Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the Biden administration's proposals gun control: taxes, reclassifications, and banning online sales. (Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 8:35 to 8:46 AM)
Month: February 2021
CPRC in the News: Washington Examiner, Real Clear Politics, Breitbart, Epoch Times, and much more
. . . John R. Lott Jr., former president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, argued in an op-ed that the reasoning behind Biden’s gun control agenda is flawed.“Far less than 1 percent of guns are ever used in crimes, suicides, or accidents, and when...
On South Carolina’s WTMA: Biden’s initial pushes on gun control
Dr. John Lott talked to South Carolina's WTMA on the initial regulatory and bills that Biden is making moves on regarding guns. (Thursday, February 4, 2021, 9:05 to 9:16 AM)
Nikki Goeser “Stalked and Defenseless” Joins IFC Panel Discussion on Gun-Free Zones
February 1, 2021 CPRC's Nikki Goeser, author of “Stalked and Defenseless: How Gun Control Helped My Stalker Murder My Husband in Front of Me” speaks with a panel of Legislators and IFC about the tragedy she experienced as her husband, Ben, was gunned down in front of...
All 50 states now allow you to carry a concealed handgun in restaurants that serve alcohol
With Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signing HB 102 into law on Thursday, February 18th, 2021, 2021, Montana now allows to open carry, carry concealed without a permit, or carry concealed with a CWP, in a bank, a restaurant with a liquor license, or a bar. Thirty-four...
At Real Clear Politics: TV Shows Push Gun Control Myths — in Sync With Biden
Dr. John Lott has a new piece on media bias at Real Clear Politics. Last week, the Biden administration promised gun control groups that it will soon roll out a massive push for limits on firearm purchases and other measures. President Biden reiterated that promise on...
UPDATE: There are now 18 Constitutional Carry States, and there is a reasonable chance it will be 20 later this year
On Friday, February 12th, Utah's Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill making Constitutional Carry the law in Utah. On Thursday, February 18th, Governor Greg Gianforte's first priority for this legislative session has been signing a Constitutional Carry/eliminating...
On New England’s Giant WBZ: What Is House Bill 127 and What Are Biden’s Plans For Classifying Semi-Auto Rifles As Class III Weapons?
Dr. John Lott talked to Dan Rae on Boston's giant 50,000-watt WBZ about how the what is House Bill 127 and what are Biden’s plans for classifying semi-auto rifles as Class III weapons. Lott was on for a full two hours taking questions from people all the way from...
CBS is obsessed with showing criminals using machine guns in crime shows: Magnum PI does it again
In an opening scene, Magnum PI has Thomas Magnum dreaming about yet another machine gun attack against him (Season 3, Episode 7, February 5, 2021). Given the number of machine gun attacks against Magnum in the series, this is an entirely reasonable concern on his...
CBS’s NCIS LA again shows bad things happen if you own a gun
This episode of CBS's NCIS LA pushes a common Michael Bloomberg theme on women and guns (Season 12 Episode 10, February 14, 2021). A woman explains to the NCIS LA agents that she has a gun for protection, but the gun was stolen. She says that she never...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Trump’s Senate Trial Rests On The Claim That He Lied About Vote Fraud, He Didn’t
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan talk network about what Democrats claim is Trump's "Big Lie" that instigated the January 6th riot at the US Capitol. They talked about Lott's piece at Townhall. (Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 8:35 to 8:46...
New Senior Advisor at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last year lauded “Looting as a Vital form of social Protest” and condemned Police
Ironically at the same time that Democrats in the House impeached Donald Trump for supposedly inciting the January 6th riot, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee hires as a Senior Advisor someone who last year lauded “Looting as a Vital form of social...