In mid-November John Lott got into an exchange with Gary Kleck about "More Guns, Less Crime." This took place after other Kleck statements to the media about me. In the new discussion, Gary continues to go out of his way to engage in personal attacks on Lott: "he...
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Battle over where permit holders can carry their guns at the University of Texas at Austin
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued an opinion on Texas' new law that allows carrying concealed handguns on college campuses. Some public universities, in particular the University of Texas at Austin, have already made initial recommendations. The most...
CPRC on the Michael Dukes Show: Explaining the so-called “explosion” of firearms at airports
John Lott talked to Michael Dukes about the claimed "explosion of firearms at airports" and Obama's push for expanded background checks on Friday, December 18, 2015 from 10:35 to 10:45 AM.
CPRC on Slate’s The Gist to discuss whether concealed carry has helped armed civilians defend themselves against mass public shootings
John Lott talked to Mike Pesca about whether conceal-and-carry has helped armed civilians defend themselves against mass public shootings (Monday, December 21, 2015, podcast). Mike Pesca is the host of the Slate daily podcast The Gist. He also contributes reports and...
Four Concealed Handgun Permit Holders use their guns to stop violent crimes in the last week
Calumet City, Illinois, December 17, 2015 A Calumet City resident prevented a gunmen from robbing him by pulling out his gun and firing it at the would-be robber, Midlothian police reported. The 68-year-old man, who has a concealed-carry gun permit, told police that a...
More Americans view letting more people carrying concealed handguns as a better solution to terrorism than stricter gun control
There has been a sharp rise in concern over terrorism, with few Americans believing that the government can stop lone-wolf attacks (22-77 percent) and not many more can stop a large scale attack (43-56 percent). A new Gallup poll shows that terrorism has become the...
Most Americans Oppose Re-instituting a National Assault Weapon Ban
New surveys by ABC News/Washington Post and CBS News/New York Times show that the drop in support for a nationwide ban in so-called "assault weapons" mirrors the general decline in support for gun control that has been observed in the last couple of decades...
President Obama and Michael Bloomberg meet in White House to discuss the Executive Actions Obama is Planning
President Obama's meeting with other gun control advocates indicates that executive action on gun control is likely imminent. From The Hill newspaper: . . . Obama huddled with Bloomberg "as part of the administration's continuing push to address gun violence in...
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CPRC on Issues Today Radio to discuss proposed bans on assault weapons and expanded background checks
John Lott talked to Bob Gourley on Issues Today (a syndicated radio show) about proposed bans on assault weapons and expanded background checks (the show appeared around the country after December 17th, 2015).
On Thursday, Indiana School District will consider whether to let teachers carry concealed handguns
With over 40 school districts in neighboring Ohio (as well as school districts in states from Texas and Utah) allowing teachers to carry permitted concealed handguns, the West Clark School District in Indiana will hold a meeting on Thursday to consider the issue....
CPRC in the news: A couple mentions in the Washington Post, Washington Times, CNBC, the UK Daily Mail, and many others
This list here is only a tiny fraction of the news coverage that we have received over the last week. We have seen the CPRC covered in hundreds of media outlets as a result of a story in the Associated Press. Other outlets such as NBC News and Newsweek have also...