This week the CPRC has the fourth most downloaded academic paper at the Social Science Research Network. The Social Science Research Network has 820,883 research papers from 395,351 researchers from across 30 disciplines. Our paper on school shootings now has over...
Month: June 2019
Media Bias on Guns: Worried that character might be suicidal and only concern is if he has a gun
When informed that a former police officer is suffering from PTSD and might be having trouble, Jon Michael Hill, who plays Detective Marcus Bell, asks: "Are any of his guns missing?" The former officer's wife responds by saying: "He doesn't have any, not any more."...
Op-ed in nine newspapers across Florida: A reply to gun-control advocates
Dr. John Lott has an op-ed in nine newspapers across Florida about our recent research on school shootings and the attacks that it has received in letters by two members of Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action. Palm Beach Daily News, June 28, 2019; Florida Times-Union, June...
At Townhall.com: When Television News Anchors Become Gun Control Activists
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall.com on the gun control propoganda, there is really no other word for it, that comes from television news these days. Here is Lott's discussion of CBS's 60 Minutes this past Sunday night. On the subject of gun control,...
Ford Motors tells Alabama car dealership to stop giving away guns after a mass shooting in California
After a shooting in California county where concealed handgun permits are banned for general citizens, Ford Motor's solution is not to have Americans own guns? You can see the link available here. A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford...
On America in the Morning: The Dangers of Gun-free zones and the unwillingness of gun control advocates to advance policies that make people safer
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about the Virginia Beach shooting, the dangers of gun-free zones, and the unwillingness of gun control advocates to advance policies that make people safer. Westwood One’s America in the Morning is on 250 radio stations. (Tuesday,...
Media Bias on Guns: Yet another television police character saying they don’t like guns
On Netflix's police drama Unit 42, a female police officer is reticent to go into after a criminal because she doesn't want to take her gun with her. Female officer: Aren’t we waiting for the tactical unit? Male officer: I am surprised you don’t want to go in solo....
Worth a listen: On KSRO to talk about the gun control debate
Dr. John Lott was on KSRO's Pat Kerrigan Show to debate general gun control issues. Kerrigan is a gun control advocate so it was a lively discussion. Among the issues discussed was that gun bans have always been associated with increased murder rates. Unfortunately,...
While Virginia Beach seeks to create more Gun-free zones after mass public shooting in a gun-free zone, Mt. Juliet, TN takes another approach
Unfortunately, after a mass public shooting in a gun-free zone, members of the Virginia Beach City Council want to make sure that there are even more gun-free zones. However, not all municipalities in that direction. A commissioner in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee has...
On Chicago’s Morning Answer to discuss the Virginia Beach Shooting, silencers and gun-free zones
Dr. John Lott discusses the real vulnerability of the Virginia Beach Municipal Building being a gun-free zone for employees and how that made all employees easy targets for the shooter. Also discussed are gun-control proposals such as banning so-called "silencers"...
Defensive Gun Uses stopping Domestic Violence over last six months
San Antonio, June 7, 2019 (KSAT ABC 12) A 48-year-old man who was shot in the chest by his on-again, off-again girlfriend has died from his injuries, San Antonio police said. Police also said they found the woman, in her late 50s, with her tooth knocked out. They...
Media Bias on Guns: Yet another Television Character saying she doesn’t like guns
The Shield has a segment where a young girl turns in her family's gun without the knowledge of their knowledge. Regarding the gun, she tells the police officers: "I don't like it." The segment also plays on parents fears because this young girl was able to get a hold...












