John Lott talked to George Noory about Walmart no longer selling AR-15s and other "assault weapons" as well as the aftermath of the shooting of the TV reporters in Virginia (Friday, August 28th, 2015 from 1:15 to 2 AM). Audience size 2.75+ million ...
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Concealed handgun permit holders stop crimes in Oklahoma and Canton, Ohio
The Oklahoman on a paster shooting someone who broke into his church in Oklahoma City: The pastor of a northeast Oklahoma City church shot at a man Wednesday after the man burglarized the church, Oklahoma City police said. Police arrested a man shortly afterward. . ....
CPRC on the CBS Evening News to Discuss the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
John Lott talked to Jeff Glor on CBS's Evening News about guns (Thursday, August 27th, 2015, 6:45 to 6:47 PM). . . . John Lott, the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of the book, "More Guns, Less Crime," says he does not buy the idea that...
CPRC on NewsMax TV to discuss the new push for so-called “expanded background checks”
John Lott was on NewsMax TV's Steve Malzberg's Show (Thursday, August 27, 2015 from 7:34 to 7:40 PM). In the wake of Wednesday's shooting of two journalists in Virginia, one crime expert is calling out people who claim banning firearms helps reduce violence. "Maybe...
CPRC on Ave Maria Radio Network, Kresta in the Afternoon, to discuss the shooting in Virginia and its aftermath
John Lott talked to Al Kresta from the Ave Maria Radio Network about the Virginia shooting and its aftermath on Thursday, August 27th, 2015 from 5:20 to 5:30 PM EDT.
CPRC on Radio America to talk about Secretary of State John Kerry signing the UN Arms Trade Treaty
John Lott talked to Greg Corombos about Secretary of State John Kerry signing the UN Arms Trade Treaty and what it means for the US and the world (Thursday, August 27, 2015). World Net Daily has this discussion: “The point of this is just to try to reduce legitimate...
CPRC on Baltimore’s WBAL to talk about the shooting of the journalists in Virginia
John Lott talked with Clarence M. Mitchell on Baltimore's big 50,000 watt station, WBAL, to discuss the shooting of the journalists in Virginia (Thursday, August 27, 2015, 9:35 to 9:45 AM).
CPRC on KTSA in San Antonio to talk about the Shooting of the Reporter and Cameraman in Virginia
John Lott talked to KTSA's Jack Riccardi about the horrible shooting in Virginia on Wednesday morning and what it means for the calls today for more gun control (Wednesday, August 26th, 2015, 7:07 to 7:15 PM).
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Radio Network to discuss the First Anniversary of the UN Arms Trade Treaty
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about this past week's first annual meeting of the nations that have ratified the 2014 Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) (Tuesday, August 25, 2015 from 7:18 to 7:25 AM).
14-year-old saves his twin younger brothers as two young men break into home
From KSNV (News channel 3 in Las Vegas, video available at link): . . . Two young men are caught on surveillance video breaking in to Kieawa Mason's home. His 14-year-old son, Andrew, and his younger twins were the only ones home. Andrew and his siblings were trained...
CRPC accounts for 6 of the 8 most downloaded criminology studies at the Social Science Research Network
With over 225,000 economists, law professors, business school professors, political scientists and criminologists from around the world, the Social Science Research Network research network contains the most downloaded set of research papers. The CRPC has six of the...
CPRC on Aljazeera America’s Inside Story to discuss background check and gun free zones
John Lott was interviewed by Del Walters on Aljazeera America's Inside Story to discuss background check and gun free zones. August 10th, 2015