When shots rang out in the New Hope City Council (Minnesota), Council Member John Elder, a former police officer, drew his permitted concealed handgun to protect those who were at the meeting. An armed attacker shot at a group of uniformed police officers, wounding...
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CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network discussing why people are buying guns and people’s changing views on guns and gun control
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on Thursday, January 22, 2014 from 8:35 to 8:41 AM.
CPRC on the Lars Larson Show to discuss the polls on gun control and media bias
John Lott was interviewed by Lars Larson on Thursday, January 22nd, 2014 from 6:05 to 6:15 PM EST. Lott was also interviewed by Mike Gallagher earlier that day about terrorist from 10:35 to 10:40 AM EST.
CPRC on the Dana Loesch Radio Show to discuss new background check proposals and defensive gun uses
John Lott appeared on Dana's national radio show twice yesterday (Thursday, January 22nd, 2014 at 2:23 to 2:30 PM and 3:05 to 3:16 PM). The first segment discusses recent statements by media figures as well as a claim in Politico that defensive gun uses are a myth....
The impact of the CPRC: Our research being used in debates over gun control
North Dakota's House Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week on bill that "would allow elected officials with a valid concealed carry permit to carry a firearm in public buildings." From the Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) discussing the debate over the bill: . ....
CPRC on Canada’s Sun News Network: “Shoot an intruder in Idaho & the intruder goes to jail. In Canada the shooter might.”
CPRC's John Lott discussed the Michael Woodard defensive gun use case in Canada with Brian Lilley. The Idaho case that Brian mentions is available here.
Counties around Portland, Oregon experience explosive 41% or more growth in concealed handgun permits from 2011 to 2014
Portland's GoLocalPDX has a lead news story on the growth of concealed carry permits in the Portland area. Not enough information is presented in the article to determine the permit growth rate for all three counties, but Multnomah and Washington counties had a 41...
CPRC in the New York Times: Are people carrying permitted concealed handguns into airports really significant?
The Sunday New York Times piece by Kate Murphy has this: . . . The Crime Prevention Research Center used public records to count 12 million Americans with concealed-carry permits. It’s probably a low estimate as numbers are not available for all states that issue...
CPRC on the Larry Elder Show discussing Terrorism in Europe, claims about defensive gun uses, and the Sentencing Guidelines
CPRC's president, John Lott, was on Larry Elder's show on Friday to discuss a range of issues from terrorism in Europe to recent claims in Politico about defensive gun uses. The segment was on from 7:15 to 7:30 PM on Friday, January 16th, 2015.
The Melbourne Square Mall in Florida is yet another gun-free zone
There might not be too many malls in Florida that ban permitted concealed handguns, but the Melbourne Square Mall where there was an attack that left one victim dead and one wounded was another gun-free zone. The Melbourne Square Mall is "a Simon Mall." Yet, none of...
Papa John’s lets pizza delivery woman who shot armed robber keep her job, Police: “She had no other choice”
As the police say, the pizza delivery woman "had no other choice" and she would have been in real danger if she hadn't had her concealed handgun permit. From Fox News: The employee was making a delivery in Decatur, Ga., Sunday night when a man approached her vehicle,...
Man Puts Gun to Pizza Delivery Woman’s Head, She Uses Permitted Concealed Handgun to Defend Herself
There were two men who tried to rob a Papa John's Pizza delivery driver on Sunday evening in DeKalb County Georgia. DeKalb County Police Department Capt. Stephen Fore told WSB-TV said: “She arrived at the location and a male began approaching the vehicle she thought...