Dr. Lott talks about the Crime Prevention Research Center's research on mass public shootings. (Tuesday, June 11, 2019, from 6:33 to 6:42 AM)
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Defensive gun uses by people legally carrying guns over the past two months
St. Louis, MO, April 17, 2019 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Thank goodness this law-abiding citizen was conceal carrying his gun at the time. A man turned the tables on an alleged robber Tuesday night, shooting the man three times after being confronted on a St. Louis...
News coverage of our research by the Sinclair Broadcast Group: “Mass Shootings in the U.S. Compared with other Countries”
On June 5th, our research on mass public shootings got significant coverage by local news outlets throughout the United States. The news coverage starts this way: WASHINGTON (SBG) - Elected leaders on Capitol Hill were quick to respond with familiar calls for action...
Finally, one national news story about how the Virginia Beach shooting was in a “Gun-free Zone,” “She died defenseless”
The Crime Prevention Research Center played some role in alerting Fox News about this news story. This is the only national news coverage that has pointed out this mass public shooting has occurred in a gun-free zone and that one of the victims wanted to take her...
On Armed American Radio to discuss the Virginia Beach shooting, silencers and gun-free zones
Dr. John Lott spoke with host Mark Walters about the Democratic Presidential Candidates proposals for more gun-control, including a complete ban on so-called "silencers" that actually do not make guns silent. Also discussed were the dangers of gun-free zones and how...
Mention in Newsweek: House Republicans who reintroduce bill eliminating all gun-free school zones rely on CPRC research
Newsweek discusses the evidence put forward for eliminating gun-free zones at schools. . . . The "98 percent" statistic cited by Massie was pulled from a November 2018 Chicago Tribune op-ed by the conservative author of The War on Guns, John R. Lott Jr., who is also...
At the Washington Times: Why balanced reporting about guns is crucial
Dr. John Lott has a new piece in the Washington Times on how media bias completely distorts people's understanding of guns and gun control. The piece starts this way: Kate Nixon worked as a compliance manager on the second floor of Operations Building 2 in the...
Cartoon: How terrorists react when they see a gun-free zone sign
By Branco at the LibertyAlliance.com
Cartoon: Gun-free zones: Hey, can’t you read?
BokBluster has this cartoon at Creators.com
On the Sinclair Broadcasting Network: The Virginia Beach Attack, another shooting in a gun-free zone
Dr. John Lott talked to Eric Bolling on the Sinclair Broadcasting Network's America This Week about the dangers of gun-free zones both in schools and at the Virginia Beach municipal building attack. He also talked about the new research that the Crime Prevention...
At Townhall: Mandating Gun Locks Can Have Unintended Consequences
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Townhall.com on the money put into the Texas state budget to advertise the need for the safe storage of guns. Last year, right after a student fatally shot eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan...
On the Kerry Lutz Show: On all the Gun Control laws being pushed by all the Democrat Presidential Candidates
Dr. John Lott talked to Kerry Lutz about the push for more gun control laws by the Democratic Presidential candidates and also Michael Bloomberg's unrelenting push for more gun control regulations. (Monday, June 10, 2019)