Dr. John Lott was on Larry Elder's national radio show to discuss his new book "The War on Guns." (Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 from 7:33 to 8:00 PM)
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Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal: “The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies.”
Opinion Journal: The Truth About Gun Control 8/2/2016 1:26PM Crime Prevention Research Center President John Lott talked to Mary Kissel about his new book, “The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies.”
CPRC on the Sean Hannity Show Discussing John Lott’s new book “The War on Guns” and Nikki Goeser’s “Denied a Chance”
CPRC's Dr. John Lott and Nikki Goeser discussed Lott's new book "The War on Guns" and Nikki Goeser's life experiences with Sean. (Monday, August 1, 2016 5:35 to 5:50 PM) Sean Hannity’s show is heard by over 12.5 million people.
CPRC at Fox News: “It’s about time for Texas’ guns on campus law”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Fox News on the new Texas law going into effect on Monday starts this way: Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1966 sniper shooting that left 14 dead at the University of Texas at Austin. The killer, a former marine, murdered his...
CPRC in the Los Angeles Times: “We adjust for population with murder rates. Why not for mass shootings?”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece in the Los Angeles Times describes research in his new book, The War on Guns. Many believe that the United States is unique in terms of mass public shootings. Even after the attacks last November that left 130 dead in Paris, President...
New Book: The War on Guns
What are people saying about the book? “The Second Amendment has no better defender than John Lott. What makes him so invaluable is his ability to go beyond philosophical arguments and to engage opponents of gun ownership on the facts. Through rigorous research and...
CPRC at Fox News: “Do Democrats want to disarm minorities?”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox New on the Democratic National Convention: On Tuesday night, the mother of Trayvon Martin praised Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia for having “the courage to lead the fight for common-sense gun...
CPRC in the News: Newsweek, Florida Politics, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, The Blaze, Arizona Republic, and others
Newsweek, July 13, 2016 Obama has rightly been criticized on this front by the ever-alert John Lott for ignoring the underlying rate of violations, especially in connection with arrest rates for homicide, which are twice as high for blacks even though they are six...
Five defensive gun uses with permitted concealed handguns over just a few days
From Fox News 32 in Chicago, July 25, 2016: CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A man was shot by a civilian employee of the Chicago Police Department during an attempted robbery Monday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Shortly before 6 a.m.,...
CPRC research covered in the Washington Times, Breitbart, and Townhall: “Concealed carry permits at all-time high Women, minorities fasting-growing groups seeking license”
The Washington Times article started this way: Nearly 14.5 million Americans are now licensed to carry a concealed handgun — a jump of 1.73 million in just a year, according to new research that says women and black Americans are among the most eager to sign up. More...
New Study: Over 14.5 million concealed handgun permits, last year saw the largest increase ever in the number of permits
UPDATE: Our newest annual study is available here. Original: The CPRC has new issue of our annual report on the number of concealed handgun permits in the US. A copy of the report is available here. Some updated numbers are shown at the bottom of this post. Past...
CPRC at the National Review: Gun Control Is Not the Answer to Shootings that Kill Police Officers
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at National Review starts this way: Democrats keep using shootings of police officers to push for more gun control. Having just arrived in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention, the Reverend Jesse Jackson complained on...