John Lott talked to Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati's giant 50,000-watt WLW about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Why Gun Storage Laws Would Do More Harm Than Good." (Friday, December 10, 2021)
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CPRC in the News: Washington Post, Seattle Times, National Review and much more
In 1997, researchers John R. Lott Jr. and David Mustard published an influential study finding that states saw reductions in violent crime after the adoption of “shall issue” laws and that up to 1,500 homicides a year could be prevented by adopting such measures. The...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing new polling showing record partisan polarization in support for gun control
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on both his national and Northwest regional radio shows about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Support for More Gun Control Falls, But Partisan Gap Grows." See also the new Quinnipiac University Poll. (Sunday, November...
On Denver’s KHOW: Discussing Gavin Newsom’s threat to use the Supreme Court decision in the Texas abortion law to push gun control
John Lott talked to Leland Conway on Denver's big KHOW-AM about the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Texas abortion law and the threats by California's Governor Gavin Newsom to use the private enforcement mechanism to enforce that state's assault weapon ban....
77-year-old Chicago concealed handgun permit holder shoots robber threatening him
West Chesterfield, Chicago, November 6, 2021 The 77-year-old was in a garage on East 89th near MLK in West Chesterfield around 12:30 p.m. when the robber drove up. The robber pulled out a gun and demanded the elderly man's stuff, police said. Instead of handing his...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 22 Cases During July 2021
Richmond, VA, July 3, 2021 (NBC 12) Police arrived at the 1500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, near Fairfield Avenue, for shooting reports at 3:51 p.m. on July 3. Officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds at a convenience store, and both men died at the...
On Denver’s KLZ: Discussing new polling on the decline in support for new gun control laws
Dr. John Lott talked to John Rush on Denver's KLZ about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Support for More Gun Control Falls, But Partisan Gap Grows." See also the new Quinnipiac University Poll. They also discussed Lott's work at Real Clear Investigations:...
CBS’s S.W.A.T. Again Shows another Civilian Defensive Gun Use Gone Wrong
Television show bias against guns is never ending. You won’t see an entertainment television show that has a civilian successfully using a gun defensively. Instead, something always seems to go wrong when guns are used defensively (from being fatally shot by the...
On Oregon’s KMED: Discussing new polling on the decline in support for new gun control laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Meyer on Medford, Oregon's KMED-AM about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics titled: "Support for More Gun Control Falls, But Partisan Gap Grows." See also the new Quinnipiac University Poll. They also discussed Lott's work at Real Clear...
New York City: A serial pickpocket with more than 30 arrests gets released without bail or even a supervised-release restriction
Bail reform at its best. Released immediately after arrest and back on the street committing more crimes. Obviously, this criminal seems to be doing pretty well at his craft to afford $1,000 suits. From the New York Post. . . . A serial pickpocket with more than 30...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing Gavin Newsom’s threat to use the Supreme Court decision in the Texas abortion law to push gun control
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Texas abortion law and the threats by California's Governor Gavin Newsom to use the private enforcement mechanism to enforce that state's assault weapon ban....
On Hugh Hewitt’s Townhall Review: Discussing Chicago’s Crime Problems and the growing partisan gap on gun control issues
Hugh Hewitt on his national Townhall Review program shared an interview Dr. John Lott had with Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson about a range of crime issues from Chicago's crime problems to the growing partisan gap on gun control issues. They talked about Lott's piece at...