https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGgI2E5JUw At least 14 people were killed and dozens more were injured in a mass shooting Thursday afternoon at a university in central Prague, Czech authorities said. The shooter was a student at the school, Charles University,...
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With 2,415,481 FOID cards in Illinois, Only 15,877 have so far registered their firearms and 8,335 have registered their accessories, such as “large” capacity magazines
Illinois has its new registration rules for grandfathered “assault weapons” (e.g., semi-automatic rifles) and large capacity magazines. Not everyone who has a FOID card may own a gun, though a large majority of those owning guns likely own standard magazines, which...
Talking to Rick in the Tavern interview: On everything from mass public shootings to media bias
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikvOgMwwt4Y Dr. John Lott talked to Rick Green in the Tavern about a range of topics from mass public shootings to media bias. December 7, 2023
On Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show: To Discuss FBI’s Misleading Data
Dr. John Lott appeared on Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show to discuss the U.S. government skewing statistics on gun use to push false narratives and Dr. Lott's own experience working in the U.S. Department of Justice. They also discussed the errors in the FBI Active...
At Townhall: Do Absentee and Mail-in Ballots Make It Easier to Pay People for Voting?
Dr. John Lott has another piece up at Townhall. A new Rasmussen Reports survey finds that, among voters who used absentee or mail-in ballots in November 2020, eight percent said they were paid or rewarded for voting. Both Biden and Trump voters claim they got paid for...
On WERC Morning News With JT: Discussing the CPRC’s new annual report on concealed handgun permits
Dr. John Lott talked to Alabama’s JT on WERC-AM & FM about the our new annual report on concealed handgun permits. (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)
UPDATED: Biased Media Coverage on Crime: “Almost 80 percent of Americans, and 92 percent of Republicans, think crime has gone up. It actually fell in 2023.” Yes, murder fell in 2023, but still higher than in 2018 and 2019. Still not back before defunding the police.
UPDATE April 4, 2024: The original post had preliminary data on the murder rate and it turned out that the murder rate had not fallen quite as much for 2023 and the NBC article and others were claiming. The figure at the top of the page includes the final FBI number...
On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Misinformation on Guns and Gun Violence
https://rumble.com/v40chpt-on-america-first-with-sebastian-gorka-to-discuss-misinformation-on-gunsand-.html Dr. John Lott talked to the guest host former congressman Doug Collins on America First with Sebastian Gorka about the assault weapons ban and when...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: The FBI’s Domestic Terrorism Symbol’s Guide on Militia Violent Extremists includes “2A” and “the right to bear arms.”
Dr. John Lott talked to Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin about the Biden administration identifying militia violent extremists by looking for the symbol “2A” or they talk about “the right to bear arms.” (Monday, December 4, 2023) Vicki’s show...
CPRC in the News: The Washington Examiner, The Blaze, Breitbart, American Thinker, and much more
And so, the usual cycle plays out: armed civilian stops active shooter, media steps in (if it even reports it at all) to remind us that the "good guy with a gun" is a myth. Is it, though? CNN cites ALERRT, which provides the FBI with its data. According to these...
On Vegas at Eight with Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ Giant KXNT-AM: To Discuss the Gun-free Zones and the University of Nevada Shooting
CPRC Fellow Amanda Collins talked to Alan Stock on Las Vegas’ giant KXNT-AM about her op-ed piece at the Townhall titled “My Take On the Horrific UNLV Shooting” about the recent University of Nevada shooting in a gun-free zone. (Monday, December 11, 2023)
Bloomberg’s Everytown Blocks the Crime Prevention Research Center on Twitter
Bloomberg's Everytown joins Shannon Watts and Moms Demand in blocking the Crime Prevention Research Center on Twitter. Among that Everytown found too troublesome are shown here.












