Evan DeFilippis and Devin Hughes have been repeating past criticisms of John Lott's work and without ever bothering to let readers know that Lott has already responded to those points. John Lott has written up a detailed response available below to the first...
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CPRC on the Lars Larson National Radio Show to Discuss the Charleston Church Shooting
John Lott was interviewed by Lars Larson about the Charleston Church Shooting (Friday, June 19, 2015 from 6:22 to 6:30 PM). Audience size 1.25+ million He was also interviewed by KSRO's Melanie Morgan, covering the San Francisco Bay Area (Friday, June 19, 2015 from...
CPRC on the Bill Bennett Radio Show to Discuss the Obama’s comments on Charleston Church Shooting
John Lott was interviewed by Mark Davis, the substitute host on Fridays, about Obama's comments on Charleston Church Shooting (Friday, June 19, 2015 from 7:05 to 7:16 AM). Audience size 2.50+ million
CPRC on Coast-to-Coast AM to Discuss the Charleston Church Shooting
John Lott was interviewed by George Noory about the Charleston Church Shooting (Friday, June 19, 2015 from 1:07 to 1:10 AM). Audience size 2.75+ million
Uber and Lyft prohibiting firearms for drivers, riders
After an Uber driver in Chicago used his gun to stop a mass public shooting and save lives, the company is moving to ban guns in its cars? Uber has posted the above policy note on its website. We have adopted a no-firearms policy to ensure that both riders and...
Yet more evidence that these killers are deterred by people with guns: Charleston, South Carolina Church Shooter
We have previously pointed out how mass public shooting after mass public shooting keep occurring where guns are banned. Here is yet another case of these killers avoiding places where people with guns might be able to stop their killing spree. From the Associated...
Concealed Handgun Permit Holder saves Life of Police Captain who was being attacked by man high on crystal meth
From Inside Edition (July 27, 2016): Cpl. Michael Wheeler of Ohio’s Mt. Vernon Police Department owes his life to a brave civilian who stepped forward with a drawn gun. Wheeler said he was being attacked by a homeless man who later acknowledged to officers that he was...
CPRC on the Dana Show to discuss claims about defensive gun uses
John Lott was interviewed by Dana Loesch on her TV show Dana! about the claim that there are few defensive gun uses compared to homicides. The interview took place on Thursday, June 18, 2015, 6:57 to 7 PM.
CPRC at Fox News: “Gun-free zones an easy target for killers”
John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News on the The horrible tragedy last night that left nine people dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., probably could have been avoided. Like so many other attacks, the massacre took place in a...
Another Shooting in a Gun-free Zone: Nine Dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Nine people were killed late Wednesday at Charleston Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The white killer is still at large. Not surprising that yet another mass public shooting has taken place where guns were banned. Yet, again, the ban only ensured that...
New Violence Policy Center “study” on guns recycles old claims using Justifiable Homicide data
The Hill Newspaper reports on a "new" Violence Police Center (VPC) study (other publicity in the LA Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, among many others). A new study attempts to debunk the claim that gun owners rely on their firearms for...
CPRC talks to Gavin McInnes about guns and disarming the police
John Lott talked to Gavin McInnes about guns and disarming the police on Tuesday, June 16th from 10:03 to 10:15 PM.