Dr. John Lott talked to Dana Loesch about the new Crime Prevention Research Center report on permitted concealed handguns. The article in The Blaze is available here. (Monday, July 24, 2017, from 6:35 to 6:45 PM)
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On the Frank Beckmann Show on WJR about the huge growth in concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Frank Beckmann on the giant 50,000 watt WJR in Detroit about the huge growth in concealed handgun permits and the demographic changes as more women and minorities have gotten permits. They also discussed what has happened to crime rates and...
At Fox News: “Appeals court blocks DC’s concealed-carry law on Second Amendment grounds”
Fox News has an article on the DC federal Circuit Court's decision to strike down DC's concealed handgun law (a copy of the decision is available here). The Fox News article contains this: . . . The decision deals another legal blow to efforts by city officials to...
On the Lars Larson Show: Discussing the new CPRC report on concealed carry permit holders
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson about the CPRC's newest report on concealed handgun permits. The report shows a dramatic increase in the number of permit holders as well as the changing demographics of permit holders and how law-abiding they are. (Friday, July...
Black women’s changing view of guns: CRPC’s recent study on Concealed Carry discussed by the Associated Press
An Associated Press article on black women's changing views on guns discussed our new study that we released last week. The article appeared in hundreds of publications in the US and around the world. Among other places, the story was picked up was ABC News, New...
On the Jim Bohannon Show to discuss the new CPRC report on concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott again talked to Jim Bohannon about our new report on concealed handgun permits. They covered the material in two of his recent op-ed pieces. We talked about the material in our op-ed here: Women & Minorities Bear Arms: They are fueling growth in...
Eric Bolling on Fox News mentions our work on Chicago’s out of control crime rate
This is a very nice discussion by Eric Bolling. Lars Larson also had a discussion on our work later in the same program. (Fox News' "The Specialists," July 19, 2017)
On Fox Business’ Varney & Co to discuss the changes in concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Fox Business' Stuart Varney about the CPRC's newest study on concealed handgun permits. (Friday, July 21, 2017, from 9:16 to 9:19 AM)
On WMAL’s Larry O’Connor Show to talk about the new CPRC report on concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on the DC's giant WMAL to discuss the new CPRC report on concealed handgun permits. (Thursday, July 20, 2017, from 4:05 to 4:30 PM) Audio also available here.
Seven Defensive Guns Use in seven days with legally carried guns in public places
Nashville, Tennessee, WKRN.com, July 19, 2017 Two men tried to rob an elderly man in Madison, but the victim fought back, pulled out a gun, and shot one of them. The other suspect remains on the run, and police say they are still in the initial stages of the...
More Media Coverage of our Newest Report on Concealed Handgun Permits
The Blaze, July 20, 2017 Since July 2016, handgun permits surged to 1.83 million from 1.73 million, and continues to rise, mostly thanks to women and black Americans, according to a new report. Research from the Crime Prevention Research Center reported that over 6...
On WCBM Radio in Baltimore to discuss op-ed in the Wall Street Journal and crime in Baltimore
Dr. John Lott talked to Sean & Frank on WCBM's "Maryland's Wake-Up Call" about the article Lott had on our new study on concealed handgun permits and what is causing increased violent crime in places such as Baltimore and Chicago. (Thursday, July 20, 2017, from...