The letter from 23 state Attorneys General to the Senate and House leadership in support of the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (S. 446) and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 (H.R. 38) cited three studies to show that concealed-carry...
A sheriff's deputy was assaulted by a homeless man after the deputy had given the man a ride to try to help him out. The deputy was in the process of giving the man some money when the deputy was attacked. Fortunately, according to the Atlanta Constitution, a...
Dr. John Lott had a piece in today's The Hill about media bias in Associated Press. One of the problems that one always has in showing media bias is knowing exactly what the author knew in putting the piece together. Was the author just uninformed or were they...
While 29 states have legalized medical marijuana in some form, the drug is still illegal under federal law. Some police departments are now selectively enforcing federal law -- people can get the medical marijuana, they just can't own guns. Hawaii requires all...
Dr. John Lott talked to Peter Boyles about the surge in gun sales on Black Friday and how Mexico and Chicago's crime rates compare to other places. (Tuesday, November 28, 2017, from 10:05 to 10:30 AM)
An article by Russell Wangersky in 39 Canadian newspapers expressed concern about the dangers of Americans being able to carry permitted concealed handguns. You get an idea of where he was coming from with this passage. “At least 20 other states allow firearms on...
Rockledge, Florida, November 24, 2017 (Florida Today, WFTV.com in Orlando) Two concealed handgun permit holders stopped an attack at Schlenker Automotive repair shop at 4:30 PM on the Friday after Thanksgiving. The attacker, Robert Bailey, was armed with a...
This past Friday saw 203,086 background check requests for gun purchases, setting a new single-day record, the FBI reported Saturday. That is 9.4% higher than the previous record set last year and 15.6% over the number in 2014. The top three day records and four of...
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Dr. John Lott talked to Andrew Wilkow on Sirus XM The Patriot about the current gun control debate. (Monday, November 20th, 2017, from 1:20 to 1:40 PM)
