Illinois Governor Pritzker has an executive order that will take effect on May 1st. “Wearing a face covering in public places or when working. Any individual who is over age two and able to medically tolerate a face-covering (a mask or cloth face- covering) shall be...
Washington Examiner, April 4, 2020 Dr. John R. Lott, Jr., a gun rights advocate who founded the Crime Prevention Research Center, said concerns that the police could handle a possible uptick in crime are warranted and are prompting some to take self-defense into their...
From CBS Channel 17 in Tampa, Florida: An inmate who was released from a Florida jail in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus is back behind bars and accused of committing second-degree murder the day after he got out, deputies say.The Hillsborough County...
Loudoun county, VA, August 10, 2019 (Fox Channel 5, Washington DC) An elderly man is credited with helping to stop a couple from getting robbed in Northern Virginia.According to Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman, the man sprung into action and fired warning shots...
Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling about the move by states and local governments to close gun stores on Sinclair Broadcasting's America This Week with Eric Bolling. They discussed the claims by gun control advocates that people have the right to own guns, but not...
Eight progressive groups have sent a letter to presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden demanding that he make policy changes before they will agree to vote for him this year (Alliance for Youth Action, Justice Democrats, IfNotNow Movement, March for Our...
On March 28th, James Little, 40, was released from jail because of the Coronavirus outbreak. Little, who had previously served twenty years in prison for murder, was arrested earlier in March for strangulation. Just ten days after his release, he was arrested again...
Dr. John Lott joined Vicki on the Vicki McKenna Show to discuss whether gun stores are "essential businesses." The Vicki McKenna Show that covers most of Wisconsin on WISN, WIBA, WMEQ Radio. (Thursday, March 26, 2020)
Fifty-eight state legislators in Maryland have signed a letter to the Governor Larry Hogan demanding that the state close gun stores in the state. The ability of gun stores to remain open during this pandemic is worrisome for many Marylanders. Less than two weeks ago,...
The number of NICS checks involving gun sales was 2.3 million in March. There is no month that comes even close to these sales, even when sales were booming during the Obama presidency. Compare it to March 2019 where the sales were 1.2 million or March 2018 where the...
PragerU has a video on gun control that references the CPRC research on mass public shootings in gun-free zones and the impact of Australia's 1996-97 gun buyback on crime rates. The number we have on mass public shootings in gun-free zones since 1950 is 94%. If we had...
The US Department of Homeland Security declares: "Workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges" are essential. This decision will have an impact on various court cases across...