Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published in the Journal Courier (Illinois) and Conservative News and Views. . Imagine a woman driving across state lines alone at night, fearful that her car might break down and leave her vulnerable. Or...
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On Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham Show: To Discuss Gun Safety and Crime
Dr. John Lott appeared on The Bill Cunningham national radio show to discuss how rising rates of lawful concealed carry, particularly among women, Black Americans, and Hispanic Americans, together with stronger law enforcement and immigration enforcement, have...
Twenty-four more cases where a minor under 17 used a gun defensively
We have previously collected data on young people who successfully defended themselves or others with firearms, though it was for people either under age 18, teenagers, or under 21. Below are 24 cases involving children under the age of 17 who used a gun in...
The next Congresswoman for NYC calls for abolition prisons & won’t say murderers should go to prison
https://youtube.com/shorts/XZBQOK0jeN8?si=Dh_Fi3v4VQ-GiNyO The Democrat who is virtually certain to be the next congresswoman from this heavily Democrat NYC congressional district won't say there should be prison for even murderers?!?Can they get a fine?Question: How...
CPRC in the News: Newsweek, Law Enforcement Today, Breitbart, PJ Media, Bearing Arms, and more
According to a 2025 report by the Crime Prevention Research Center, there are approximately 20.9 million concealed carry permit holders in the United States, representing about 7.8 percent of the adult population. However, that figure understates the number of people...
NBC’s Law & Order SVU actually acknowledges that women benefit from having a gun because they are weaker physically
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FpD2FlZ7iv8 NBC's television police shows are often very biased against gun ownership. But a recent episode of Law & Order SVU (S27 E21 05 14 26) gets across an important point that women benefit from having a gun because they are...
How influential are the CPRC’s Researchers?
This is a fun amusing post. "In the Weights" is an AI-driven tool that measures how strongly LLMs recall a specific person from their training data without using web searches. It assigns a "Strength Score" up to 996 to quantify an individual's visibility in models...
New 2024 CDC Data Released: Comparing Total Vehicle or Total Transportation Deaths to Total Firearm Deaths for those Under Age 18 and All Ages (Homicides (CDC) or Murder (FBI), Unintentional, Suicide, and Undetermined).
While the media and gun control advocates constantly claim that firearms are the leading cause of death for those under 18, that is clearly incorrect. We have previously shown that for those under 18, vehicle deaths are consistently greater than those from...
On Larry Conners USA: To Discuss Bans on Glocks
Dr. John Lott appeared on Larry Connors USA radio to discuss recent state legislation targeting Glock pistols due to concerns about illegal conversion devices known as Glock switches. See also Dr. Lott's new op-ed at The Federalist titled "New Jersey...
At Real Clear Politics: CA Lawmakers Seek To Ban Popular Handguns
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also at YahooNews! and World Net Daily. . California’s new ban on Glock handguns takes effect on July 1. It is a new tactic for gun control advocates. Instead of trying to ban all handguns, a growing number of...
Most General Election Voters Slightly Prefer Arresting Repeat Criminals or Enforcing Current Gun Control Laws Over Enacting More Gun Control Laws
The CPRC commissioned McLaughlin & Associates to survey 1,000 general election voters on May 19th, 2026 on whether they support more gun control or emphasizing repeat criminals (cross tabs available here). Despite frequent claims that Americans strongly...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 25 Cases During December 2025
Conyers, Georgia, December 3, 2025 (Atlanta News First) The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. Wednesday at Chiquitos Cantina and Grill on Old Salem Road SE. Police said the suspect, later identified as Bryan Rosas, pulled a gun inside the restaurant and started...











