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
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Announcing New Member to the CPRC’s Board of Directors
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...
Dr. Robert F. Turner Named President of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC)
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)...
In the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Beware a filibuster-free Senate, The changes they would bring could produce a very different country than the one we see today
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...
Products that are much more dangerous than guns
There are 8.4 million motorcycles in the US, and they account for about 4,614 deaths and 196,974 Nonfatal Emergency Department Visits. When you compare that there are about 400 million guns in the US, the rate of both deaths and injuries from motorcycles is...
The percent of guns that are ever used in Crime, Suicides, or Accidental Gun Deaths is well below 1 Percent
Less than 1% of guns are ever used to cause harm. There are several factors that have to be looked in making this calculation. 1) There were 279,417 gun crimes reported to police in 2019...
Anti-gun Environmental Groups pretend to be Pro-gun to Push Democrat Candidates in Election
With closely contested elections in many states where self-defense is an important issue, gun control advocates are pretending to be pro-self-defense organizations that support Democrats. Unfortunately, in a number of close races, these fraudulent organizations have...
Policing matters: NYC shootings up 127% in September, murders up 76%
Murders this year are 33 percent higher so far than in 2019 -- 246 people killed in 2019 to 327 people killed in 2020, according to New York Police Department data released Friday. Shooting incidents are up 92% so far compared to 2019 -- 608 shootings in 2019 versus...
Biden’s and the Democratic National Platform’s Proposals on Gun Control
Joe Biden’s campaign website contains a long list of promised gun control regulations, including: -- Hold gun manufacturers accountable, make it so gun makers and sellers will be sued every time their guns are used improperly. These aren't product liability...
Our article on how this election will determine whether people can privately own guns makes the cover of Newsweek
We have previously posted our article titled: Americans’ Very Right To Keep And Bear Arms Is On The Ballot This Election. Newsweek now has the article in print. You can see the title just above the Newsweek headline.
On The Michigan Talk Network: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Democrats’ Reaction
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and the Democrats' Reaction. They also got into the issue of Democrats repeated promises to get rid of the filibuster. (Wednesday, September 23, 2020, from 8:35 to 8:44...
Copy of Amy Coney Barrett’s dissent in Kanter v Barr, her views on the Second Amendment
It looks likely that Amy Coney Barrett will be appointed to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. For those interested in her views on the Second Amendment, this is the case of hers to read. Her 37-page dissent from a 2019 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals...