New Orleans, Louisiana, July 7, 2015 A New Orleans man was shot by his girlfriend in self-defense after he strangled and beat her inside her Harvey apartment in the early morning hours of July 4, according to arrest records. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Charles...
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Within just a few hours, concealed Handgun Permit Holders Defend Themselves in Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; and Richland, SC
Nashville, TN, July 6, 2015 . . . . 74-year-old Larry Dean Claybaker was getting into his car at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Fairfield Avenue when two teens tried to rob him around 10 p.m. The teens allegedly took his cellphone and told him to get out of...
CPRC at Fox News: “Lynne Russell, ex-CNN anchor, and her husband are alive thanks to a gun”
John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on Lynne Russell and her husband defending themselves with a gun. Lynne Russell and her husband, Chuck de Caro, believe they would be dead if she hadn’t been carrying a gun. Late Wednesday night, Russell was forced at gunpoint...
CPRC on WMAL Mornings on the Mall to discuss the Obama Administration Report on Stopping Terrorist Attacks on Military Bases
John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor and retired gunnery Sargent Jessie Jane Duff about the possibility of another mass public shooting at the Washington Navy Yard (Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 from 8:40 to 8:45 AM). Lott primarily focuses in on the Obama administration...
Concealed carry permit holder stops late night armed robber at Albuquerque Hotel
This case is getting some attention because Lynne Russell was such a public figure for so long. But these types of dramatic stories, where as Russell says that her husband's fast actions clear "saved her life," are hardly unusual (see also here). From Fox News: . ....
California’s Attorney General responds to CPRC’s Amicus Brief in 9th Circuit case fighting to end California’s 10-day waiting period for those who already own guns
At the beginning of June, the Crime Prevention Research Center filed an Amicus Brief in the 9th Circuit case fighting to end California’s 10-day waiting period for those who already own guns. The California Attorney General just filed a response brief on Tuesday where...
CPRC debating the Brady Campaign on the best way to prevent mass public shootings
John Lott's piece at the PanAmPost starts this way: With just two exceptions, since at least 1950, all the mass public shootings in the United States have occurred in so-called gun-free zones, places where citizens can’t have guns for protection. Gun-free zones are...
Uber driver uses permitted concealed handgun to stop passenger from straggling him
An Über driver, Steven Rayow, a retired New York City police officer, used his permitted concealed handgun to stop a passenger from strangling him. Rayow shot the passenger in the foot when he thought that he was about to lose consciousness. The case occurred in...
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “Obama Uses Tragic Murders, False Claims To Bash Gun Rights”
John Lott has a new piece at Investor's Business Daily: President Obama just can't help making false claims about guns. On Friday, during his eulogy in Charleston, S.C., for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Obama spent four minutes pushing his agenda for gun control. But from...
President Obama uses the Eulogy for Rev. Pickney to Push for more Gun Control
FOR TOO LONG -- [APPLAUSE] FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE BEEN BLIND TO THE UNIQUE MAYHEM THAT GUN VIOLENCE AFFLICTS UPON THIS NATION. [APPLAUSE] SPORADICALLY, OUR EYES ARE OPEN. WHEN IT OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE CUT DOWN IN A CHURCH BASEMENT, 12 IN A MOVIE THEATER, 26...
Detroit: Three armed men try to carjack a woman with a concealed handgun permit holder
A Detroit woman took a wrong turn and drove into a dangerous neighborhood. When she tried to do a U-turn, three men tried to hijack her car. Woman said that "if I had panicked, he would have killed me." The story from ClickonDetroit: "When I see him with the gun as...
Pizza delivery man with concealed handgun permit defends himself against two armed robbers
The picture above shows the holes that were shot into the pizza deliveryman's car. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player From ABC Channel 10 TV in Miami, Florida (Wednesday, June 24, 2015): A Domino's pizza delivery driver shot and killed a robber...