The CPRC's Nikki Goeser talks with host Bill Frady about her newest opinion piece at Townhall. She explains why red flag laws are not needed to keep guns out of the hands of the dangerously mentally ill. Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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More TV Police Shows Bias on Guns: CBS’s S.W.A.T. shows more criminals using machine guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrHrHZiDxnU In real life, criminals generally use machine guns so rarely that a 2016 survey of prison inmates only broke down the numbers for uses in crime of handguns (11.2%), rifles (0.8%), and shotguns (1.1%). There are few...
On WBOB’s Ed Dean Morning Show: To Discuss The Left’s Gun Control Push
Dr. John Lott appeared on the giant 50,000-watt WBOB's Ed Dean Morning Show in Jacksonville, Florida to discuss President Biden's national gun registry and Democrats' push for gun-control legislation. (Thursday, June 6, 2024, from 8:35 to 8:49 AM ET)
On Armed American Radio: To Defend Daniel Defense
Dr. John Lott talked to Mark Walters on the Armed American Radio show on Memorial Day about the lawsuit filed against Daniel Defense following the Uvalde shooting and President Biden's attack on the firearms industry. They also discussed Jose Alba, Daniel Penny, and...
On WREC Memphis-The Ben Ferguson Show: Nikki Goeser discusses new law allowing Armed Teachers in Tennessee
CPRC's Senior Fellow Nikki Goeser speaks with guest host Leland Conway (filling in for Ben Ferguson) about Tennessee's new law allowing approved and trained teachers to carry concealed to protect their students. 9:30am ET Thursday May 23, 2024
More TV Police Shows Bias on Guns: Yet CBS’s Blue Bloods shows more criminals using machine guns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1cW-cI9g54 In real life, criminals generally use machine guns so rarely that a 2016 survey of prison inmates only broke down the numbers for uses in crime of handguns (11.2%), rifles (0.8%), and shotguns (1.1%). There are few rifles,...
The continued false claim that firearms are the leading cause of death for children or teens, now from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8HviyBw18 On Tuesday, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared: “Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents” and that it is “public health crisis.” This has been a favorite talking point from the...
On The Michigan Talk Network: To Discuss The Dangers of “Gun Free Zones”
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the CPRC's new op-ed at the Tennessean titled "My husband was killed in a ‘gun-free zone.’ Arm teachers for safety and to save lives." (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)
At Townhall: Want to ‘Do Something’ to Stop Mass Shootings?: Use Existing Involuntary Commitment Laws.
Nikki Goeser, The CPRC's Senior Fellow, has a new op-ed at Townhall. Red flag laws are not necessary to prevent dangerous people from having guns. These laws are unconstitutional, as they put the accused in a position of being assumed guilty until proven innocent....
At least 20 People Murdered and 45 Injured in Mass Shootings at Churches and a Synagogue in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan
The picture above shows the murderers attacking people. Another mass murder by Muslims in Russia (a list of mass public shootings in the US by Muslims from 1998 to 2023 is available here). Some other recent mass public shootings in Russia are available here (where 145...
At the Washington Times: Liberals’ statistics on falling violent crime rates don’t match reality
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...
On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Self-Defense Gun Use in New York City
https://rumble.com/v50sf8i-on-america-first-with-sebastian-gorka-to-discuss-self-defense-gun-use-in-ne.html Dr. John Lott talked to Sebastian Gorka on America First about his new op-ed at the Washington Times titled "Don’t defend yourself in New York City: If you do,...