https://youtu.be/jLdU_u9Zxtk Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, invited Dr. John Lott to testify before the Oregon state Senate Committee On Judiciary on SB 348. (Monday, March 27, 2023)
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CPRC in the News: NewsMax, The Hill, New York Sun, Foundation for Economic Education, Red State, and much more
. . . Despite oodles of data showing that defensive gun uses (DGUs) occur quite frequently, the gun control crowd insists on deceptively claiming that these situations rarely arise, which means people should not have the right to keep and bear arms. But John Lott,...
On the Lars Larson Show: If most support universal background checks like Dems claim, why aren’t they law?
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Lars Larson Show to discuss our latest research showing that the support for universal background checks is very sensitive to the question asked. We started with the standard question asked by survey groups such...
Nikki Goeser On Grand Opportunity USA: If it weren’t for gun restrictions, her husband might still be here today
Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Grand Opportunity USA and shared her story of how gun restrictions played a role in the death of her husband. (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)
On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss Biden’s New Executive Order on Guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about Biden's new executive actions on gun control. See also Dr. Lott's new piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants To Emulate Its Gun...
Covenant School Mass Murderer had looked at two other targets, but decided against them because “security was too great”
From the New York Post: Police have not yet released information related to the motive, but said the school — not specific victims — was targeted. Swope told The Post that Hale had “looked at” two other schools, both public, before deciding “the security was too great...
On What’s On Your Mind: Discussing Gun Control
Dr. John Lott Jr. was on What’s On Your Mind with Scott Hennen on radio stations that cover North and South Dakota and Minnesota to discuss our latest research about people’s views on universal background checks.They also discussed President Biden's recently signed...
A Contentious Interview on Chicago’s Giant 50,000-watt WGN Radio: Did a ban on assault weapons reduce mass shootings?
Dr. John Lott talked to John Williams on the giant 50,000-watt WGN about the assault weapons ban in Illinois and whether the ban will hold up to constitutional challenges. (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)
Covenant School Shooter targeted another place but decided against that “because of a threat assessment by the suspect of too much security”
Here is yet another example of mass public shooter picking a target based on whether people with guns made doing the attack difficult. More details will hopefully be forthcoming. We have previously pointed to similar examples here and here. . “It was the only school...
Updated information on Mass Public Shootings
Here is some updated information on the characteristics of mass public shooters. Including some information from the Covenant school shooter on March 27, 2023. Here is also an Excel file with even more detailed information. Also, here is information on statements by...
More Media Bias: CBS’s FBI International TV show has an assassin firing a machine gun when cornered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG2LpakEOSE As the Crime Prevention Research Center has often pointed out, television crime shows seem to think criminals constantly use machine guns to commit crime. Unfortunately, CBS's FBI International TV show is no different...
On the Bill Martinez Radio Show: To discuss testimony before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee and people’s true views on Universal Background Checks
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about his testimony to the Michigan House Judiciary Committee on proposed gun control bills. They also discussed how support for Universal Background Checks depends on the question asked. People don’t...