Dr. John Lott talks with host Gary Sutton about the dangers of gun-free zones, the best way to protect schools from mass public shootings, and the Democratic presidential candidates' gun-control proposals. (Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:35-7:43am)
Year: 2019
On WCTC radio in New Jersey: On how to stop School Shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Hook on WCTC to discuss how to stop school shootings. (Saturday, May 11, 2019, from 2:34 to 2:50 PM)
On Sandy Rios’ National Radio Show to discuss the STEM Highland School Shooting and the best way to protect schools
Dr. Lott spoke with Sandy Rios about the STEM Highlands Colorado School Shooting and our new research that shows it is actually very safe for teachers to carry in schools. Data on the rate of shootings and accidents in schools that allow teachers to carry shows that...
At Fox News: Gun controls backed by Dem presidential candidates would hurt poor and minorities
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News on what the new gun control regulations proposed by Democrats will mean for the poor and minorities. The piece starts this way: Name a gun control regulation, and you’ll find Democratic presidential candidates who...
Crime Prevention Research Center in the News: The Daily Caller, Yahoo! News, Inside Sources, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, PowerLine, and others
The New American, May 6, 2019 John Lott couldn't find a single instance of a shooting on a school campus where teachers and staff were permitted to carry concealed, going all the way back to 2000. John Lott’s latest study refutes claims by anti-gunners that the...
Our work mentioned in the Wall Street Journal
In article in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 about federal licenses held by firearm collectors, they had this discussion: The curio and relic license that Mr. Saenz possessed is issued by the federal government for antique firearm...
On Los Angeles’s Big KABC Radio to discuss our new research shootings at schools
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on the big KABC-AM radio station in Los Angeles about our new research shootings at schools. (Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 4:08 to 4:23 PM)
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss the extreme views of Democrats on Gun Control
For Democrat Presidential candidates, there doesn't seem to be a gun control regulation that they don't like. Dr. John Lott talks to Steve Gruber about the views of Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and Eric Swalwell, though Lott notes that the entire Democratic...
On the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss the students walking out of the gun control our new research on school shootings
Dr. John Lott was on the Vicki McKenna Show that covers most of Wisconsin (WISN, WIBA, WMEQ) to discuss the students at the Highland Ranch School students who walked out of the vigil for their fellow students who were harmed and our new research on armed teachers....
Major New Research on School Safety: Schools that Allow Teachers to Carry Guns haven’t seen school shootings during school hours
Schools that Allow Teachers to Carry Guns are Extremely Safe: Data on the Rate of Shootings and Accidents in Schools that allow Teachers to Carry Abstract After the Columbine school shooting 20 years ago, one of the more significant changes in how we protect students...
Nikki Goeser to Speak at the USCCA’s Concealed Carry Expo in Pittsburgh
The CPRC's Nikki Goeser will be speaking at the USCCA's Concealed Carry Expo in Pittsburgh from 10 to 11 AM this next Saturday, May 18th. It is at the David Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Does having teachers carry guns at schools pose a danger? Does it deter attacks?
Dr. John Lott joined Dana Loesch on her show Relentless to discuss the Crime Prevention Research Center's new study on teachers carrying guns. The study is available here and the abstract is here: After the Columbine school shooting 20 years ago, one of the more...