Our recent research on school shootings has gotten an extensive editorial write-up in nine newspapers across Florida. Palm Beach Daily News, May 30, 2019; Florida Times-Union, May 30, 2019; Daily Commercial, May 30, 2019; St. Augustine Record, May 30, 2019;...
Month: May 2019
What social changes were caused by Roe v Wade?
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Lott's research on the impact of Roe v Wade on a wide array of American society. Ever wonder why the 1970s saw what appear to be many contradictory changes? • A sharp increase in pre-marital sex....
Showing how the percent of adults with concealed handgun permit changes in states over time from 2013 to 2018
The graphs and tables below allow you to see how the percent of adults with concealed handgun permits are changing in states from 2013 to 2018. On the top right of graph is a toggle that allows you set the graphs for any years from 2013 to 2018 or over a range of...
At Townhall: Texas Is About to expand Its Program For Teachers Carrying Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall that starts this way: Twenty years after Columbine, the United States is still looking for how to stop mass public shootings. The rest of the world, where mass public shootings are actually much more common, is also looking...
New at The Washington Times: Short-sighted calls for gun control
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times about the views that Joe Biden and other Democrat presidential candidates have on gun control. The piece starts this way: Every one of the 24 Democratic presidential candidates supports more gun control....
Media Bias on Guns: Yet another TV show where a character insists that they don’t like guns
TV shows frequently have characters insisting that they don't like guns. At the beginning of the first episode on CBS's Elementary in Season 7, one of the main characters makes a similar comment. Joan Watson (played by Lucy Liu): "Just because I am an American doesn't...
Media Bias on Guns: Hawaii 5-0 continues to push myth that licensed guns solve crime
Television entertainment shows keep pushing a myth by gun control advocates that gun licensing and registration is an effective way to solve crime. Their reasoning is straightforward: If a criminal leaves a gun (or for this show a bullet casing) at a crime scene, they...
Common Gun Control Myths
Dr. John Lott gave this talk on "gun control myths" in Indianapolis on April 27, 2019. More information can be obtained here. Please consider supporting the Crime Prevention Research Center.
On the Gary Nolan Radio Show to discuss our new research on school safety
Gary Nolan interviews Dr. John Lott about CPRC's new research showing Schools that Allow Teachers to Carry Guns haven’t seen school shootings during school hours. (Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 10:05-10:30 AM)
Democrats push gun control legislation that disarms poor minorities
Dr. John Lott talked to Dana Loesch on her show "Relentless" about how the gun control regulations pushed by Democrat presidential candidates will disarm poor minorities. (Dana Show, Monday, May 20, 2019, from 6:02 to 6:12 PM)
On The Blaze about the Crime Prevention Research Center’s new research on teachers carry guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling about the Crime Prevention Research Center's new research on teachers carrying guns. (The Blaze May 16, 2019)
Democratic Pollster Doug Schoen explains why gun control will be the unifying theme for Democrats in the 2020 election
If you ever wonder why Michael Bloomberg is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into gun control research at the same time that he spent $110 million last year on Congressional races and even more on state legislative races, this article by Democrat pollster Doug...