Does it matter that gun control advocates keep pushing for regulations before they know any facts? In this case, everyone from the Democrats vice presidential candidate, Senator Tim Kaine, to Shannon Watts with Michael Bloomberg's Everytown for Gun Safety went so far...
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Remember those claims that 80 to 90% of Americans wanted expanded background checks?: Well, no so much support for specific bills
UPDATE January 27, 2014: In a new national ad, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords again implies that since 90% of Americans support background checks that means that they will support the legislation that she is pushing. "What is Congress afraid of? Nine out of 10...
CPRC on the Greg Garrison Show on WIBC FM to discuss our new research on police shootings
Dr. John Lott talked to Greg Garrison about the CPRC's new work on police shootings. (Wednesday, November 30, 2016 from 12:35 to 1:00 PM)
Much more Coverage of CPRC Research: “Do White Police Officers Unfairly Target Black Suspects?”
A copy of our new study is available here. The previous coverage that we got at Fox News is available here. PoliceOne.com, Friday, November 18, 2016 A new study authored by the Crime Prevention Research Center digs deep into the data during a period that ‘bookends’...
CPRC in the Daily Caller: “It’s Delusional To Think That Voter Fraud Doesn’t Exist”
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed piece at the Daily Caller on the attacks that The media is incredulous that Donald Trump claims that there was significant voter fraud in the election. Politico calls his claim “baseless” and “stunning.” The Los Angeles Times headline...
CPRC on the Joe Piscopo Show to discuss the Ohio terrorist attack and other crime related issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Joe Piscopo on New York City's 970 AM about the Ohio terrorist attack and other crime related issues. (Tuesday, November 29, 2016 from 7:41 to 7:47 AM, the discussion with Dr. Lott starts about 45 seconds into the audio)
CPRC on Sacramento’s KTKZ 1380 AM to discuss the terrorist attack at Ohio State University and California’s new gun control laws
Dr. John Lott talked to Sacramento's Phil Cowan on the big KTKZ about the terrorist attack at Ohio State University and California's new gun control laws. (Tuesday, November 29, 2016 from 11:05 to 11:30 AM).
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber to discuss the record gun sales on Black Friday and the Ohio State University Terrorist Attack
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about how Black Friday set a new record for gun background checks and the terrorist attack at Ohio State University. (Tuesday, November 29, 2016 from 6:46 to 6:54 AM.)
CPRC on Cleveland WMXY’s Chuck Douglas Show about the Ohio State University Terrorist Attack
Dr. John Lott talked to Chuck Douglas about the Ohio State University Terrorist Attack. (Monday, November 28, 2016 from 9:42 to 9:50 PM)
Misleading Journal of the American Medical Association research about Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law
A new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Humphreys, Gasparrini, and Wiebe claims that in studying homicide and suicide rates in Florida from 1999 to 2014 they conclude: Prior to the stand your ground law, the mean monthly homicide rate in...
CRPC Dominates Most Downloaded Research By Economics, Law, Business, and Criminology Researchers in Crime areas at the Social Science Research Network
The Crime Prevention Research Center research has had an impact. One needs to look no further than how our research ranks compared to the attention given to 324,655 researchers (economics, law, business, criminology and 20 other disciplines) as shown at the Social...
US Military will allow personnel to carry firearms on military bases with approval
The picture above is from the 2015 shooting at the Chattanooga military recruiting office. The gun-free zone sign is clearly visible on the front door. In a series of articles, Dr. John Lott has repeatedly raised the concern that while military personnel were...