On the other hand, a 2022 study by Carlisle Moody of the College of William and Mary and Crime Prevention Research Center and John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center found that murder rates in permitless carry states have dropped. . . .Lott painted...
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Worth Listening to: With Vince Coglianese on WMAL: To Discuss Evidence of 2020 Voter Fraud
Dr. John Lott talked to Vince Coglianese on Washington, DC's WMAL about his peer-reviewed look into 2020 voter fraud. People can download and read the paper available here. (Wednesday, March 30, 2022, from 4:05 to 4:20 PM ET)
At the Montana Standard and the Missoula Current: Judge Jackson too soft on crime
Dr. John Lott at this piece in the Montana Standard (Butte, Montana) and the Missoula Current. If a criminal figures out a more effective way to break into people’s homes to steal more, should he receive a lighter sentence per dollar of what he steals? Biden’s nominee...
CBS’ FBI: Gun Control advocate driven to despair holds a hostage with a gun she bought “in one day” in NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCY31d0icXM Gun Control advocate who is driven to despair because of all the money that "gun nuts" have to push their agenda holds a hostage with a gun that she supposedly bought "in one day" in New York City. FBI S4 E14 March 8,...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing what would happen if Justice Thomas were to leave the Supreme Court, what can we expect in the New York Concealed Carry Case
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about Justice Thomas' illness and what would happen if he were to leave the Supreme Court. They also talked about what we can expect in the New York concealed carry case. (Sunday, March 20,...
As violent crime soared in Chicago in 2020 and 2021, Mayor Lori Lightfoot assigned around 85 police officers to provide security for her, her home, and her family
With Chicago's violent crime rate surging and Lightfoot cutting the police budget in 2020, she simultaneously set up an additional security force of police officers to provide her and her family protection. In 2020, Unit 544 for the police department was created....
On Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense: What has been happening in the states on Constitutional Carry
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national radio show the CRPC's research on Constitutional Carry (here and here). They discussed the movement among the states pushing Constitutional Carry. (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)
At Real Clear Politics: New Peer-Reviewed Research Finds Evidence of 2020 Voter Fraud
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. This piece discusses his forthcoming journal piece in Public Choice that measures vote fraud in the November 2020 presidential election. By a margin of 52% to 40%, voters believe that “cheating affected the...
On The Statewide Montana Talks Network: Discussing the Supreme Court Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Dr. John Lott talked to Aaron Flint on the Montana Talks Network about Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the United States Supreme Court. (Friday, March 25, 2022, from 8:40 to 8:50 AM)
Published Research: Do Right to Carry Laws Still Reduce Violent Crime?
The CPRC has some new research published in Academia Letters. The research finds statistically significant reductions in murder from the adoption of Constitutional Carry laws (see Table 3). ConclusionLate adopting states issue fewer permits than early adopting states,...
Concealed Handgun Permit Applications Soar in Philadelphia, up 600% from recent years
70,789 people represent about 5.73% of the 1.236 million adults in Philadelphia. This is a notable increase in applications for Pennsylvania, which already ranks 5th in the percentage of adults with permits (1.486 million, August 2, 2021). From 2017 through 2020, the...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Neighboring states and many other ones enacting Constitutional Carry
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the adoption of Constitutional Carry laws, now in 24 states with a couple more likely to follow shortly. (Friday, March 25, 2022, from 8:35 to 8:44 AM)












