The fact that federal court judges are citing Mother Jones' claims about guns as evidence, particularly for what is cited, is pretty disappointing. We were recently asked to evaluate Mother Jones'"10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down." Virtually all these responses were widely...
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CPRC in the Philadelphia Inquirer: On why gun control is becoming even more impossible to impose
The op-ed piece in the Inquirer starts this way: The new year has brought yet more gun-control regulations. President Obama announced new executive orders on background checks. Connecticut citizens stood in long lines to register their guns, and, next door in New York...
CPRC on Canada’s Sun News with Brian Lilley to discuss gun control
The video of my discussion with Brian Lilley on gun control is available here: Correction: At the end of the interview, Lott misspoke when he was discussing the change in murder rates for DC. Instead of the change in murder rates over five years, he meant to say over...
CPRC on Chicago’s WIND AM talking to Big John Howell and Amy Jacobson
The discussion focused on everything from Illinois' new concealed carry law to background checks (audio of the 12 minute interview is available here)
CPRC participates in CNN discussion on Detroit Police Chief’s statement that letting more people carry concealed handguns will deter more crime
CPRC's John Lott was on Erin Burnett's CNN show on Friday night. The video of the show is available in two parts (here and here). CNN gave this description of the show: A surprising statement on gun violence from the police chief of one of America's most violent...
Evaluating the Evidence in the Federal district court’s New York gun law decision
The CPRC presents an analysis of the federal district court's decision at National Review Online. The beginning of the analysis starts this way: New York’s new gun-control law, the so-called SAFE Act, largely survived its first federal-court challenge on this past...
At the Wall Street Journal: The Real Lesson Of the School Shootings
Dr. John Lott had this op-ed in March 1998 in the Wall Street Journal. . This week's horrific shootings in Arkansas have, predictably, spurred calls for more gun control. But it's worth noting that the shootings occurred in one of the few places in Arkansas where...
CPRC on the Radio and TV discussing everything from plastic gun bans, 3D printers, and the Newtown Anniversary
Links provided for some of the shows. Friday 12/6: Riley & Scot 10:09 a.m. ET. WROK-AM Rockford, Illinois Friday 12/6 Dana Show at 1:35 p.m. ET. KFTK 97.1 FM Talk St Louis, MO Friday 12/6: Andy Caldwell Show 6:30 – 7 p.m. ET. Ventura to San Luis Obispo, California...
CPRC on the Geraldo Rivera Radio Show debating gun control with Alan Dershowitz
John Lott debated Alan Dershowitz on the Geraldo Rivera Radio Show on Tuesday, December 17th at 10:05 AM. The audio of the gun part of the debate is available here.
CPRC on The Jim Bohannon Show talking gun control a year after Newtown massacre
CPRC's John Lott was on The Jim Bohannon Show for an hour from 10 to 11 PM on Monday, December 16th. The audio is available here.
CPRC on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk
John Lott did this interview on Sunday, December 15th from 4:35 to 4:50. The audio of the interview is available here.
Audio of CPRC’s appearance on the Lars Larson Radio Show to discuss Newtown anniversary
Lars Larson describes the discussion this way. We’re approaching to the one-year anniversaries of the murders at Sandy Hook and Clackamas Town Center. Gun control has been one of the hottest topics of this year, but where do we stand on it as we approach these...