This past August the CPRC co-sponsored and organized a conference for Students for Concealed Carry. The first speaker was Taylor Woolrich. Her story is continuing to make a difference in explaining to people why it is important that stalking victims have the right...
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CPRC discussing whether blacks really trust the police with Lars Larson and Larry Elder
Here is the audio of John Lott on the Lars Larson Show on Thursday, December 12th, 2014 from 7:35 to 7:40 PM EST. Here is the audio of John Lott on the Larry Elder Show on Tuesday, December 10th, 2014 from 6:30 to 7:00 PM EST (part 1 and part 2).
Concealed Carry Law change in Ohio
Ohio Governor John Kasich seems very likely to sign legislation that will change the concealed carry law in Ohio, though the change will put Ohio more in line with other states. The bill was passed by massive veto proof votes in the state Senate (24-6) and House...
UPDATED: New Pew Survey shows that support for gun ownership increasing, mirrors other surveys showing that people believe guns make them safer
The newly released Pew Research Center survey shows that 47 percent of Americans want to "protect the right of Americans to own guns" versus 50 percent who support "control of gun ownership." It also supports other polls by Gallup and CNN that show that opposition to...
CPRC on the Lars Larson and Dennis Miller Shows to discuss Media Matters and Police Policy
Here is the audio of John Lott on the Lars Larson Show on Monday, December 8th, 2014 from 6:35 to 6:44 PM EST. Here is the audio of John Lott on the Dennis Miller Show on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 from 2:05 to 2:30 PM EST. John Lott also appeared on the Sandy...
CPRC at Fox News: “Media Matters, the facts and me”
John Lott's newest piece starts this way: With just one telephone call this year, Erik Wemple of the Washington Post was able to convince Media Matters to let me respond to their attacks on me in the comments section of their website — after they ignored my emails,...
CPRC at Breitbart: “Left media continues smear campaign on economist John Lott”
Kristin Tate has this article at Breitbart.com: Media Matters has long advertised to the public a commitment to fighting misinformation on the internet, but lately the group seems to be creating misinformation of its own. The nonprofit generally targets...
CPRC in the Associated Press on background checks
From Matt Stroud at the Associated Press: . . . John R. Lott, Jr., author of More Guns Less Crime, doesn't think Hunt's gun purchase indicates that gun regulations should change. He said studies consistently show that background checks don't reduce violent crime, but...
Do Blacks trust the police more than whites or Hispanics do?
A recent Gallup survey shows 50% of blacks believe that black males are more likely to go to prison than white males primarily because of discrimination. By contrast, only 19% of whites agreed. Blacks also indicate that they have less confidence in police and the...
Two cases within a couple days where concealed handgun permit holders stopped robberies
One customer was killed here, but without the permit holder in this case, multiple customers might have been killed. St. Louis (occurred on Tuesday night, December 2, 2014): . . . Police said three gunmen entered the bar about 10:55 p.m. Tuesday — one of them...
CPRC on KTSA on the Eric Garner case in New York City
John Lott was on the Trey Ware Morning Show at 8:45 AM on Thursday, December 4th to talk about the Eric Garner case and the general behavior of the police.
CPRC at Fox News: “Ferguson: Obama contines to undermine police departments around the country”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News explains the dangers that police face and starts this way: As a response to the police shooting of Michael Brown, President Obama proposes $263 million for police training and body cameras. But more police training wouldn’t have...