On Thursday March 24, 2016, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed Constitutional Carry into law in Idaho. Idaho had previously only required a permit within city limits, and this bill eliminates that requirement. The bill had been passed by veto proof margins in both...
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CPRC on Las Vegas’ big 50K Watt KXNT Radio, talking to Alan Stock about the Brussel Terrorist Attack and what can be done to stop future attacks
John Lott talked to Alan Stock about the Brussel terrorist attacks and the tough job that police have in guarding against terrorist attacks. (Wednesday, March 23, 2016 from 6:18 to 7 PM EDT).
NEW CPRC Report: Much less than 0.039% of guns sold by Federally Licensed Dealers stolen last year — a rate less than 1/30th the rate of theft for retail industry
A new report from the BATF points out that Federally Licensed Gun Dealers had 6,163 firearms stolen from them in 2015. With the Obama administration finalizing a new rule to enhance dealer reporting of stolen or lost firearms, this BATF report allows us to...
CPRC on The Steve Gruber Show: What will happen if the Supreme Court decides to overturn the individual right to bear arms?
Dr. Lott explains what would likely happen should the Supreme Court overturn the landmark Heller decision that the right to bear arms is an individual right and not just a collective right. It is not likely that there will be a federal push for gun bans, but...
Handgun Carry Permit Holders Justifiably Defend Themselves: Stories of Defensive Gun Use (March 2016)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Residents on the east side of St. Paul say they’re fed up with crime and they point to Monday’s assault of a neighbor as the last straw. The neighbor, 32-year-old Bruce Chang, bears the ugly facial wounds that nearly cost him his left eye. He...
A machine gun that “it’s nearly impossible to prevent its production”
Gun control advocates don't seem to realize how gun control laws primarily prevent law-abiding citizens, not criminals from getting guns. It isn't just an issue of smuggling guns. It is also a question of being able to produce them, even machine guns. Israel can't...
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser on KKNT 960 The Patriot “Gun Freedom Radio”: Discussion on her husband being murdered by her stalker in a gun-free zone
(March 19, 2016) Nikki Goeser, Director of Communications with The Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), talks with Gun Freedom Radio about the non-profit organization and the work it does. Nikki discusses her own experience being in a gun-free zone that ultimately...
Hampton man shot, killed by person he was attempting to rob
Hampton, Virginia (March 15, 2016) Hampton Police say 18-year-old Jafari Mitchell and a 15-year-old male had approached a 71-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded money. The 71-year-old man, fearing for safety, pulled out his own permitted concealed gun and shot...
CPRC on The Steve Gruber Show: Discussion on Background Checks on Private Transfers of Guns
Dr. John Lott speaks with show host Steve Gruber about the costs of background checks that many people don't consider. Background checks on private sales/transfers of guns can be costly in some states and that cost can prevent those who would benefit the most...
Homeowner on dialysis pulls gun on Burglar (Orlando, FL)
ORLANDO, Fla (WOFL FOX 35) - A man is due in court Wednesday morning accused of breaking into a home in Orlando. The suspect quickly learned he had picked the wrong house when the homeowner pulled out a gun, all while hooked up to a dialysis machine. The...
CPRC OP-ED IN THE TENNESSEAN: “Allowing guns at Legislative Plaza would increase safety”
Nikki Goeser & Dr. John Lott op-ed featured in The Tennessean (March 15, 2016) Democrats sure seem worried that there will soon be no safe place left for them in Nashville. The Legislative Plaza and the War Memorial Building, where state legislators have their...
CPRC in debate on Southern California Public Radio (KPCC): Are universal background checks effective in lowering gun-related deaths?
From KPCC: A new study published in the journal Lancet finds that three types of laws governing gun ownership in America can reduce the number of firearm deaths in the country. . . . Bindu Kalesan, lead author of the study, “Firearm legislation and firearm mortality...