https://rumble.com/embed/vtaemy/?pub=vzmga CBS' FBI pushes the false notion that there are all plastic guns that can fire multiple shots (Season 4, Episode 13, February 22, 2022). Might you be lucky to successfully fire one shot of a very small caliber bullet?...
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Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 22 Cases During October 2021
St. Louis, MO, October 4, 2021 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KSDK) The shooting was reported near the 100 block of Iron Street in south St. Louis about 8:30 p.m. Monday...During their initial investigation, police said the man was trying to break into a car when he was...
A Gallup survey on gun ownership shows that asking if people own a gun in their home is not the same as if they own a gun
We have done a lot of work on the biases in surveys of gun ownership (see here and here). But we should point out that a Gallup survey shows that simply asking people if they own a gun in the home, they are missing a couple or few percent of people who may own a gun...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Biden’s Rhetoric on Guns is Far From ‘Reasonable’
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the op-ed that Lott had written with Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) in Newsweek titled: "On the Michigan Talk Network: Biden’s Rhetoric on Guns is Far From 'Reasonable’." (Wednesday, February...
At Real Clear Politics, Epoch Times, and MSN.com: Media Continue Rewriting History on Trayvon Martin Anniversary
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Real Clear Politics, Epoch Times, and MSN.com: On the 10th anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, the media is rewriting history. He is being depicted as an innocent young victim minding his own business who wasn’t a threat to...
At The Federalist: Biden’s State of the Union Promise to “Fund Police” was Pure Lip Service
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Biden claims that he wants to restore safety and control crime. He denounced efforts to “defund” the police. But with congressional elections coming up, he lacked any...
On the Bob Dutko Show to talk about mass public shootings and background checks
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Bob Dutko Show in Michigan to discuss how to stop mass public shootings and the problems with background checks (see information on background checks here and here). Part 1 Part 2
Fox & Friends discusses the CPRC’s work on Defensive Gun Uses and Media Bias
https://rumble.com/embed/vta5dt/?pub=vzmga John Lott pointed out that while the news media across the country reports on about 2,000 defensive gun uses each year, surveys show that there are about 2 million defensive gun uses. More detailed information is available in...
On Sebastian Gorka’s National Radio Show: On Biden setting up a national gun registry
Dr. John Lott spoke on Sebastian Gorka's National Radio Show about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics on Biden's national gun registry. (Friday, February 11, 2022, 4:20 to 4:30 PM)
This may be obvious to others: “Harry Potter’s real lesson is guns and libertarianism”
This is an unusual post for the CPRC, but we thought that people would appreciate it. The Salt Lake City Tribue has a very interesting op-ed by a guy named Henry Rymer. In the Wizarding World, everyone carries a weapon and nobody can trust the government. . . .Given...
On The Power Hour with David Krieger: Biden’s “Guns First” approach to violent crime ignores basic facts
Dr. John Lott talked to David Krieger on The Power Hour about Lott's piece at Fox News "Biden’s ‘guns first’ approach to violent crime ignores basic facts: Over 92% of violent crimes in America do not involve firearms." (Monday, February 14, 2022)
Ukraine gave out 18,000 assault rifles to civilians in Kyiv in one day
https://rumble.com/embed/vtg0x3/?pub=vzmga Some real heroes who felt that they had no other alternative. In about a day, the Ukrainian government gave out 18,000 machine guns to civilians in a country where gun ownership is very rare and they weren't previously...












