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...
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...
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...
The Pew Research Center has an interesting survey on crime (April 8-14, 2024). On whether gun ownership by law-abiding citizens "increases safety," while 86% of Republicans think that is true, only 23% of Democrats agree. On whether the criminal justice system is...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MHPMM1lJ4o From Bearing Arms Dr. John Lott, head of the Crime Prevention Research Center, says despite a decline in homicides in 2023, crime remains elevated compared to the pre-pandemic years, and there's plenty of evidence that crime...
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Given the lack of media coverage, you could understandably miss it, but “nearly four dozen pages” of the Nashville Covenant School murderer’s diary were just released. The Tennessee Star’s parent company had successfully filed two...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Townhall. A new Biden ad quotes Trump saying, “Of course, I hate these people.” The ad explains, “Donald Trump disrespecting black folk is nothing new.” The ad claims that Trump “called for the execution of 5 innocent black and brown...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmIbJfkpCUg As the Crime Prevention Research Center has often pointed out, television crime shows seem to think criminals constantly use machine guns to commit crime. Unfortunately, CBS’ SWAT is no different (Season 7 Episode 9, April...
The claim that firearms are the top killer of children in the United States is disputed by some. The Crime Prevention Research Center claims that for that to be true, one must count deaths of anyone younger than 20. This includes gang members and older teens who are...
Other types of crime statistics, including the National Crime Victimization Survey, show current levels of violent crime far lower than their peaks in the early 1990s. . . . Louis Jacobson, "Joe Biden is correct that violent crime is near a 50-year low,"...
Professor Carl Moody and Dr. John Lott just released new research. The paper can be downloaded here. Abstract Several articles have been published finding that carry concealed weapons (CCW) laws allowing citizens with a concealed carry permit to go about with a...