WKRC-TV Channel 12 in Cincinnati reports: . . . In Ohio, around 40 school districts now allow teachers with concealed carry licenses to carry their weapons in class. In upstate Ohio there is top level, extraordinary teacher training. The teachers and administrators...
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Even DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier says Civilians Should Shoot Mass Public Shooters “Before Police Can Get There”
DC Police Chief Cathy Lanier on 60 Minutes about active shooters -- "If you're in a position to try to take the gunman out, it's the best option for saving lives before police can get there." Yet, according to Emily Miller, the chief investigative reporter for Fox...
CPRC in the News around the Country: From Jacksonville to Houston to San Francisco
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida), Saturday, November 21, 2015 From the start, the controversy over Stand Your Ground laws has included discussions of race. Critics have said they favor white defendants who claim self-defense against black people. . . ....
Surge in applications for concealed handgun permits since Paris Terrorist Attack
Currently there are about 13 million concealed handgun permits in the US, about 5.2% of the adult population. With people thinking of the terrorist attacks in Paris, there has been a significant increase in applications for concealed handgun permits. But even a...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “Hillary Clinton Locks Up The Gun-Grabber Vote”
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: On Thursday night, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence honored Hillary Clinton with the first ever Cuomo Visionary Award, named after the late New York Governor Mario Cuomo. The Brady Center gave her...
CPRC on Coast-to-Coast AM discussing the terrorist attacks in Paris and what can be done to stop future ones
John Lott talked to George Noory about the increase in gun sales and the terrorist attacks in Paris and what can be done to stop future ones (Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 1:09 to 1:12 AM). George Noory's show is heard by over 2.75 million people.
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “As Paris Attacks Show, Europe In Denial About Gun Rights”
John Lott's newest piece at Investor's Business Daily is available here. French citizens were sitting ducks last Friday. For at least 10 uninterrupted minutes, terrorists mowed down attendants at Paris' Bataclan Concert Hall. In five other coordinated attacks,...
Debates on concealed carry on campus at University of Texas at Austin and St. Mary’s University were standing room only: Video of UT Debate available
Sources mentioned in debate: References to other research available here. Accidental shootings on college campuses by concealed handgun permit holders is here. Revocation rates for college age students compared to other permit holders is here. Correcting...
Utility worker in St. Louis County uses his permitted concealed handgun to stop armed robber
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about an incident in North St. Louis County: Police say three contractors for ADB Utility Co. were working on water lines near that intersection when an armed robber approached two of the workers who were standing near a company truck....
CPRC on KABC’s McIntyre In The Morning to discuss the ISIS terrorist attack in Paris
John Lott spoke to Doug McIntyre and Terri-Rae Elmer about whether France's response of putting more soldiers on Paris streets (Monday, November 16, 2015 from 9:36 to 9:43 AM).
CPRC’s John Lott discusses Gary Kleck’s criticisms of the evidence regarding “More Guns, Less Crime”
In August, Kleck told Mother Jones that he doesn’t know of any “credible criminologist” who believes that “with more guns there are less crimes.” More recently Kleck was interviewed by Ari Armstrong about these points and Kleck's claims that there hasn't been any...
CPRC in Michigan Live (mLIVE): Keeping guns out gets us nowhere in staying safer
This op-ed by Dr. John Lott appeared in mLIVE (Michigan Live) on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The piece started this way: Suppose a criminal comes upon your home and sees a sign announcing, "Gun Free Zone." How would he respond? Unless he thinks that the homeowner is...