Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Lott's latest piece in the Wall Street Journal that discusses the low rate that guns are used to harm people. (Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 8:35 to 8:44 AM).
Month: October 2020
CPRC in the news: Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Daily Wire, NewsMax, Microsoft News, Breitbart, and more
Conceal carry permits are on the rise, increasing 34% over the past four years. The main driver behind the increase? Women and minorities, according to John Lott’s Crime Prevention Research Center.The Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard reported that so many...
At Newsweek: Biden is trying to Bribe Voters with Student Loan Forgiveness
Here is an opinion piece on Joe Biden trying to bribe voters. We put five children through college (one is still attending). We saved up. We never took out any loans, as we didn't want our kids burdened with debt. Our kids went to William & Mary, Mary Washington,...
On Minneapolis’ KKMS: Discussing the Democrats plans for abolishing the filibuster and what it means for gun control laws
Dr. John Lott was on KKMS to discuss Democrats plans for abolishing the filibuster and what it means for gun control laws. (Monday, October 5, 2020, from 6:05 to 7:00 PM) Part 1 of interview on KKMS Part 2 of interview on KKMS
Biden on the voters not deserving to know if he will pack the Supreme Court
KTNV reporter Ross DiMattei: "This is the number one thing that I've been asked about from viewers in the past couple of days." Biden: "Well you've been asked by the viewers who are probably Republicans who don't want me continuing to talk about what they're doing to...
On The Michael Dukes Show: Discussing the new book “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott was on the Michael Dukes show to discuss Lott’s new book “Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched ‘studies’ have twisted the facts on gun control.” (Friday, September 11, 2020, from 10:20 to 11:00 AM) Alaska on the following stations...
Announcing New Member to the CPRC’s Board of Directors
Joseph E. Olson has been a Professor of Law (now Emeritus) at MitchellHamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota since 1974. He attended Duke Law School graduating with Honors and was selected for the Order of the Coif. He has an interest in firearms...
Dr. Robert F. Turner Named President of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC)
While CPRC founder Dr. John Lott is away on temporary leave, the Board of Directors of the Crime Prevention Research Center has selected Dr. Robert F. Turner to serve as the Center’s second President effective October 12, 2020. Dr. Turner holds both professional (JD)...
On Kansas City’s KCXL Radio: From Democrats ending the Filibuster to “Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched ‘studies’ have twisted the facts on gun control”
Dr. John Lott was on Kansas City's KCXL Radio to discuss Democrats ending the Filibuster to "Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched 'studies' have twisted the facts on gun control." (Wednesday, September 16, 2020 from 1:05 to 2:00 PM) KCXL Radio...
In the Missoulian: A fighting chance to stop school shootings
The CPRC's Nikki Goeser has a piece in the Missoulian newspaper. I started high school back in 1991, before “active shooter” drills for students and teachers existed. Never did I imagine that we as a society would have to deal with such evil in the world and our...
In the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Beware a filibuster-free Senate, The changes they would bring could produce a very different country than the one we see today
Dr. John Lott and CPRC Board Member Joe Olson have an new op-ed piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that discusses what is at For months, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Senate Democrats have talked about eliminating the filibuster. With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s...
On the Michigan Talk Network to talk about the increase in gun sales
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the surge in gun sales and why that increase is justifiable. (Wednesday, September 16, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:43 AM)