John Lott talked to Larry O'Connor and retired gunnery Sargent Jessie Jane Duff about the possibility of another mass public shooting at the Washington Navy Yard (Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 from 8:40 to 8:45 AM). Lott primarily focuses in on the Obama administration...
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Concealed carry permit holder stops late night armed robber at Albuquerque Hotel
This case is getting some attention because Lynne Russell was such a public figure for so long. But these types of dramatic stories, where as Russell says that her husband's fast actions clear "saved her life," are hardly unusual (see also here). From Fox News: . ....
California’s Attorney General responds to CPRC’s Amicus Brief in 9th Circuit case fighting to end California’s 10-day waiting period for those who already own guns
At the beginning of June, the Crime Prevention Research Center filed an Amicus Brief in the 9th Circuit case fighting to end California’s 10-day waiting period for those who already own guns. The California Attorney General just filed a response brief on Tuesday where...
CPRC debating the Brady Campaign on the best way to prevent mass public shootings
John Lott's piece at the PanAmPost starts this way: With just two exceptions, since at least 1950, all the mass public shootings in the United States have occurred in so-called gun-free zones, places where citizens can’t have guns for protection. Gun-free zones are...
Uber driver uses permitted concealed handgun to stop passenger from straggling him
An Über driver, Steven Rayow, a retired New York City police officer, used his permitted concealed handgun to stop a passenger from strangling him. Rayow shot the passenger in the foot when he thought that he was about to lose consciousness. The case occurred in...
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “Obama Uses Tragic Murders, False Claims To Bash Gun Rights”
John Lott has a new piece at Investor's Business Daily: President Obama just can't help making false claims about guns. On Friday, during his eulogy in Charleston, S.C., for Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Obama spent four minutes pushing his agenda for gun control. But from...
President Obama uses the Eulogy for Rev. Pickney to Push for more Gun Control
FOR TOO LONG -- [APPLAUSE] FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE BEEN BLIND TO THE UNIQUE MAYHEM THAT GUN VIOLENCE AFFLICTS UPON THIS NATION. [APPLAUSE] SPORADICALLY, OUR EYES ARE OPEN. WHEN IT OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE CUT DOWN IN A CHURCH BASEMENT, 12 IN A MOVIE THEATER, 26...
Detroit: Three armed men try to carjack a woman with a concealed handgun permit holder
A Detroit woman took a wrong turn and drove into a dangerous neighborhood. When she tried to do a U-turn, three men tried to hijack her car. Woman said that "if I had panicked, he would have killed me." The story from ClickonDetroit: "When I see him with the gun as...
Pizza delivery man with concealed handgun permit defends himself against two armed robbers
The picture above shows the holes that were shot into the pizza deliveryman's car. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player From ABC Channel 10 TV in Miami, Florida (Wednesday, June 24, 2015): A Domino's pizza delivery driver shot and killed a robber...
CPRC on Newsmax’s The Wrap on how to stop Mass Public Shootings
John Lott was interviewed on The Daily Wrap's co-hosts by Joe Concha and Rick Ungar about President Obama's statements on the Charleston attack and how to stop these killings in the future (Tuesday, June 23, 2015 from 7:10 to 7:17 PM). A better copy of the video is...
CPRC on Newsmax TV to discuss the push for more gun control
The video of the interview is available here. Newsmax described the discussion this way: Hillary Clinton's call for more gun control in the wake of the South Carolina church massacre in which nine African Americans were shot dead by a white racist is the wrong...
CPRC on Mark Walter’s Daily Defense National Radio Show to discuss the Charleston Tragedy and Gun Control in Australia
John Lott talked and here to Mark Walters on his Daily Defense National Radio Show (Thursday, June 25th from 4:20 to 4:50 PM) Aftermath of Charleston attack Australian Gun Control (useful material is available here)