During 2014 and 2015 there were 1,761 bombings in the world that killed at least four people. Of those, 1,401 were by radical Muslims, 58 were non-Muslims, and 302 were unknown. It seems likely that most of those unknown attacks were also by radical Muslims, but...
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CPRC in the News: Fox News, Fox News Radio, Breitbart, and newspapers around the country
Fox News Insider, May 30, 2017 On "Varney & Co." today, Dana Loesch said the number of concealed carry permits has risen dramatically in the past year, and women have been leading the charge. Women like having that equalizer, she said, and to be able to...
A response to Pacific Standard mistake filled article on John Lott and the Crime Prevention Research Center
The left-wing Pacific Standard magazine has a very one-sided piece attacking Dr. John Lott. Lott spent 45 minutes talking to Peter Moskowitz, the author of the Pacific Standard article, before doing a debate on gun control at Baylor University. Below are some quotes...
Talk is Cheap: Few liberal faculty members actually leave their universities when concealed handguns allowed on campus
Dr. John Lott joined the Greg Garrison Radio Show to discuss the fact that almost none of the liberal faculty leave the universities when permit concealed handguns are allowed on campus. Despite all the fears about bad things that might go wrong, faculty talk isn't...
On the Steve Gruber Show about 10 different gun laws that are being considered by Michigan lawmakers
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on his statewide radio show about 10 different gun laws that are being considered by Michigan lawmakers. (Tuesday, May 30, 2017, from 7:15 to 7:23 AM)
On the Lars Larson Radio Show: false claims by New York Times on the behavior of concealed handgun permit holders
Dr. John Lott talked to Lars Larson on the false claims put out by the New York Times and other publications about the behavior of concealed handgun permit holders. Relying on the Violence Policy Center, many are inaccurately claiming that concealed handgun permit...
In The Hill newspaper: “Guns on campus is progressive academia’s straw man”
Dr. John Lott has another new piece in The Hill newspaper on academics concerns about guns on college campuses. The piece starts this way: Gun control advocates frequently advise against people using guns for self-defense. But Michael Bloomberg and various anti-gun...
On Mark Walters’ Armed America Radio to discuss stopping mass public shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national radio show about a range of issues from stopping mass public shootings to Michael Bloomberg's push for more gun control. (Sunday, May 21, 2017, from 9:06 to 9:45 PM)
5 men who kicked in a woman’s door to burglarize her home are stopped by her with her guns
Beech Bluff, Tennessee -- Elsie Lee was faced with five burglars who busted down her door. By the way, suppose that this woman had to actually fight it out with these five men. How many bullets might she wish that she had? From WBBJ Channel 7 in Jackson, Tennessee...
On the Bill Martinez Radio Show: the heavy geographical concentration of murders and the Manchester bombing
Dr. John Lott talked to Bill Martinez on his national radio show about the heavy geographical concentration of murders and the Manchester bombing. (Tuesday, May 23, 2017, from 10:06 to 10:30 AM)
Talk at ‘Make the Second Amendment Great Again’ Rally in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Dr. John Lott gave the keynote speech at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Monday, May 22. While the talk was only about 9 minutes, he discussed a range of issues from the views of police to gun ownership, how crime rates change after gun bans, and background...
Testifying before the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee on Gun-free zones
Pennsylvania House State Government Committee - at the invitation of the committee's chair, Representative Daryl Metcalfe, Dr. John Lott discussed the issue of gun free zones in schools before a well-attended hearing by state representatives. Because of comments...












