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)
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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)
CBS’ FBI on the Dangerous Gun Lobby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WkqLDCwtnI This episode starts off with a bombing of a gun-control organization in an attack by those who support the right to self-defense. A daughter of the gun control group had been shot to death, and the mother then dedicated her...
In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ‘Constitutional’ gun carry helps law-abiding people defend themselves
Dr. John Lott has a new piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gun-control advocates keep making the same predictions of doom and bloodshed from law-abiding citizens having guns for protection. They warn us of pending disaster if Georgia becomes the 23rd...
New Survey on the Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on American’s support for gun ownership
McLaughlin & Associates Higher crime rates and the war in Ukraine are both working to reduce support for more gun control.
At the Townhall: Democrats Nominate a Soft on Crime Person for the Supreme Court
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. 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 for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown...
On Armed American Radio: What will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine going to do for gun ownership in Eastern Europe and the CPRC’s research on Constitutional Carry
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national radio show about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine means for gun ownership in Eastern Europe. They also discussed the CRPC's research on Constitutional Carry (here and here). (Sunday, February 27, 2022)
Evidence of large scale ballot harvesting in Georgia and Wisconsin 2020 Presidential Election
Vote harvesting may have been occurring on a large scale during the 2020 election. . . . The investigations are examining reports of payments to people who collected ballots, “mules” dropping multiple ballots at different drop boxes, coercion of voters at nursing...
Indiana is now the 24th Constitutional Carry State
Today Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the state's Constitutional Carry/Permitless Carry bill. On Tuesday, March 8th, the Indiana House and Senate sent a Constitutional Carry bill to Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb. The House passed the bill on a...
On America’s Voice Live: How “devastating” are Biden’s sanctions on Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0eifG8U-4Y Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about whether Biden's sanctions on Russia are as "devastating" as he claims. (America's Voice Live March 11, 2022)