. Thirteen of the school...