Dr. John Lott again talked to Jim Bohannon about our new report on concealed handgun permits. They covered the material in two of his recent op-ed pieces. We talked about the material in our op-ed here: Women & Minorities Bear Arms: They are fueling growth in...
This is a very nice discussion by Eric Bolling. Lars Larson also had a discussion on our work later in the same program. (Fox News' "The Specialists," July 19, 2017)
Dr. John Lott talked to Fox Business' Stuart Varney about the CPRC's newest study on concealed handgun permits. (Friday, July 21, 2017, from 9:16 to 9:19 AM)
Dr. John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor on the DC's giant WMAL to discuss the new CPRC report on concealed handgun permits. (Thursday, July 20, 2017, from 4:05 to 4:30 PM) Audio also available here.
Nashville, Tennessee, WKRN.com, July 19, 2017 Two men tried to rob an elderly man in Madison, but the victim fought back, pulled out a gun, and shot one of them. The other suspect remains on the run, and police say they are still in the initial stages of the...
The Blaze, July 20, 2017 Since July 2016, handgun permits surged to 1.83 million from 1.73 million, and continues to rise, mostly thanks to women and black Americans, according to a new report. Research from the Crime Prevention Research Center reported that over 6...
Dr. John Lott talked to Sean & Frank on WCBM's "Maryland's Wake-Up Call" about the article Lott had on our new study on concealed handgun permits and what is causing increased violent crime in places such as Baltimore and Chicago. (Thursday, July 20, 2017, from...
Fox News has an article this morning on our new study regarding concealed handgun permits. They even put together the above video for our news release. Concealed handgun permits in the United States soared by 1.83 million since last July, setting a record for the...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Wall Street Journal: Each year brings a new record increase in the number of concealed handgun permits. The rate of growth in permits among women and minorities has far outpaced growth among white men. The data paint a picture of...
The CPRC has just issued our newest annual report on the number of concealed handgun permits in the US. A copy of the report is available for download here. Some updated numbers are shown at the bottom of this post. The most recent and past reports can be...
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at The Hill newspaper on how the media covered this past weekend's Women's March. Here is the beginning of the piece: Gun control advocates keep claiming that guns are only used to kill people and that people should just rely on the...
Going from a reported 2.6 million who attended the march in January to "hundreds" is quite the comedown. One would think that drop in crowd size would be a headline is some of the stories. But if you were looking for such comments in any of the news stories, you...