Dr. John Lott has a new piece at the Washington Times. . “It’s no accident that violent crime is near a record 50-year low,” President Biden claims. And if you believe recent fact-checkers at places, like Politifact, rate Biden’s statement as “true.” On ABC’s This...
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Two-thirds of Voters (except liberals, those who think the country is going in the right direction, and those who approve of Biden’s job) are Concerned that Fraud will affect the 2024 Presidential Election.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 66% of Likely U.S. voters are concerned that the outcome of the presidential election will be affected by cheating, including 40% who are Very Concerned. Thirty-one percent (31%) aren’t...
New Research: Estimating the Effect of Concealed Carry Laws on Murder: A Response to Bondy, et al.
Professor Carl Moody, our CPRC research director, and Dr. John Lott have new research available for download. Abstract In response to our short paper in Academia Letters, Bondy et. al. published much longer response in this journal. We show that the Bondy et. al....
Talk in Brazil on July 5th
Dr. John Lott will speak on Friday, July 5th at the 4th edition of SHOT FAIR BRASIL. Location: SHOT FAIR BRASIL Arena Day: July 5th (Friday) Time: 7pm until 8:30pm Guests: Lott, Bene Barbosa and Fabrício Rebelo Location: Anhembi District – EXPO 5 - São Paulo/SP...
At Real Clear Politics: Biden’s Completely Dishonest and Outrageous Gun Control Ad
https://videopress.com/v/mv9khMWt?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcrimeresearch.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2Fbfp-massacred-30-en_mov_dvd.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Dr. John Lott has a...
On Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham: To Discuss Democrats’ Claims of Racism and Nashville School Shooter’s Diary Revealed
Dr. John Lott appeared on Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham to discuss Lott's new op-ed at Townhall titled "Biden’s Desperate Attempt to Paint Trump As a Racist." They also talked about the newly released “nearly four dozen pages” of the Nashville Covenant School...
Biden’s Gun Control Ad Attacking Trump
https://videopress.com/v/mv9khMWt?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Biden is making gun control a central part of his re-election campaign. Biden is referring to shootings at Parkland High School, Sutherland...
Percent of Police Departments Participating in FBI Crime Data in 2022 — 32% not reporting and 24% partially reporting the data
As the Marshall Project notes, "By 2020, almost every law enforcement agency was included in the FBI’s database." But the new system, which went into effect in 2021, is missing a lot of data. In 2022, 32% of police departments stopped reporting crime data, and another...
CPRC in the News: New York Post, Newsweek, Wisconsin Politics, The American Spectator, Zero Hedge, New American, and much more
Mainstream media argue that our cities are safer, yet overlooked data — and public perception — suggest the opposite, explains John R. Lott, Jr at The Wall Street Journal: “92% of Republicans and 58% of Democrats” think crime is rising, and “Americans...
New York State Legislature Passes Law Requiring Warning Signs about the Risks of Owning at Gun Stores. How about requiring signs on how not being able to defend yourself increases the risk of death?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv4-Gagf8Rs Besides greatly the dangers of owning a gun in the home, the New York state legislature passed a bill that ignores the benefits of people owning guns for protection. Here is a related example where gunlocks have a small...
The Democrat legislation that originally tried to ban bump stocks in a way that could be used to ban semi-automatic guns generally
any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Carlos...
At Real Clear Politics: Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto Released Despite FBI Resistance
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Real Clear Politics. It was republished at the Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, Ohio Star, Real Clear Policy, Before Its News, The Heartland News, the BFD (New Zealand), and USSA News. The 2023 Nashville Covenant School murders understandably...










