Here is another defensive gun use by a child. A 14-year-old Kentucky boy shot and killed two men trying to steal firearms from a safe in a home over the weekend, police said. Clay County 911 got a call at about 4:24 a.m. Sunday about a shooting incident in Manchester....
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In Wyoming’s Cowboy State Daily: A Letter to the Editor Defending Research on Gun-free Zones
Dr. John Lott has a letter to the editor in Wyoming's largest newspaper responding to claims about an earlier op-ed he had published with state Senator Cheri Steinmetz. Dear editor: Linda Burt’s letter to the editor criticizing my opinion piece with state Senator...
Dr. Lott’s testimony Before the Wyoming state Senate Judiciary Committee on eliminating Gun free Zones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIzIywlGq0 This is Dr. John Lott's brief testimony before the Wyoming state Senate Judiciary Committee on February 18th, 2025. The bill had already passed the House by a veto proof 50-to-10 margin. On February 18th, 2025, the bill...
Article on Lott’s Testimony to the Wyoming State Senate Judiciary Committee on a Bill to Eliminate Gun-free Zones, Bill Passes out of the Committee Unanimously.
The bill had already passed the House by a veto proof 50-to-10 margin. Dr. Lott had written an op-ed with Wyoming state Senator Cheri Steinmetz in the state's largest newspaper. Multiple witnesses on both sides of the gun control referenced Lott's research. ....
Media Bias on Guns: On NBC’s Chuck: “Is that illegal [to own rifles]? Sadly, no.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go6Yoc_MBCg A lot of TV characters these days are saying how much they hate guns. It is hard to think of any other item they so regularly deride. It is as if the media is trying to condition people to hate guns. This is from an older...
People are suddenly much more optimistic about the future under the Trump & the Republicans controlling the House & Senate than under Biden. But what is most interesting is who is now the most optimistic.
There has been a sudden surge in optimism under Trump, but what is particularly interesting is that the biggest increase has been among the least educated and lowest income people.
Another Transgender Accused of Planning a Mass Public School Shooting
This attack was planned for a high school in Indiana. . A high school student in Indiana is accused of planning to kill masses of students at his school on Valentine’s Day. Authorities said 18-year-old Trinity Shockley is facing conspiracy to commit murder and...
Are there Limits to Pepper Spray/Balls, Tear Gas, and Tasers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6geBxQxoJY&t=11s Glenn Beck had a 52-week advertising campaign during 2024 Dave Rubin has a new ad here. If you listen to conservative radio and podcast hosts such as Megyn Kelly, Dave Rubin, Ben Shapiro, Dana Loesch, Mike...
At The Federalist: Trump’s FBI Reforms Need to Include Ending Data Distortions.
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at The Federalist: There is a lot of attention on the Trump administration removing dozens of Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials involved in charging 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, but one area of politicization in the FBI and...
CPRC in the News: The Baltimore Sun, National Interest, Daily Wire, Wyoming News, and Much More
After suffering alarming spikes in violent crime, some cities are now reporting better news. But the past four years have been filled with debate over the national trends. Some say the government has been manipulating numbers. I spoke with a data expert about the how...
Another Car attack in Germany, at least 28 Injured
Asylum seekers have been involved in a series of deadly attacks in Germany, and police said that the latest attack today in Munich was by someone with an "extremist background." Today's attack was carried out by a failed asylum-seeker using a Mini Cooper. It...
UPDATED 2: A Deep Dive into Cases Where Civilians Stopped Active Shooters. Did they accidentally shoot bystanders, get in the way of police, get their gun taken away, or create other problems? How does it compare to police who stopped these attacks?
UPDATED March 7th, 2025: We have previously put out our study on the FBI's active shooting reports. If you watch entertainment television police shows, you would think something always seems to go wrong when guns are used defensively (including shooting bystanders to...




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