Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at The Federalist. In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Biden claims that he wants to restore safety and control crime. He denounced efforts to “defund” the police. But with congressional elections coming up, he lacked any...
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On the Bob Dutko Show to talk about mass public shootings and background checks
Dr. John Lott appeared on the Bob Dutko Show in Michigan to discuss how to stop mass public shootings and the problems with background checks (see information on background checks here and here). Part 1 Part 2
Fox & Friends discusses the CPRC’s work on Defensive Gun Uses and Media Bias
https://rumble.com/embed/vta5dt/?pub=vzmga John Lott pointed out that while the news media across the country reports on about 2,000 defensive gun uses each year, surveys show that there are about 2 million defensive gun uses. More detailed information is available in...
On Sebastian Gorka’s National Radio Show: On Biden setting up a national gun registry
Dr. John Lott spoke on Sebastian Gorka's National Radio Show about Lott's piece at Real Clear Politics on Biden's national gun registry. (Friday, February 11, 2022, 4:20 to 4:30 PM)
This may be obvious to others: “Harry Potter’s real lesson is guns and libertarianism”
This is an unusual post for the CPRC, but we thought that people would appreciate it. The Salt Lake City Tribue has a very interesting op-ed by a guy named Henry Rymer. In the Wizarding World, everyone carries a weapon and nobody can trust the government. . . .Given...
On The Power Hour with David Krieger: Biden’s “Guns First” approach to violent crime ignores basic facts
Dr. John Lott talked to David Krieger on The Power Hour about Lott's piece at Fox News "Biden’s ‘guns first’ approach to violent crime ignores basic facts: Over 92% of violent crimes in America do not involve firearms." (Monday, February 14, 2022)
Ukraine gave out 18,000 assault rifles to civilians in Kyiv in one day
https://rumble.com/embed/vtg0x3/?pub=vzmga Some real heroes who felt that they had no other alternative. In about a day, the Ukrainian government gave out 18,000 machine guns to civilians in a country where gun ownership is very rare and they weren't previously...
On Freedom’s Pep Rally: Nikki Goeser discusses being Stalked and Defenseless
CPRC's Nikki Goeser talks with host Jon James about being Stalked and Defenseless and why she supports gun rights. February 18, 2022 https://youtu.be/oQFn3Vamqms
Arbitrary Social Media Censorship, again by YouTube
On February 20th, 2022, John Lott was interviewed by Sebastian Gorka on his national radio show. In just a month, this is the second time that our interviews have been tagged as violating community standards. If we get a third violation within the next 90-days, we...
Armed Civilians save two sheriff’s deputies who were shot in Bellingham, Washington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETrnPV-Ydo A dramatic case of a couple of civilians coming to the aid of two sheriff's deputies: The Good Samaritans described as protecting Whatcom County deputies during a gunfight, said they were fully prepared to injure the suspect...
On The Vicki McKenna Show: Biden wants to ban all semi-auto guns, His creation of a National Gun Registry
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki McKenna on her statewide radio show in Wisconsin to discuss Lott’s article with Congressman Thomas Massie in Newsweek titled: "Biden’s Rhetoric on Guns is Far From ‘Reasonable’." (Tuesday, February 15, 2022, from 4:08 to 4:27 PM) Vicki’s...
UPDATE: Alabama, Ohio, Indiana, and Georgia moving to pass Constitutional Carry
Ohio looks likely to be the next state to pass Constitutional Carry, with Indiana close behind. If these states go as expected, there would be 25 states with Constitutional Carry. Positive developments are occurring in Alabama and Georiga. There is a possibility that...












