Here are two interviews that John Lott had on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber on Friday, January 30th and Wednesday, February 18th. Topics: Talking about the Crime Prevention Research Center. Topics: On Microstamping on bullets
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CRPC in the Australian newspaper The Advertiser on what can Australia learn from the US on guns
Andrew Goldsmith and Rick Sarre had an op-ed in The Advertiser (South Australian newspaper) responding to two op-ed pieces that John Lott and Kesten Green, a professor at the University of South Australia and a CPRC senior fellow, had previously run in the newspaper...
With terrorist threats, the Mall of America is another gun-free zone
The news is filled with a new Somali terror group threat against the Mall of America. With a large number of Somalis living in the twin city area, this threat carries real significance. Indeed, all three targets listed by the terrorists are gun-free zones. Does...
CPRC on Jim Bohannon Radio Shows to discuss the New York Times’ claims about concealed handgun permit holders
John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his show America in the Morning for a discussion of concealed handgun laws. This first clip is just 6 minutes long. Friday, February 20th, 2015 during the 5 AM hour. John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon on his widely listened to show...
Pharmacist uses permitted concealed handgun to defend a store full of workers and customers
From WCHS ABC TV in Kanawha County, West Virginia on Thursday, February 19th: . . . Eight people were inside the pharmacy in Pinch when the suspect came through the door about 9:45 a.m. Kanawha deputies said the man, identified by Kanawha deputies as Terry...
CPRC on the Steve Malzberg Show: How guns help stop terrorism and the New York Times makes embarrassing mistakes
John Lott was on the Steve Malzberg TV show on NewsMaxTV today. The video of the show is available here. Friday, February 20, 2015, 4:34 to 4:39 PM. Founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of "More Guns, Less Crime" joins Steve to...
Updated: Comparing conviction rates between police and concealed carry permit holders
A recent study provides numbers on police convictions over a three-year period from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007. This data was put together by doing news searches on media sources throughout the US. There are two reasons that their method makes police...
A picture illustrating why armed guards in front of Jewish facilities won’t work
The picture from the New York Daily News shows armed guards outside a Jewish building in Denmark. These guards present a clear target. Terrorists would target them first. It is very difficult for guards to be on alert at all times as these guards illustrate. The...
CPRC at Fox News discussing “Microstamping” shell casings
From "Gun rights groups await judge's ruling on California's 'microstamping' law" by reporter Malia Zimmerman at Fox News: California's gun laws are among the nation's strictest, but a looming decision in a federal lawsuit could effectively ban handguns altogether in...
Bloomberg’s Moms Demand Action makes false statement to Texas state Senators, claiming that there are no numbers on the behavior of permit holders
The bizarre thing here is that Moms Demand Action really thought that they could get away with their claim that there is no data available on how permit holders behave. Surely, Texas state Senators know what information is offered by the Texas Department of Public...
CPRC at Fox News: “Let’s not be so quick to believe gun-control rhetoric”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News on the New York Times reporting the latest Violence Policy Center claims starts this way: People walking the streets with guns pose a danger to others, right? With 12 million Americans across all 50 states now having concealed...
Errors in the New York Times: Editorial, “Concealed Carry’s Body Count,” 2/11
There are many errors in the New York Times on guns all the time. We regularly send letters to the Times, but they aren't interesting in correcting the errors. Dear Letters Editor: The Times erroneously asserts that over almost eight years there were 722...