Dr. John Lott was involved in a hearing that was on the subject of Red Flag/Extreme Risk Protection Orders. Thirteen states currently have passed these laws. The audio here has just Dr. Lott's discussion. The other speakers spoke on condition of anonymity, so we...
Month: December 2018
Should people who have been involuntarily committed for mental health reasons face a lifetime gun ban?
Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo on NewsMax TV about whether people who have been involuntarily committed for even a period of observation should be banned for life from owning guns. (Friday, December 28, 2018, 1:53 to 1:55 PM)
Brazil’s President-elect affirms promise to liberalize gun ownership
“The citizen deserves to have the means to defend himself, respecting the referendum of 2005, when he chose, at the polls, the right to self-defense.” From President Bolsonaro's inaugural address, Tuesday, January 1, 2019. In a Tweet, Brazil's president-elect made...
Podcast for the Heartland Institute: Gun Control 2019: What to Expect from States Next Year
Dr. John Lott talked Heartland's government relations manager Lindsey Stroud about the gun control debate in 2018 and efforts to watch out for in 2019. (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)
CPRC in the News: The Daily Caller, Livre (Brazil), Breitbart, and much more
Daily Caller, December 4, 2018 Concealed-carry permit holders are the most law-abiding demographic of U.S. citizens, according to a recent report by the Crime Prevention Research Center. The report, titled, “Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across The United...
At the Daily Caller: Trump Administration’s Report on School Safety passes — for government work
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Daily Caller on the school safety report released this laws week by the Trump administration. The piece starts this way: The “Final Report of the Federal Commission on School Safety” — signed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos,...
South Dakota may become the 23rd state allowing people to carry guns on Capitol grounds
South Dakota's House Majority Leader is sponsoring legislation that allows concealed carry, with an enhanced pistol permit, in the South Dakota Capitol and any county courthouse. In 2017, the bill was passed 46-20 in the House and 19-15 in the Senate, but Governor...
On Chicago’s WIND to discuss President Trump’s ban on Bump stocks
Dr. John Lott appeared on Chicago's WIND to discuss President Trump's ban on Bump stocks. (Tuesday, December 19, 2018, from 9:05 to 9:22 AM)
On National Post Radio in Canada to talk about Canada’s possible ban on handguns
Dr. John Lott was on Canada's National Post Radio, Sirius 167, to discuss Canada's possible ban on handguns. Lott was discussing the recent piece he had published in the National Post. (Wednesday, December 19, 2018, from 8:32 to 8:45 AM)
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing our Research on Mass Public Shootings around the world
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about CPRC's research on mass public shootings around the world and the video that we did on the topic. (Tuesday, December 18, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
In Canada’s National Post: The evidence simply doesn’t support calls for gun bans in Canada
Dr. John Lott has a piece with Professor Gary Mauser from Simon Frazer University on the recent call to ban handguns. The piece starts this way: It seems obvious: ban guns and there won’t be any gun crime. After two people were killed and 13 injured in a July shooting...
Senior staff links their work at Dick’s to gun control advocacy, “Dick’s Sporting Goods Sales Hit by Tougher Stance on Guns,”
While other outlets such as Walmart haven't seen a slow down in gun sales, the same thing wasn't true about Dick's Sporting Goods after their decision to hire lobbyists for gun control. During the spring, this became public: The sporting-goods chain is working with...