Given the small percentage of Illinoisans who have obtained a concealed handgun permit, it is very doubtful that permitted concealed could have a significant impact on crime rates, though it might put criminals on notice and there were a few startling cases of self...
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CPRC at the Daily Caller: “Violent Crime, Not Police Abuse, Is The Real Threat To Black Americans”
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Yesterday’s “Nationwide Day of Rage for Ferguson,” demonstrations that were planned to protest police violence against blacks for the 51 cities across the U.S., was a bust. Is it possible that most blacks...
Response to claim about risk of guns in the home
In response to claims in the Indianapolis Star by Stephen Dunlop, with Hoosiers Concerned about Gun Violence, about the benefits of gun regulations and the risk of guns in the home John Lott has this letter to the editor: Stephen Dunlop, with Hoosiers Concerned about...
New PEW poll shows that 31% of consistently liberal people “unhappy” if family member marries gun owner, about 17% of liberals think only police should own guns
UPDATE PEW Survey data on protecting right to own guns/supporting more gun control. The PEW Research Center survey results are available here.
CPRC in the News: Sheriff David Clarke, Stand Your Ground, Taylor Woolrich Stalking Case
Michigan Talk Network: Discussing Sheriff David Clarke and Stand Your Ground Laws -- 8:30 to 8:40 AM EDT, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. KFI, John and Ken Show: Discussing the Taylor Woolrich Stalking Case -- 8:35 to 8:45 PM EDT, Wednesday, August 13, 2014. Coast to...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: Why Gunlock Laws Make People Less Safe
CPRC's John Lott has a new piece up at the Daily Caller that starts this way: It’s every family’s worst nightmare to lose a child. The Naumkin family, of Saratoga Springs, New York, suffered such a tragedy in 2010, when twelve-year-old Nicholas died from an accidental...
CPRC at Fox News: The facts about Dartmouth student Taylor Woolrich and her stalker
The CPRC's John Lott has a piece up at Fox News to try to correct the record after Geraldo Rivera's interview on Fox News last week: It is often very hard for women who have been victims of sexual type crimes to publicly discuss what has happened to them. Last week in...
Even MSNBC has favorable coverage of the Taylor Woolrich case
Estimated 460,000 concealed carry permits in Alabama, Just 4% increase in permits issued in Alabama after discretion removed from Sheriffs
On August 1, 2013, Alabama moved from a discretionary concealed handgun permit rule to one where sheriffs had no discretion (copy of law is here). The number of permits in these six counties have increased by only 4 percent, much less than the increase that we are...
Push for police to use so-called “smart” guns
Given problems with reliability and that the gun is now just available as a 22 caliber, police will likely have to be forced to use this gun. One reason for the low caliber is that the shock from the recoil in the higher caliber guns could damage the electronics. But...
Evidence that guns deter: “Knockout game” attacker asks victim if he is armed before hitting him
The Florida Times-Union points to how guns deter in an attack on a man on Neptune Beach. The victim told police that he believed the boys were playing the “knockout game.” He said he was approached on the beach by one of the boys who asked him if he had a “Glock.” The...
Georgia getting rid of gun-free school zones
There are two new laws that went into effect in Georgia on July 1st (HB 60 and HB 826). HB 826: A person who is licensed in accordance with Code Section 16-11-129 or issued a permit pursuant to Code Section 43-38-10 [may possess a concealed firearm] when he or she is...