The Crime Prevention Research Center (“CPRC”) has done a deep dive into the FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2022 and discovered that the reports grossly underestimate the number of times armed civilians have stopped active shootings. The FBI says...
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On the Steve Malzberg Show: The Hunter Biden Plea Agreement, Biden’s and Democrats’ Bizarrely False Claims about Guns, Media Survey Bias on Guns, and Guns are NOT the Leading Cause of Children’s Deaths
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Malzberg on his TNT Radio Show. They discussed the Hunter Biden plea bargain and pieces that Lott had the Federalist and Townhall. At The Federalist: Biden’s Latest Anti-Gun Claims Aren’t Just False — They Don’t Even Make Sense At...
Kerry Slone joins the Crime Prevention Research Center as Director for Education
We are very pleased to announce that Kerry Stone is our new Executive Director for Education. Her job is for outreach to to social media and media generally. She will also be giving public speeches and writing op-eds on the importance of self-defense, particular for...
At the Sentencing Hearing for the Man who Murdered Nikki Goeser’s Husband regarding His Stalking Her From Prison
For those who have been following the case of the monster who murdered Nikki Goeser's husband and then continued to stalk her from prison, he was sentenced in federal court for stalking her today. Here is a brief summary of the decision. The judge accepted the plea...
Federal Prosecutors: Black woman with no criminal history facing jail for using marijuana while possessing a handgun and making a false statement about her drug use in buying a gun. White male facing tax evasion for $1.5 million, using cocaine in possession of a handgun and false statement in buying a gun, not going to jail.
So how does the Biden administration treat criminals equally? Here are two cases involving drug use and possession of a handgun that were handled this month by the US DOJ. There are some differences here, but given that Hunter Biden is involved in other criminal...
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears’s Powerful Statement on Gang Violence and the Richmond High School Graduation Mass Shooting
VA LT Gov Sears on Richmond HS Graduation Shooting June 7 2023 After this week’s shooting at a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke out on gang violence and the Richmond high school...
Non-shooting mass murders: Teenage Girl Murders 19 in School Dorm Fire
Non-shootings mass murders don't get the attention that mass murders with guns obtain. Between January 1, 1998 and May 6, 2023, 93% of the mass public shootings in the United States have fewer people murdered. Guyana has only 797,553 people, one 419th the population...
Elon Musk Tweets out Support for the Second Amendment
Elon Musk understands The Bill of Rights better than most.
Florida woman defends herself against ex-boyfriend with a gun
This is a dramatic story that could have turned out quite differently if she wasn't armed. . . . The Levy County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 3 p.m. Easter of a person shot at a duplex in the town of Bronson, authorities said. Officials arrived at the scene...
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso authorizes civilians carrying of guns
This is a dramatic move. Ecuador has authorized the carrying and use of guns by civilians, President Guillermo Lasso said in a televised broadcast, citing rising crime and insecurity in the Andean country. Lasso, a conservative former banker, has been fighting to...
Dinner with members of the Utah State Legislature
This week Dr. John Lott made a trip to Salt Lake City to be interviewed for a documentary on defensive gun uses and media bias on the issue. He was also able to meet with and have dinner with members of the Utah state legislature. Those at the dinner include Senator...
CPRC’s Nikki Goeser on WLW’s The Bill Cunningham Show: How you can protect yourself from stalkers
Nikki Goeser, the executive director of the Crime Prevention Research Center, talked to fill-in host Allen West on 660 AM The Answer in Dallas TX, about her own experience as a victim of a deadly stalker and life-saving advice for stalking victims. See also...