The FBI claims that there were 27 active shooting cases in 2018 and 28 cases in 2019, but they have missed at least seven cases, with at least six cases where a concealed handgun permit holder stopped the attack. So there should be nine cases (14.52%) where people...
Note: Interview of Dr. John R. Lott done before he left the CPRC. This gun-control activist really didn’t like John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. She got right in Lott’s face and began screaming. The thing is, we were in a congressional...
(Monday, October 12, 2020) Dr. John Lott spoke with Lee Matthews about what Biden's policies mean for the future of gun ownership.
A shortage of ammunition in the U.S. is set to continue following record firearms sales this year. Reasons suggested for the high arms sales figures include uncertainty amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming presidential election and civil unrest...
Unlike the NRA, Michael Bloomberg's gun control organizations have depended on a few billionaire donors, notably Bloomberg himself. But what is most notable in this election is that while they spent about $26 million by the middle of October, they have stayed away...
Dr. John Lott talked to Allentown, Pennsylvania's WAEB about Joe Biden's proposed lawsuits against gun makers and sellers and what that would mean for people's right to self-defense. (Monday, October 12, 2020, from 9:05 to 9:30 AM)
Media bias on guns takes many forms. Here is an all too typical example where a character comes out and says: “I don’t like guns.” In an episode titled "The Benefactor," MTV's Teen Wolf has an episode where they first show a man almost accidentally shooting his son...
Conceal carry permits are on the rise, increasing 34% over the past four years. The main driver behind the increase? Women and minorities, according to John Lott’s Crime Prevention Research Center.The Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard reported that so many...
Dr. John Lott was on KKMS to discuss Democrats plans for abolishing the filibuster and what it means for gun control laws. (Monday, October 5, 2020, from 6:05 to 7:00 PM) Part 1 of interview on KKMS Part 2 of interview on KKMS
Joseph E. Olson has been a Professor of Law (now Emeritus) at MitchellHamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota since 1974. He attended Duke Law School graduating with Honors and was selected for the Order of the Coif. He has an interest in firearms...
While CPRC founder Dr. John Lott is away on temporary leave, the Board of Directors of the Crime Prevention Research Center has selected Dr. Robert F. Turner to serve as the Center’s second President effective October 12, 2020. Dr. Turner holds both professional (JD)...
Dr. John Lott and CPRC Board Member Joe Olson have an new op-ed piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune that discusses what is at For months, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Senate Democrats have talked about eliminating the filibuster. With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s...