Dr. John Lott spoke with show host Kerby Anderson about how Terrorists intentionally target gun-free zones over and over again to kill as many people as possible. An example is the Bataclan Theatre in Paris. There were eight off duty police officers inside the theatre...
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Some dramatic cases where concealed handgun permit holders have stopped mass public shootings
Granite City, Illinois, September 9, 2016 (The television news segment mentions that Granite City has one of the highest rate of concealed handgun permit holders in Illinois.) A man pulled a gun and shot a suspect who tried to rob him in Granite City early Friday...
Debate over Campus Carry at Arizona State University Law School with AZ state Representative Juan Mendez
The Arizona State University Federalist Society sponsored a debate between Dr. John Lott and AZ state Representative (soon to be state Senator) Juan Mendez about Campus Carry at public universities in Arizona on Wednesday, September 7th, 2016. Later that day, John...
New Fox News piece: “Gun ownership is up in America. So why isn’t the media telling you about it?”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Two weeks ago, the PEW Research Center released a survey showing that gun ownership by households is up to 44% — a 7-percentage point increase in the past two years. Another 5% of households won’t reveal...
CPRC in the News: Daily Caller, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, PoliZette, CNSNews.com, and others
Midland (Texas) Daily News, September 2, 2016 A study by the Crime Prevention Research Center noted that concealed-carry permits have boomed nationally, but particularly among women and minorities. “In eight states where we have data by gender, since 2012 the number...
More Details on Michael Bloomberg’s demand that John Lott be excluded from Katie Couric’s movie “Under the Gun”
From America's 1st Freedom on September 5th: Shouldn’t journalists who want to tackle the issues related to illegal use of guns in America, and thereby help us find real solutions to violent crime in places like Chicago’s South Side, start by being honest? John Lott...
CPRC on the giant WBZ-AM: The War on Guns
Dr. John Lott was on WBZ's NightSide with Dan Rea to discuss Lott's new book, The War on Guns. Rea: "Many people consider you, and I am one of them, consider you the go-to guy on when you are talking about the Second Amendment, gun control laws." (September 2, 2016...
National Review’s book review of The War on Guns: “Some of the scams that Lott exposes are indeed extraordinary”
From the review: It's a sustained game of whack-a-mole. Up pops the claim, and in comes the hammer. Bang! Bang! Bang! And that's why you're wrong. Believe that most academics are in favor of more gun control? Bang, you're wrong. Convinced that extending...
CPRC on the America in the Morning with Jim Bohannon to discuss The War on Guns
Dr. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about his new book The War on Guns and also recent comments by Donald Trump on the 2nd Amendment. (August 10, 2016)
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Radio: On what crime fighting policies best help poor blacks
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about his op-ed piece in the New York Post on what crime fighting policies best help poor blacks. (August 30, 2016 from 6:35 to 6:43 AM)
Talks in Colorado, Arizona, and California for this coming week
This post may be updated over the next few days as some other events are finalized. Colorado — September 6th: talk at the Univ of Colorado at Boulder Law School with commentary from Professor Ahmed White from noon to 1:30 PM (see flyer above, sponsored by the School...
Response to Evan DeFilippis and Devin Hughes’ newest claims at Think Progress
I have responded previously to some of these claims by Evan DeFilippis and Devin Hughes. Their latest attack is over at ThinkProgress, which bills itself as providing a progressive perspective. No doubt, the attack was prompted by the media coverage that I have been...