John Lott talked to Bob Gourley on Issues Today (a syndicated radio show) about proposed bans on assault weapons and expanded background checks (the show appeared around the country after December 17th, 2015).
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On Thursday, Indiana School District will consider whether to let teachers carry concealed handguns
With over 40 school districts in neighboring Ohio (as well as school districts in states from Texas and Utah) allowing teachers to carry permitted concealed handguns, the West Clark School District in Indiana will hold a meeting on Thursday to consider the issue....
CPRC in the news: A couple mentions in the Washington Post, Washington Times, CNBC, the UK Daily Mail, and many others
This list here is only a tiny fraction of the news coverage that we have received over the last week. We have seen the CPRC covered in hundreds of media outlets as a result of a story in the Associated Press. Other outlets such as NBC News and Newsweek have also...
CPRC in the Los Angeles Times: “Think background checks prevent gun violence? Think again.”
From the Los Angeles Times on December 15, 2015. To the editor: Adam Winkler claims that we can reduce violent crime by requiring background checks on private gun transfers. This just isn't the case. ("Why banning assault rifles won't reduce gun violence," Opinion,...
An amazing interview by Kurt Russell on Gun Control, “put some controls? So the people who want to defend themselves can’t?”
Kurt Russell: If you think gun control, or something like that, is going to change the terrorists’ point of view, I think you’re, like, out of your mind. I think anybody [who says that] is. I think it’s absolutely insane. The problem that we are having right now is...
CPRC on NBC News: Discussing the change in gun laws since Sandy Hook Attack
NBC News, December 14, 2015. This is a very unbalanced article. No notion that gun control may make it more likely that people will be victims of violent crime. John Lott, a longtime gun researcher and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said that the...
Associated Press uses CPRC numbers on the number of Concealed Handgun Permits
Many hundreds of newspapers and media around the US and others around the world saw the Associated Press reference the CPRC research on the number of concealed handgun permits. These numbers help give people some perspective on anything that happens with concealed...
CPRC in Newsweek, putting the firearms accidentally carried at airport gun-free zones in perspective
At an annual rate, the US is on track to have 2,624 firearms found in carry-on bags at airport checkpoints, an 18.6 percent increase over the previous year. Fairly close to the 15 percent increase in the number of concealed handgun permits, and that this doesn't...
The silliness of background checks, a very simple way to defeat being on the “no-fly” list
Congressman Tom McClintock recounts his own experience being on the "no-fly" list. How was McClintock able to get around the ban that he faced on flying? He just had to fly under his middle name, which supposedly is "Miller." Suppose that the IRA activist "that the...
CPRC on Houston’s Fox TV Channel 26, “Up in Arms”
John Lott talked to Houston Fox's Don Teague about a range of gun issues (Monday, November 23, 2015, 10:30 to 11 PM EST).
CPRC on the One America News Network to discuss mass public shootings and background checks
John Lott talked to the Daily Ledger on the One America News Network about mass public shootings and background checks (Thursday,December 10, 2015).
Woman with Concealed Handgun Permit Saves Life of 90-year-old Man from being Stabbed to Death
From Fox 5 in Atlanta: Armed Gwinnett County residents packing heat, took action after hearing a man's cries for help. They credit their guns with saving the elderly man's life. "Help, he is trying to kill me, help me, help me." Those are the chilling words Karen...