While the media and gun control advocates constantly claim that firearms are the leading cause of death for those under 18, that is clearly incorrect. We have previously shown that for those under 18, vehicle deaths are consistently greater than those from...
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At Real Clear Politics: CA Lawmakers Seek To Ban Popular Handguns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also at YahooNews! and World Net Daily. . California’s new ban on Glock handguns takes effect on July 1. It is a new tactic for gun control advocates. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, a growing number of...
Most General Election Voters Slightly Prefer Arresting Repeat Criminals or Enforcing Current Gun Control Laws Over Enacting More Gun Control Laws
The CPRC commissioned McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 on whether they support more gun control or emphasizing repeat criminals (cross tabs available here). Despite frequent claims that Americans strongly...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii’s regulations restricting concealed carry
The Supreme Court by a 6 to 3 decision strikes down Hawaii's regulations restricting concealed carry. In addition to Hawaii, the states of California, Maryland, and New York had similar laws. None of those four states were ever able to enforce those laws thanks to...
Police use drone to pull knife from suspect’s hand in first-of-its-kind operation
https://youtube.com/shorts/8fd64jb8620 Austin Carter, 30, had his knife taken from him by a drone with a powerful magnet attached. A convicted sex offender, he was then taken into custody because of a parole violation. There was also a K9 robot used in the operation....
Trump pushes nationwide right-to-carry legislation with surprise declaration on June 23 2026
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HTUs5c8h_As President Donald Trump said Tuesday, June 23, 2026 that his administration is "working on" national right-to-carry legislation, a remark that drew thunderous applause from the audience. We have written on national reciprocity...
CPRC in the News: Toronto Sun, American Thinker, Western Standard, Colion Noir Podcast, and Many More
Colion Noir, "Australia’s Gun Control Experiment Has A Dark Side," YouTube, June 15, 2026. As for e), Trump’s supposed lawless deportations, economist John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center wrote: “The 170 ICE-detained US citizens … included about...
In the Toronto Sun: Canada’s crime problem worse than people realize
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed with Canadian Professor Gary Mauser on the high violent crime rate in Canada that explains the research that we recently posted. . Canada faces a serious crime problem, but many Canadians believe crime is relatively low compared with the...
Alleged Ringleader of UFC Terrorist Plot to Commit Mass Murder is a Mexican Illegal Alien, who was granted DACA by the Obama Administration
In case you read the New York Times or the Washington Post or watch outlets such as CNN, you wouldn't know that the alleged ringleader of the UFC terrorist plot was a DACA [a "Dreamer"] recipient by the Obama Administration. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez was about six...
Some thoughts on the U.S. v Hemani Decision
We wrote about the U.S. v Hemani case when the oral arguments took place, and the Supreme Court's unanimous decision written by Justice Gorsuch is consistent with what we wrote. The concurring decision by Justices Jackson and Sotomayer is comical in its logical...
Most Likely Voters in the US think Vote Counting should be completed within 24 hours. California allows 30 Days for the full official Canvass. Other States and Countries Around the World have Vote Counts done in hours to a day.
American likely voters generally think that votes should be counted within 24 hours (51% think within 24 hours versus 19% who say within several days, and 26% who say "as long as it takes"). The groups that think that it should take it "as long as it takes" are...
13% to 14% of Adults in Montenegro Licensed to Own a Gun, and Those Licenses Normally Allow People to Carry a Concealed Handgun, Possibly 11% can carry concealed, a higher rate than the United States.
About 68,000 citizens are legally armed in Montenegro, and the country has roughly 495,000 adults. That would put licensed gun ownership at approximately 13.7% of adults. According to UNODC/World Bank data, Montenegro's most recent intentional homicide rate is...











