Our research by Dr. John Lott and Professor Carl Moody titled "Do White Police Officers Unfairly Target Black Suspects?" is forthcoming in the journal Economics, Law, and Policy's December issue. For those who wish to replicate our research, all the files are...
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CPRC in the News: Fox News, The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), Texas Insider, CNS News, and more
"If Biden is allowed to impose regulations without a vote by Congress simply because he decides it helps ‘public safety,’ there is no limit to what he can do," gun advocate John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told Fox News. "He could...
On New York City’s WVOX: Biden’s judicial confirmations and Lott’s book “Gun Control Myths”
Dr. John Lott talked to Mathew Mari on New York's WVOX radio about Biden's judicial confirmations and Lott's book "Gun Control Myths." (September 9, 2021, from 3:20 to 3:50 PM)
One America News: Abuse Of Watchlists Could Lead To Curbs On Second Amendment Rights
Crime Prevention Research Center President Dr. John Lott tells One America News the terror watchlist now includes about two million names, is growing rapidly and could soon be used as a back door means to limit Second Amendment rights for many law abiding Americans....
Large shift in Republican’s views on Gun Control over the last two years, Americans equally divided on whether more guns mean less crime or more crime
Recent surveys by Pew Research Center and Gallup have a couple of interesting findings. Americans are equally divided on whether more gun ownership leads to more or less crime or has no effect. -- The drop in support for gun control has been driven largely by changes...
On Central Texas’ KJCE-AM Radio: Texas’ New Anti-vote fraud law
Dr. John Lott joined Cardle & Woolley on Central Texas' KJCE-AM Radio to discuss our work on vote fraud in connection in Texas' new anti-vote fraud law. (Thursday, September 9, 2021, 9:05 to 9:17 AM)
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: Cases During February 2021
Las Vegas, NV, February 3, 2021 (FOX 5 Vegas) Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Assistant Sheriff Brett Zimmerman said police were called at 11:59 a.m. on Feb. 3 about a man attempting to take a gun from someone's bag at a CCW class inside The Range 702 gun range…The...
Congressman Massie uses CPRC research to argue for an amendment to protect Americans’ Due Process Rights
$2.5 billion in the Democrats' $3.5 trillion entitlement package would allow the US Department of Justice to incentivize states adopting Red Flag Laws. Congressman Thomas Massie proposed an amendment to protect people's Due Process rights, but Democrats said that was...
At Townhall: Very Concerning Evidence of Vote Fraud in California Recall Election
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Townhall. It was also covered in Real Clear Politics. “Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.” That quote isn’t from Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder. It’s the conclusion of the bipartisan...
In various newspapers in Minnesota: An escalating debt crisis
Dr. John Lott and former Minnesota Congressman Jason Lewis have a piece that appeared in various newspapers in Minnesota, including the Rochester, Minnesota Post Bulletin. Democrats are poised to ram through an unprecedented $3.5 trillion dollar budget bill on top...
Evidence of Large Scale Vote Fraud in California Recall Election
The United States is unique in terms of mail-in voting. Seventy-four percent of European countries entirely ban absentee voting for citizens who reside domestically. Another 21% require government issued photo IDs for absentee voting, and some of those countries...
On Gun Freedom Radio: Talking about the push for Gun Control
Dr. John Lott talked to Cheryl and Danny Todd on Gun Freedom Radio about a range of gun control issues from polls on concerns about gun violence to Democrats trying to make it costly for people to obtain guns. They discussed the Biden's zero tolerance policy on...












