For almost all categories of Americans, there is significant support for the notion that allowing people to carry permitted concealed handguns makes Americans safer. Only Democrats and those with a post-graduate education do not believe this, but that doesn't mean...
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CPRC in the news around the world: The UK Guardian, Detroit Free Press, Orange County Register, and others
The Orange County Register (Orange County, California) and the Press Enterprise (Riverside County, California), October 20, 2015 But if someone is intent on breaking laws against murder, it is safe to assume that laws creating “gun-free zones” will not deter them. In...
CPRC at the Voice of America on School Shootings
Voice of America, October 13, 2015 Critics, such as John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, take issue with Everytown’s numbers. “A number of fact checks have found significant mistakes in Everytown’s report,” Lott said in an email. “Among their...
CPRC at National Review: “Right-to-Carry Laws Have Reduced the Carnage from Mass Shootings”
John Lott has a new piece at National Review that starts this way: Some have a hard time accepting that criminals can be deterred from committing crimes. They don’t believe that potential mass shooters have second thoughts when faced with the prospect of armed...
CPRC in the New York Times: “As Campus Fears Rise, So Do Efforts to Enact School Gun Laws”
From the New York Times, October 19, 2015: . . . “California is the only state that I know of that has passed a modern ban on people being able to carry a gun on college campuses,” said John Lott, the head of the Crime Prevention Research Center, who testified last...
Seven cases in the past 9 days where concealed handgun permit holders have stopped crime and/or attacks
Brick wielding assailant killed by pastor Man shoots and kills dog during attack Reno: Downtown shooting appears to be self-defense Would be robber shot and killed by victim 1 Shot dead at Waterbury Cafe Victim pulls gun on would be robbers in Nashville Man shot...
CPRC on Rush To Reason Show: John Lott explains why Gun-free Zones don’t work
Dr. Lott talks with "Rush to Reason" about Gun-free Zones and why they simply don't work. Friday, Oct 9th 2015. (6pm-6:21pm EST)
Mass public shooting in Saudi Arabia leaves five dead, 9 injured at a Shia meeting hall
A mass public shooting in Saudi Arabia left 5 dead and 9 injured. From the Guardian newspaper: A gunman shot and killed five people in an Islamic State-claimed attack on a Shia meeting hall in Saudi Arabia before being shot dead by police, said Saudi-owned Al Arabiya...
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer has a hard time understanding why Israelis let civilians carry guns in public
The concern about civilians carrying guns is clearly evident in Wolf Blitzer's voice. Here is a transcript of the last question and answer in this interview: Blitzer (at 1:55 into the video): Aren't you concerned though? It is one thing for police or military to be...
Hillary Clinton Lauding Australia and UK gun control laws
Here is a transcript of Hillary Clinton's comments on October 16, 2015 in Keene, New Hampshire. VOTER: Back to handguns. Recently, Australia managed to get away, or take away tens of thousands, millions of handguns. In one year, they were all gone. Can we do that? If...
CPRC’s John Lott on the Michigan Talk Network: Talking about Michigan looking at allowing permitted concealed handguns in gun-free zones
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about allowing permitted concealed handguns on university property (Tuesday, October 13, 2015 from 8:15 to 8:22 AM). Among the stations carrying the Michigan Talk Network are WJIM in...
CPRC Testimony: Michigan Senate Judiciary SB442 Allowing CPL Holders to carry in gun-free zones
Crime Prevention Research Center President Dr. John Lott Jr. gives testimony on Senate Bill 442. This bill creates an exemption for CPL holders, allowing lawful concealed carry in gun-free zones.