This review of "The War on Guns" appeared in the December issue of The American Rifleman. While attacks on the Second Amendment are all-too common in today’s politically charged climate, advocates fighting for our right to self-defense and the right to bear arms now...
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Why using media reports to classify accidental shootings is very misleading
While the CDC has made some big mistakes exaggerating the number of accidental gun deaths, it is a common refrain that the CDC is missing out on accidental gun deaths for those under age 18. A new Associated Press report claims that the true number of accidental gun...
The New York Times as a Fake News Site: Again cites false information from the Violence Policy Center
Once again the New York Times is citing bogus data from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). But since 2007, concealed-carry permit holders have been responsible for at least 898 deaths not involving self-defense, according to the Violence Policy Center, a gun safety...
CPRC in the News Around the World: New York Post, Christian Science Monitor, Yahoo Finance, Washington Examiner, multiple Mexican publications
New York Post, November 30, 2016 The media is “incredulous” over Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud, notes John Lott at the Daily Caller, yet illegal votes have “mattered in plenty of elections” — and fraud still occurs today. Lott cites Lyndon Johnson’s 1948...
Four crimes over a two-day period stopped by people legally carrying concealed handguns: Florida, Ohio, Alaska, Missouri
Hialeah, Florida, December 6, 2016, WSVN Channel 7 News (Miami) A man who shot a subject at a Hialeah McDonald’s drive-thru will not be facing charges after investigators determined he acted in self defense. According to police, a road rage dispute in the drive-thru...
CPRC on St. Louis’ KMOX to talk about the push for “common sense” gun regulations and how they disarm the poor minorities
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Reardon on St. Louis' giant KMOX about the push for "common sense" gun regulations and how they disarm the poor minorities. (Wednesday, December 7, 2016 from 3:18 to 3:30 PM)
Math errors in the Washington Post Evaluation of Trump’s claim: “murder rate has experienced its largest increase in 45 years”
"On crime, the murder rate has experienced its largest increase in 45 years," Trump told the crowd. "We are going to support the incredible men and women of law enforcement, and we are going to bring this terrible crime wave to an end. Highest in 45 years, the murder...
CPRC in the Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) debating Campus Carry
Dr. John Lott debated Ohio State Rep. Kristin Boggs (D) about whether college campuses should be gun-free zones in the pages of the Columbus Dispatch. Rep. Boggs' piece is available here. Dr. Lott's is here: Ohio State University is still reeling from the attack...
CPRC on the Vicki McKenna Show about the ability to hack voting machines
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna about his article on the vote recount in Wisconsin. (Monday, December 5, 2016 from 5:35 to 5:47 PM)
Gun Sales Still Up despite Election Results
Despite the election on November 8th, NICS checks in November 2016 where up 14.2% over the checks conducted during November last year. That is a bigger increase (both in absolute sales and percentage increase) than three of the last four months, though the increases...
CPRC in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Bloomberg has little to show for millions spent on gun control”
Dr. John Lott had a new op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the truly massive amount of money that Michael Bloomberg is spending pushing gun control. If it wasn't for Michael Bloomberg's billions, there wouldn't be much of a gun-control movement. This year,...
CPRC at National Review: “Hack Journalism about an Unhacked Election”
Dr. John Lott has this new piece at National Review: With the presidential-vote recount under way in Wisconsin, hopeful leftists would have us believe that the Russians, or some other unknown entity, hacked electronic voting machines in Wisconsin and...