Location: NYC Junto-General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York (20 West 44th Street, New York, New York 10036) Date & Time: Thursday, April 7th at 8pm. Details: John Lott and Paul Helmke will engage in an Oxford-style debate on gun control...
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Cases of Handgun Carry Permit Holders defending themselves & others
Major media networks don't share these defensive gun use cases with the public. We thought we would share some recent cases with you, so you can see that guns are used to save innocent lives. Would-be Robber fatally shot during Uptown hold-up (North Side, Chicago)...
CPRC research is covered by Breitbart.com: “Guns Stolen from Licensed Dealers at Rate of .039%”
The CPRC's new study on gun thefts from Federally licensed gun dealers gets covered at Breitbart.com: A new Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) report shows that guns were stolen from licensed dealers at a rate of .039 percent in 2015. This revelation comes even...
Last handgun ban in an American jurisdiction is struck down
The Northern Mariana Islands was the last jurisdiction in the United States where handguns were banned. In the decide federal case Radich v. Guerrero (D.N.M.I. Mar. 28, 2016), a federal district court rule that their bans handguns, bans importing handguns into the...
Obama’s Meaningless Gun Order:President issues another fiat that seems designed mainly to harass firearms sellers
On March 30th, 2016, Edmund Kozak had a write up on our new report showing that Obama's claim that "many lost and stolen guns end up being used in crimes" is simply not true. A central component of President Obama’s recent executive actions on gun control was designed...
CPRC on The Blaze TV about the current push for gun control
John Lott was interviewed by The Blaze TV for a special that they have on gun control. This few minute intro just covers a very small portion of the hour special (March 30th). There are many issues discussed such as expanded background checks.
CPRC in Investor’s Business Daily: In Wake Of The Shooting, Should The Capitol Remain Gun-Free?
CPRC has a new piece at Investor's Business Daily on the Capitol shooting on Monday: Like so many mass public shootings, the gunman who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Monday first tried shooting a uniformed officer. Fortunately, the lone gunman was quickly subdued and...
The Very Real Limits on Constitutional Carry: The Problem with Gun-Free School Zones
We have recently noted that with new laws being passed in West Virginia and Idaho it is possible to carry concealed handguns in 10 states without a permit (in addition, in Montana you can do that outside of city limits). But Federal law clearly hasn't caught up with...
CPRC on the Mandy Connell Show to discuss how careful gun dealers are in preventing gun theft
John Lott talked to Mandy Connell on the 50,000 Watt KOA about the incredibly low rate that guns are stolen from licensed gun dealers (5:05 to 5:30 PM on Friday, March 25, 2016).
Idaho moves to complete Constitutional Carry
On Thursday March 24, 2016, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed Constitutional Carry into law in Idaho. Idaho had previously only required a permit within city limits, and this bill eliminates that requirement. The bill had been passed by veto proof margins in both...
CPRC on Las Vegas’ big 50K Watt KXNT Radio, talking to Alan Stock about the Brussel Terrorist Attack and what can be done to stop future attacks
John Lott talked to Alan Stock about the Brussel terrorist attacks and the tough job that police have in guarding against terrorist attacks. (Wednesday, March 23, 2016 from 6:18 to 7 PM EDT).
NEW CPRC Report: Much less than 0.039% of guns sold by Federally Licensed Dealers stolen last year — a rate less than 1/30th the rate of theft for retail industry
A new report from the BATF points out that Federally Licensed Gun Dealers had 6,163 firearms stolen from them in 2015. With the Obama administration finalizing a new rule to enhance dealer reporting of stolen or lost firearms, this BATF report allows us to...