From Breitbart.com (November 5, 2015): Byron Price, the construction worker who intervened to save a student under attack at University of California Merced on November 4, says he now views concealed carry “differently” and wants to get a permit to carry a gun....
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Interview with Brazilian Media over Legislation to Liberalize Brazilian Gun Control Laws
John Lott was interviewed by Gabriel Brust with Portugues do Brasil about the move to liberalize their gun laws (November 2, 2015): With the advancement in the National Congress of the bill repealing the Disarmament Statute in force since 2003, making it less...
21 defensive gun uses by concealed handgun permit holders covered by the news media during October
UPDATED to now include 21 cases in October (there are a couple of other cases where we can't determine if a permit would have been necessary to have a gun, such as a defensive gun use at a business by an employee, that are not included in this list) ORIGINAL POST: We...
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “Mass Incarceration: Tell Hillary Clinton Punishment Matters”
John Lott's newest piece at Investor's Business Daily starts this way: It's easy to forget that in 1991 the U.S. murder rate was well over twice what it is today. In a speech last week at Atlanta's Clark University, Hillary Clinton showed she doesn't understand her...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “The New York Times Keeps Getting Its Gun Facts Shockingly Wrong”
John Lott has a new op-ed at the Daily Caller: Last week, a New York Times editorial shockingly claimed that American concealed handgun permit holders have been responsible for 763 non-self-defense deaths since 2007. The Times editorial cites these numbers as proof of...
CPRC interviewed by Fox News about Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Stopping Robbery in Chicago
CPRC's John Lott was interviewed by Fox News about a permit holder who stopped a robbery in Chicago: . . . The incident could add more fuel to the ongoing debate about whether the proliferation of handguns is responsible for crime or if more guns in the hands of...
Will Brazil, long having some of the strictest gun control in the world and one of the highest murder rates, finally liberalize its gun laws?
Literally only a few percent of Brazilians are currently legally able to own guns, but Brazil has had one of the highest murder rates in the world (they are 24th in the first figure in this post). From AFP about a draft law that could be voted on in November: Brazil,...
Concealed handgun permit holder in Chicago stops armed robber
From the Chicago Tribune (November 1, 2015): A robbery was thwarted at a Southwest Side corner store Saturday night when a patron with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed robber . . . The dead man has been identified as Reginald Gildersleeve, 55, of the...
New “Mothers Against Gun-Free Zones” Citing CPRC Research
Christy Stutzman, the mom of a high schooler and the wife of Congressman Marlin Stutzman, announced the formation of a new organization called "Mothers Against Gun-Free Zones." From her piece in today's Washington Times: . . . My No. 1 priority is to know with...
CPRC on the Glenn Beck Radio Show: Discussing President Obama’s statements on guns
John Lott talked to Glenn Beck about President Obama's views on guns (Tuesday, October 7, 2015). Lott's discussion starts after the speech by Obama at 5:15 into the segment. Sorry that we didn't have the audio before now. Beck: "The best source on gun stats and...
CPRC on Denver’s KOA Radio to discuss a Washington Post article on concealed handgun laws
John Lott talked to Mike Rosen on Denver's giant KOA to discuss the Washington Post’s Christopher Ingraham recent article on concealed handgun laws (Thursday, October 28, 2015 from 4:05 to 5:00 PM EDT).
CPRC on Los Angeles’ KABC: Discussing LA’s new ordinance mandating that guns be stored locked or not operational
John Lott appeared on KABC's Doug McIntyre on McIntyre In The Morning to discuss LA's newest gun control regulations that mandate guns be stored locked or disabled (Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 8:35 to 8:42 AM PDT).