While John Lott was visiting Cheyenne, Wyoming last week, he was interviewed by Craig Blumenshine about gun-free zones. The interview of Wyoming Public Television was broadcast on Friday, February 27th, 2015 at 8 PM. The content of this interview came out very well.
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CPRC in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Minnesota Concealed handgun permits hit new high
From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: The number of Minnesotans who are legally entitled to carry a handgun reached an all-time high in 2014, with 184,895 active permits by the end of the year, according to a new report from the state. The end-of-year total is more than...
CPRC in the Annals of Internal Medicine on the supposed lack of medical journal research on firearms
CPRC Senior Research Fellow Charles Jessee had a comment accepted in the Annals of Internal Medicine that put straight the false claim that federal funding restrictions prevented research on firearms.
CPRC on Coast to Coast AM to discuss Obama’s move to ban popular AR-15 ammunition
John Lott talked to George Noory during the news segment of the show about the new proposed rules. The interview was on Friday, February 27, 2015 from 1:07 to 1:09 AM.
CPRC on the John Gambling Show to discuss Obama’s move to ban popular AR-15 ammunition
John Lott talked to John Gambling on Friday about Obama's new proposed rules. The interview was on Friday, February 27, 2015 from 11:20 to 11:30 AM.
CPRC’s research used in legislative debate over gun-free zones in South Dakota
Our research has been used in legislative debate over allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. The state House bill that would allow concealed carry at the University of South Dakota was defeated by a 48 to 20 vote. The president of the University...
CPRC in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: Comments on FBI Director James Comey’s recent speech on police and race
John Lott's newest piece in the starts this way: FBI Director James Comey's recent speech on police and race was about as politically incorrect a speech as you will get these days from a high-ranking government official. Comey acknowledges “the existence of...
CPRC testifies before the Wyoming State Senate on Gun-Free Zones
John Lott was the lead witness to testify before the Wyoming state Senate Education Committee about a bill to eliminate gun-free zones in government buildings and public school and universities. From Wyoming Public Radio: Only concealed permit holders would be allowed...
Greg Gutfeld gives a shoutout on The Five to our research
Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxnews.com">video.foxnews.com</a> The text of Gutfeld's monologue is available here. Greg's discussion about our work is at 4:35 into the video. At about 3:00 into the video, Juan William claims that “half...
CPRC in the Chicago Tribune: “Take a gun to the mall”
John Lott's newest piece at the Chicago Tribune starts this way: Over the weekend Somali terrorists threatened to attack the Mall of America in Minnesota. They called for a massacre similar to the 2013 Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed and...
CPRC in Fox News: Police are extremely Law-abiding, but concealed handgun permit holders are even more so
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: . . . Gun control advocates just can’t accept the fact that concealed handgun permit holders are incredibly law-abiding. The New York Times’ recent attack on permit holders is typical. It is filled with...
What happened to violent crime in Massachusetts after the the 1998 firearms licensing law?
From the Boston Globe: Massachusetts has a national reputation as a bastion of gun control, but crimes and injuries related to firearms have risen — sometimes dramatically — since the state passed a comprehensive package of gun laws in 1998. Murders committed with...