Dr. John Lott appeared on the Armed American Radio show about our latest research on how asking gun control questions differently dramatically changes the results. (Sunday, July 16, 2023, from 8:35 to 9:00 PM ET)
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CPRC in the News: Fox News, Washington Examiner, Business & Politics, and more
Crime Prevention and Research Center chief John Lott detailed in a post on his website the case of Virginia woman Deja Taylor, whose 6-year-old son shot and injured his teacher in January. "Biden’s plea deal ‘lets him dodge possible charges on money laundering,...
Armed civilian rescues mailman from robbery
Here is another defensive gun use by a civilian legally carrying a gun in public. Police said they responded to a neighborhood in the Village of River Grove at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, where they discovered a U.S. Postal Service employee was approached by an armed...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Guns Are Not the Leading Cause of Children’s Deaths
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his new piece at Real Clear Politics discussing misinformation by the Biden administration on the leading cause of death in children. (Monday, July 17, 2023)
At Townhall: Why Aren’t Female Victims of Domestic Violence Told the Best Way to Protect Themselves?
Kerry Slone will soon start as the new director of education for the Crime Prevention Research Center. On Monday, July 17th, Lance Logan brutally murdered 64-year-old Carolyn Williams in her Hartford, Connecticut, home while she was on the telephone with a 9-1-1...
New York City Granting even fewer Concealed Handgun Permits After Supreme Court’s Bruen Decision
In the six months after the Supreme Court's Bruen Decision, the New York City Police Department granted only 503 permits for an annual rate of just about 1,000. By contrast, in 2021, they granted 2,591. They were granted permits at just 38.5% of the rate in 2021. Even...
Biden’s Zero Tolerance Policy Drove 1,826 Licensed Gun Dealers Out of Business in 2021 and 2022
While the BATF claims that during the last half of 2021 they drove 5 FFLs out of business and an additional 88 in 2022, a lawsuit by Gun Owners of America found that the number of FFLs where a compliance inspection resulted in them going out of business increased from...
On Morning with Gary Byron: Discussing Pistol-Stabilizing Braces and Assault Weapons Ban
Dr. John Lott appeared on WDRC’s Morning with Gary Byron in Connecticut to discuss his new piece at Townhall titled "Can Democrats Even Believe What They Are Claiming About Guns?" (Monday, January 30, 2023, from 9:09 to 9:30 AM ET)
On Missoula’s KGVO: Discussing a wide range of crime and gun control issues
Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, appeared on the Talk Back program for an hour to discuss many crime and gun control topics: pistol braces, media coverage on mass public shootings, SCOTUS accepting case dealing with a...
On Armed American Radio: Discussing a wide range of gun control issues
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on his national Armed American Radio show about Hunter Biden's case, likely mass public shootings stopped by concealed handgun permit holders, and Florida permitless carry. (Friday, July 7, 2023, from 8:00 to 9:00 PM ET)
Mom’s Demand Shannon Watts Blocks John Lott on Twitter
Shannon Watts and the Bloomberg groups are taking credit for Jason Aldean being cancelled on Country Music Television for his song "Try that in a Small Town." They were very upset about the reference to guns in the song: "Got a gun that my granddad gave me." Watts...
On 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss Attacks on 2nd Amendment
Dr. John Lott talked to fill-in host Mike Allen Sr. on 700 WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s gun amendment proposal that would raise the federal minimum age to buy a firearm to 21 from 18, mandate universal background checks,...