With the rise of anti-semitism, Jews are doing the smart thing and arming themselves. . “To be honest with you, I hate guns,” Peter, 76, shouted over the sound of gunshots Saturday afternoon as his wife took aim at a target at Gun World in Deerfield Beach. “But it’s...
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At the Wall Street Journal: How to Handle Domestic Violence and Gun Rights
Kerry Slone, CPRC's director of education, has her first piece at the Wall Street Journal on an important Supreme Court case that will have oral arguments on Tuesday. . You wouldn’t want to live next door to Zackey Rahimi. According to court documents, he...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Understanding what is at stake in the Supreme Court’s Rahimi Case
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about his piece at The Federalist titled: "Feds Want SCOTUS To Let Judges Strip Gun Rights, Even When There’s Been No Crime." (Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 4:15 to 4:30 PM) Vicki’s show...
Yet more Gun Control Advocates Blame John Lott for Mass Public Shootings
Michael Bloomberg’s The Trace earlier this year figured out who was responsible for mass public shootings in the US. In a series of Tweets after mass public shootings, The Trace wrote: “After a mass shooting, people often ask why the U.S. hasn’t passed stronger gun...
On WMAL’s on Vice President Kamala Harris false claim: “Muslims in America and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate fueled attacks.”
Vince Coglianese speaks with Dr. John Lott, President of the Crime Prevention Research Center about the rate of how often anti-semitic hate crimes are committed in America to Islamaphobic hate crimes. The data on this point is available here. (Thursday, November 2,...
Violent Crime Rates by Race
In 2022, the murder rate among blacks is 653% higher than the murder rate for whites. The murder rate for Hispanics is 65% higher than for whites. Nor are those numbers that much of an outlier. From 1990 through 2022, the black murder rate average 569% higher...
Vice President Kamala Harris falsely claims: “Muslims in America and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate fueled attacks.”
In setting up “the first ever US National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia,” the Biden administration has again focused on hate crimes against Muslims despite the rise this year in hate crimes against Jews. How accurate is Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim: “Muslims...
The problem with unattended ballot boxes: Judge orders new Bridgeport, CT Democrat mayoral primary after seeing alleged ballot-stuffing videos
We thought that there weren't any concerns about unattended ballot boxes. A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes...
Why the Red Flag Law would have made no Difference in the Maine Mass Murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFIiP9wb7VY "My biggest takeaway is that we need Democrats who act with courage, that not only say that they’re going to act on this issue but actually act on it when they say that they care about it. I was in Maine just about four...
At Townhall: Why Not Enforce Existing Laws Rather Than Push for New Gun Control?
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall. With the mass murder of 18 people in Maine on Wednesday, gun control advocates are calling for more gun control laws. Right at the top of the list is a so-called Red Flag Law. Vice President Kamala Harris has already called...
The Just-in-Time Bowling Alley in Lewiston, Maine, where Robert Card murdered 7 people on Wednesday, was a Gun-free Zone; the Schemengees Bar & Grille was likely also a Gun-free Zone.
Note: Facebook is censoring people's ability to see this post in two ways. 1) When people search for this link on FB the CPRC's site doesn't appear. 2) Facebook warns people twice that this link might be involved in selling guns. The information on this is shown...
Murderers Overwhelmingly Murder People who are Just Like Themselves
"When Alvin Bragg was a candidate for Manhattan district attorney, he spoke often about gun possession cases that did not merit harsh prosecution or imprisonment, saying that not every person charged with such a crime was linked to violence." Jonah E. Bromwich, "After...












