Our research shows how it is poor blacks who live in high crime urban areas who benefit the most from having a gun to protect themselves. This story from ABC TV News in Columbus, Ohio provides a dramatic example of this point: A mother and her 13-year-old son were...
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CPRC Talk on Gun Control in Waco, Texas on Nov 24th
The Waco Tribune announced the talk here.
9th Circuit Appeals Court decision means ends of attempt to over turn decision that struck down California’s concealed carry law
From Fox News: the same three-judge panel that struck down restrictions on the permits earlier this year ruled Wednesday that it is too late for new opponents to join the fight against the ruling. The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals would bar other...
Murder rate continues to fall as concealed handgun permits soar
With the new crime data just released by the FBI yesterday, the big increase in concealed handgun permits after 2007 continues to be associated with a decline in murder rates (for the number of concealed handgun permits in 2013 see our report available here).
Gallup Survey Shows how people’s views on the benefits of guns has change over the last 15 years
According to Gallup, there has been a massive increase in the percent of the population who views that safety is increased by having guns in the home. With the exception of Democrats, every single demographic group that Gallup breaks out thinks that having a gun in...
Visit CPRC President, John Lott, at Tulsa Arms Show
CPRC President, John R Lott Jr, will be at the in Tulsa, OK tomorrow. He will be at table number LE 20 at the show all day tomorrow and until 11:30 on Sunday.
So much for the claim that “Nine out of 10 Americans support [expanded] background checks”
It is frequently claimed that 90 percent of Americans support the expanded background check bills that are being considered before different legislatures, though other surveys indicate that support for the actual bills is below 50 percent. Well, gun control advocates...
CPRC on Canada’s Sun News Channel: “Does gun control save lives or does it tilt the battlefield in favour of terrorists?”
CPRC's John Lott talked to Sun News' Ezra Levant about whether gun regulations help prevent terrorism (Monday, November 3, 2014, 8:20 to 8:27 PM EST).
CPRC joined David Boze on Seattle’s KTTH to discuss the so-called “Background check” Initiative 594
With the election tomorrow on Washington State's Initiative 594, CPRC's John Lott joined David Boze on Seattle's KTTH (audio available here, Monday, November 3rd, 2014 from 10:05 to 10:30 AM EST). The initiative is going to give a lot of people real surprises.
Gallup survey on why people own guns: Personal safety is by far the #1 reason
Gallup claims that concerns about personal protection is the reason that support for more gun control has dropped to 47 percent, with 52 percent wanting to either keep the current regulations or eliminate some of them. Personal protection is the top reason Americans...
CPRC at Fox News: “Hidden consequences of Washington State’s gun background check Initiative 594”
CPRC's John Lott has another piece at Fox News that starts this way: Let’s say a stalker is threatening a female friend of yours. She asks you if she can borrow your handgun. She is trained and has no criminal record. Should you loan her your gun? If you live in...
CPRC at Fox News: “‘Lone Wolf’ terror attacks: We’re sitting ducks and Americans with guns are last line of defense”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: The recent spate of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks both here and in Canada seem to have come out of nowhere. And it’s clear that they have left Americans and Canadians as sitting ducks. Simply by using the Internet,...