Dr. John Lott was on Breaking Point to discuss New York Times' hypocrisy of a Coronavirus skeptic's death and the Crime Prevention Research Center's work comparing Coronavirus mortality rates across countries. (Thursday, April 23, 2020)
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At Townhall: How Accurate was the Washington Post Headline About the Second Wave of the Coronavirus?
Dr. John Lott has another piece up at Townhall. Do you want evidence that the media has overhyped the dangers of the Coronavirus? You don’t need to look any farther than the Washington Post headline from Tuesday: “CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus is...
On Chicago’s Big WIND AM To Discuss our research on Coronavirus, comparing death rates in the US to those in Western Europe
Dr. John Lott talked to WIND’s Steve Cortez about our research that compares the US's Coronavirus death rate to the rates in Western European countries. They also discussed the seasonality of the Coronavirus. (Tuesday, April 21, 2020, from 6:35 to 6:55 PM)
At Townhall: The Blacklist Misinformation on Guns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall on media bias. These days, television entertainment shows depict gun owners either as buffoons or criminals. They never portray regular civilians using guns to save lives, and instead like to show firearms falling into the...
CPRC in the News: Washington Examiner, Ballotpedia, Inside Sources, and other news stories
Washington Examiner, April 4, 2020 Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., a gun rights advocate who founded the Crime Prevention Research Center, said concerns that the police could handle a possible uptick in crime are warranted and are prompting some to take self-defense into their...
NBC’s The Blacklist goes on a binge of reciting one gun control myth after another
A robber shoots a young woman in a hold-up, and the gun got to him through a straw purchase (The Blacklist, Season 7, E 15, April 17, 2020). The shooting is particularly tragic because the young woman has literally just learned that she has gotten admitted to...
At Real Clear Politics: Hypocrisy in NYT’s Reporting on a COVID-Skeptic’s Death
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics: The New York Times thinks it nailed Fox News. Over the weekend, the Times ran a blistering story that blamed the death of Brooklyn bar owner Joe Joyce on skepticism of the coronavirus panic. Supposedly assured by...
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing the push for Mail-in Ballots
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about his op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the problems with mail-in ballots. (Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:44 AM)
NBC’s television show “Chicago PD” seems to believe that Semi-automatic handguns are Machine guns
As we have pointed out many times, television police shows seem to think criminals are constantly using machine guns to shoot people, that they are massively outgunning police officers who are using only semi-automatic weapons. Some shows claim AR-15s are machine...
Glenn Beck discusses our graph comparing death rates from the Coronavirus
Glenn Beck on his television show used our graphics showing the per capita death rates from the Coronavirus across countries. A detailed discussion of our work is available here. (Wednesday, April 15, 2020)
On the Michigan Talk Network: Evaluating Michigan Governor unclear directives on Gun Stores and other Coronavirus policies
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about a piece that he had in the Washington Times about Governor Whitmer's policies regarding the Coronavirus. (Wednesday, April 8, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:45 AM)
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Philadelphia: “Man [with a concealed handgun permit] Shoots 3 Teens He Says Attacked Him On SEPTA Bus In Oxford Circle”
A concealed handgun permit holder shoots three young male attackers in the their legs. Two of the attackers were 16-years-old and one was 17. Story from CBS Philly on April 16, 2020: A man opened fire inside of a SEPTA bus claiming he was being attacked by three...