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)
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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...
Fox News covers our research: “Demand soars for concealed carry permits, data shows”
CPRC's research is covered extensively in a new Fox News story. The number of concealed carry permits in the United States has topped 15 million over the last year, according to data collected by the Crime Prevention Research Center. That’s the largest one-year...
Five public defensive gun uses over four days in May
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2017, Philadelphia Inquirer A 23-year-old man attempting an armed robbery was shot by the victim Tuesday afternoon in the city's Feltonville section, police said. The attempted robbery occurred shortly before 2:40 p.m. in the 4800...
In the Portland Press Herald (Maine): Gun-free campuses are magnets for murderers
Dr. John Lott co-authored an op-ed with State Representative Rich Cebra in the Portland Press Herald, Maines largest newspaper. The piece was talked about Cebra's legislation that would end the gun-free zone policy at the state's public universities. The piece...
In the Orange County Register: Shooting down myths of ‘gun-free zones’ in schools
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Orange County Register (287,474 daily circulation) on the move by Democrats in California to take away local control over whether permitted concealed handguns should be allowed in K-12 schools. Two years ago, California passed a...
Nine defensive gun uses by people legally carrying guns over nine days
Las Vegas, Nevada, May 13, 2017, KTNV . . . A pit bull was shot and killed Saturday when a man walking his dogs, Tom Cope, jumped into action to protect his beloved pets. "If I didn't intervene, my dog would die," Cope said. He says he was taking his two dogs,...
On Colion Noir Live TV: Behind the Gun Sales Spike for Women and Minorities
Dr. John Lott discussed new reports show women and minorities are buying more guns with Colion Noir.on CN Live. March 15, 2017 Colion: I just want to say something real quick before we get into our discussion and talk to our audience. Personally, I don't think you...
On the Steve Gruber Show: federal lawmakers mark success with rules reversals of Obama Era
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about how President Trump and the Congress have had success in reversing rules from Obama Era. Also discussed how people are suggesting having Merrick Garland as the FBI director. (Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
In the Hill Newspaper: How gun control advocates play the mainstream media for suckers
Dr. John Lott has his newest piece in The Hill newspaper on fake news in the media. It starts this way: Time-after-time, the New York Times and other publications have repeated the same false claim that concealed handgun permit holders are dangerous. This claim will...
On the Steve Gruber Show to discuss how geographically concentrated murders are in the US
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the CPRC's new research on the geographic concentration of murders in the US. (Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 6:45 to 6:53 AM)