As outlets such as the Washington Post have headlines like "As deaths mount, Trump tries to convince Americans it’s safe to inch back to normal," Dr. John Lott and Professor Timothy Craig Allen, MD, JD have a new piece. Over 86,500 people have reportedly died in the...
Month: May 2020
Television shows continued obsession with criminals using machine guns, Two Episodes of The Blacklist
As we have pointed out many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to shoot people. NBC again shows criminals using machine guns. The Blacklist (S7 E16 April 24, 2020) has a slightly different twist with...
At Real Clear Politics: COVID-19 Danger at the Polls Is Exaggerated
Dr. John Lott had a new piece at Real Clear Politics on the continued push for mail-in ballots because of the Coronavirus “No Californian should be forced to risk their health in order to exercise their right to vote,” warns California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last Friday,...
Defensive Gun Uses By Those Legally Carrying Guns: 15 cases where people legally carrying guns stopped crimes in late September and early October 2019
Miami, FL, September 19, 2019, WPLG Channel 10 Police said Carter followed the victim outside after the victim finished eating and then punched the victim from behind in the parking lot of a nearby Popeyes, causing the victim to fall to the ground….Cellphone video...
On The Alan Stock Show on Las Vegas’ giant KXNT To Discuss Gun Control Activists Justifying Banning Gun Sales
Dr. John Lott talked to Alan Stock on Las Vegas' giant 50,000 watt KXNT radio station about gun control activists justifying banning gun sales during the Coronavirus pandemic. (Thursday, April 30, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:42 AM)
ON the Michigan Talk Network: Wells Fargo Spending $10 Million On Gun Violence “Research”
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Wells Fargo spending $10 million on gun violence “research.” They also talked about our survey on the views of public health researchers who are getting this money. (Wednesday, May 6, 2020, from...
UPDATE: US data on Coronavirus deaths exaggerating the number of deaths?: US Hospitals Paid More for labeling cause of death as Coronavirus, Doctors falsely labeling deaths
UPDATE: Here is a new piece that we have that summarizes the information in this post (click here). Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of Illinois Department of Public Health, in the above video from April 18, 2020, explains how extremely broadly deaths count as a Coronavirus...
Do all Chicago Criminals have machine guns?: You would think so if you watch NBC’s Chicago PD
As we have pointed out many times, television crime shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to shoot people. NBC again shows criminals using machine guns. Chicago PD (S7 E20 April 15, 2020) has criminals stealing machine guns from...
CPRC in the News: Wall Street Journal, Politico, Washington Times, Toronto Sun, Palm Beach Post, and many more
FIRE AWAY — “California’s Ammo Background Checks Misfire,” by John R. Lott Jr. in the National Review: “Between July 2019 and January 2020, 101,047 non-prohibited Californians were prevented from buying bullets. By contrast, just 188 prohibited people were...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Using The COVID-19 Pandemic To Justify A Gun Ban
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber at the Michigan Talk Network about states Using The COVID-19 Pandemic To Justify A Gun Ban. (Wednesday, April 30, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:46 AM)
On The Bill Martinez Radio Show discussing the real costs of the lockdowns from Coronavirus, the Public Health people not understanding trade-offs
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about a range of issues involving the Coronavirus. The discussed the real costs of the lockdowns from Coronavirus and the Public Health people not understanding trade-offs. (Wednesday, April 29, 2020,...
In the Toronto Sun and other Post Media Newspapers in Canada: Trudeau’s gun ban won’t make us safer
Dr. John Lott and Professor Gary Mauser have an op-ed in the Toronto Sun and other newspapers across Canada about Prime Minister Trudeau's gun ban. On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau immediately banned the sale of 1,500 models and...