From 1:15 to 2:00 AM ET, March 3, 2023 From 2:05 to 3:00 AM ET, March 3, 2023 Dr. John Lott talked to George Noory on his national radio show from 1:15 to 3:00 AM ET on March 3, 2023. They discussed everything from why violent crime is increasing to what Biden is...
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Executive Director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence: “We don’t know if any of our laws in the state of Connecticut work to reduce the crime as they are intended. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t pass this law. That is true around the country.”
Somehow this Connecticut Against Gun Violence executive director doesn’t seem to realize that you look at other places that have these laws to see if there is evidence that they work. Senator: So you don’t know if it works?Jeremy Stein: We don’t know if any of our...
The local Fox TV Channel in DC Covers the CPRC’s research on the Concentration of Murders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AYqQBnB_0s The local Fox station in DC picked up the story from its coverage by Fox News. Murders in the U.S. are becoming increasingly concentrated in densely populated urban centers in just a handful of counties, according to a newly...
CPRC in the News: Detroit News (2), Detroit Free Press, WoodTV (Grand Rapids), Lansing State Journal, and more
While most of the testimony presented Thursday was in favor of the 11-bill package, Nikki Goeser spoke out again the addition of new laws. Goeser’s husband was shot and killed in front of her in April 2009. “There are currently involuntary commitment laws that already...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss More Guns, Less Crime
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Dan Caroll on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show about the relationship between gun ownership and crimes. They also discussed the problems with Red Flag Laws and the misinformation from Entertainment TV on guns....
CPRC in the News: Washington Post, Yahoo! News, The New York Sun (2), PJ Media, and much more
In his Feb. 5 Fact Checker column, “What’s more common: A ‘good guy’ without a gun or a ‘good guy’ with one?,” Glenn Kessler made a great case for the FBI to include all incidents of active shooters stopped or curtailed by good Samaritans, armed or not. . . . Perhaps...
On the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: MSU Shooting – The Blame Game
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his new piece at Real Clear Politics on the mass shooting at Michigan State University. Immediately after the incident, President Biden led a chorus of politicians and gun control...
Testimony to the Michigan House Judiciary Committee on Proposed Gun Control Bills
https://youtu.be/bD9KZTS_eGo Dr. John Lott testified before the Michigan House Judiciary Committee about gun control bills, including licensing and universal background checks, Red Flag laws, and safe storage laws. The hearings were partially motivated by the Michigan...
On the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: To Discuss Testimony before the Michigan State Senate Judiciary Committee on Proposed Gun Control Laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Nikki and his testimonies before the Michigan State Senate Judiciary Committee on proposed gun control laws including red flag laws and safe storage laws. (Monday, March 6, 2023)
Nikki Goeser On Armed American Radio: To Discuss Stalking
Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on Armed American Radio to discuss her op-ed at Fox News offering advice for others on how to protect themselves from stalkers. See also Nikki’s book “Stalked And...
At Newsweek: There Is No Firm, Sustained Support for Gun Control
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have a new op-ed at Newsweek on important new research from the CPRC. A frequent talking point in the gun control debate is that Americans overwhelmingly support "common sense" gun control measures, such as universal...
Support for Universal Background Checks is Very Sensitive to the Question Asked. People don’t like the laws when they find out about what the laws actually mean.
The Crime Prevention Research Center hired McLaughlin & Associates to survey people's views on universal background checks. We started with the standard question asked by survey groups such as Gallup and Morning Consult+Politico, and they added details about these...