Dr. John Lott talked to Lar Larson about the 9th Circuit Court decision that people don't have a right to protect themselves outside their home with a concealed handgun. But since California also bans open carry, the decision effectively means that people...
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CPRC in the NY POST: Why Terrorists Target Gun-Free Zones
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post that starts this way: When will politicians finally recognize that they can’t protect all the possible shooting targets? Possibly the largest mass public shooting in US history occurred early on Sunday morning,...
CPRC Board of Director David Clarke and President John Lott on Hannity on Fox News: Gun-free Zones and Other Gun Regulations
CPRC Board of Director David Clarke and President John Lott appeared on Fox News' Hannity to discuss gun-free zones and other gun regulations in the wake of the Orlando massacre. A picture after their appearance on the show with former New York City Police Department...
CPRC on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio (CBC): Discussion on the NRA demographic
Dr. John Lott was on CBC Radio and he was paired with someone from Media Matters (yes, the CBC actually views Media Matters as a credible source). Wednesday, June 15, 2016 starting at 7:35 AM. From the article on the show: . . . Timothy Johnson, the guns and public...
CPRC on Canada’s The Rebel: On the push for new background check rules after Orlando Massacre
Dr. John Lott talked to Ezra Levant about the new gun control background checks being pushed after the Orlando attack.
CPRC on The Mark Levin Show: Orlando Terror Attack, Gun-Free Zones & Gun Control
CPRC President, Dr. John Lott, talked with Mark Levin about the Orlando Mass Public Shooting & the dangers of gun-free zones. (Monday, June 13, 2016 from 7:20 to 7:44 PM) Levin: "you're encyclopedic memory on this stuff, you are really, really good." Mark Levin's...
UPDATED: Bill Clinton claims “more people would have been killed” if clubgoers were armed, but can he point to one example where that has occurred?
So much of the debate on guns involves things that might possibly go wrong. But what is the evidence. First here is Bill Clinton's claim on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. BILL CLINTON: Did you see how dark it was? Moderator: Yes Clinton: I think that it is likely that more...
CPRC Research in the Media about Gun-Free Zones
The Daily Caller, Monday, June 13, 2016 Another “new” lesson: Gun-free zones do not prevent attacks of this nature, and this past weekend in Florida proves it. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, both the Pulse and the location where former Voice...
UPDATED: Mass Public Shooting in Florida occurred in ANOTHER gun-free zone: 49 dead in a shooting at an Orlando nightclub
From the UK Daily Mail: The suspected Islamic extremist who killed about 50 people after taking party-goers hostage inside a gay club in Orlando has been identified. Law enforcement sources have identified the shooter, who was wielding an assault rifle and a handgun,...
Christina Grimmie killed in Gun-free zone
As the picture above shows, the man who fatally shot Christina Grimmie did so in a gun-free zone. Somehow, despite the ban on weapons, the killer, Kevin James Loibi, was able to get a large knife in addition to two handguns into the concert area. As one headline...
CPRC at Fox News: “Concealed carry, California and the 9th Circuit’s misrepresentation of the facts”
CPRC's John Lott has this new op-ed at Fox News discussing the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on permitted concealed handgun laws. Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 7-4 decision that Americans don’t have a right to carry concealed handguns...
CPRC in the Orange County Register: “Gun-free zones, like at UCLA, are magnets for murderers”
CPRC academic board member Professor Tim Groseclose and Dr. John Lott wrote a piece about the shooting last week at UCLA. Their piece begins this way: The fatal shooting at UCLA wasn’t supposed to happen. Late last year, California passed a ban on people being able to...


