From an article at Fox News, December 6, 2017. You can see our research on this topic here and a long list of our publications here.
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Congressman Louie Gohmert cites CPRC research on the false positive problem with the NICS background check system
Congressmen Louie Gohmert gave a talk on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss the false positive rate for NICS background checks. Out of 73,000 initial denials in 2010, there were only 42 cases referred for prosecution and just 13 convictions....
28 month delay to get a concealed handgun permit in Riverside County, California
From the Desert Sun in Palm Springs, California, which is located in Riverside County: It was the summer of 2016 when Steve Perkio, a retired construction worker with a love for the outdoors, walked into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department headquarters with his...
Huffington Post: “If there is one name which creates anger and hostility within the gun violence prevention (GVP) community, it’s not Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association, it’s John Lott.”
Mike Weisser has a new column in the Huffington Post: If there is one name which creates anger and hostility within the gun violence prevention (GVP) community, it’s not Wayne LaPierre, head of the National Rifle Association, it’s John Lott. His book, More Guns, Less...
On the Michigan Talk Network to discuss the new gun controls going into effect on January 1
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about some of the new gun control laws that are going into effect around the country. (Tuesday, January 2, 2017, from 6:45 to 6:54 AM)
On the Michigan Talk Radio Network on National Reciprocity for Concealed Carry
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about the federal legislation to have national reciprocity for concealed carry. (December 23, 2017)
People legally carrying guns stop 22 attacks over last month, including capturing a MS-13 member who was fleeing police
These cases only involve instances where a civilian who is legally carrying a concealed handgun in public stops a criminal. Beaumont, Texas, November 26, 2017 . . . On Sunday around 9:15 a.m., Vidor Police were notified that the Louisiana State Patrol was chasing a...
On One America News’ The Daily Ledger to discuss National Concealed Carry Reciprocity and the 5th Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Attack
Dr. John Lott talked to Heath Ledger on One America News about what could have been done differently to stop the Sandy Hook attack and also the legislation in Congress for concealed handgun reciprocity. (Thursday, December 14, 2017, 8 PM)
On the TRT to discuss the 5th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Attack
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by Turkish Television's World about the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook attack. The above video shows just a portion of the segment that was shown on TV. Lott's discussion that we need to learn the dengers of gun free zones was not...
On NPR’s “On Point” to Debate National Concealed Handgun Reciprocity
Dr. John Lott squared off against three gun control advocates (Lois Beckett, a reporter for The Guardian and a former reporter for the left wing ProPublica; Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at SUNY Cortland; and an officer from the Baltimore City Sheriff's...
CPRC in the News: Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, San Francisco Chronicle, US News & World Report, Houston Chronicle, and many others
Indianapolis Star, November 24, 2017 According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, 20 other states allow firearms on Statehouse grounds in some fashion. Most allow average citizens to bring their firearms into the Statehouse. Only two states specifically restrict...
On the Justice & Drew radio show to discuss Congress passing concealed handgun reciprocity
Dr. John Lott talked to Justice & Drew on Minnesota's giant 50,000-watt KTLK about Congress' debate over concealed handgun reciprocity. (Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 9:36 to 9:52 AM)