With gun control advocates pushing a small number of school walkouts on April 20th, Dr. John Lott appeared on TRT World to discuss what the movement means. (Friday, April 20th, 2018)
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Predictions we made a week after the Parkland shooting have unfortunately proven correct
Back on February 22, 2018, Dr. John Lott talked to John Cardillo of TheRebel.media about the kneejerk anti-gun legislation being pushed forward in Congress. Unfortunately, Dr. Lott's prediction of the passage of the "Fix NICS" bill came true. For discussions on the...
Some cases in the last month of concealed carry permit holders stopping attacks
The cases we collected here are only of defensive gun uses in public places by people who were legally carrying. News stories of homeowners or business owners using guns to defend themselves in their own buildings are very common, but they are not included here. The...
The downside of police being able to seize people’s guns
Tarek El Moussa and then-wife Christina separated following an incident in which she called the police to warn that her husband posed a risk with his gun. Tarek, a concealed handgun permit holder, had taken his gun with him when he went hiking. From the New York...
On Armed American Radio to discuss the false claims about guns being made in the media
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on Armed American Radio about the false claims about guns being made in the media. (Sunday, April 15, 2018, 9:05 to 10:00 PM)
Job opening at the Crime Prevention Research Center
The CPRC has the possibility of hiring another Ph.D. level economist. With John Whitley's departure to be the assistant secretary of the Army for financial management and comptroller, we have needed to hire someone new, and a generous donor is allowing us to hire a...
On Pittsburgh’s big KDKA to discuss gun control laws being considered by the Pennsylvania state legislature
Dr. John Lott talked to Mike Pintek on the giant 50,000-watt KDKA about gun control laws being considered by the Pennsylvania state legislature. (Monday, April 16, 2018, from 12:05 to 12:30 PM)
TV Bias on Guns: ABC’s The Crossing with young boy saying “I don’t like guns”
Media bias on guns takes many forms. Here is an all too typical example where a character simply comes out and says: "I don't like guns." Here the sheriff's young son is talking to a deputy who jokingly says that the boy could one day be sheriff. When the boy says "I...
Associated Press cites CPRC: What makes a justifiable self-defense?
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by the Associated Press about a case that was clearly not protected by the state's Stand Your Ground law. No reasonable person would have felt threatened by the criminal once he was lying unconscious on the floor. Here is part of the...
NBC’s Taken tries to convince viewers that gun-free zones are fine, that criminals will obey them
NBC seems to have given out orders to its TV shows to include some anti-gun/pro-gun control mention in them. In this episode of Taken, the show tries to briefly and subtly convey to viewers that gun-free zones work because the criminals won't disobey the bans. Does...
On KRLA 870 AM in Los Angeles to talk about the gun control debate in the wake of the March on DC
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry Marino on his show Sunday Morning Newsmakers about the gun control debate in the wake of the March on DC. (Sunday, April 1, 2018, from 9:06 to 9:20 AM)
Robert Reich’s false claims about Guns
Robert Reich's "5 Points to Counter the NRA" received over 2 million views just on one Facebook page (video is available here). So it isn't too surprising that a large number of Americans are being convinced that stricter gun control is the answer for reducing...