Dr. John Lott appeared on Chicago's WIND to discuss President Trump's ban on Bump stocks. (Tuesday, December 19, 2018, from 9:05 to 9:22 AM)
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On National Post Radio in Canada to talk about Canada’s possible ban on handguns
Dr. John Lott was on Canada's National Post Radio, Sirius 167, to discuss Canada's possible ban on handguns. Lott was discussing the recent piece he had published in the National Post. (Wednesday, December 19, 2018, from 8:32 to 8:45 AM)
On the Michigan Talk Network: Discussing our Research on Mass Public Shootings around the world
Dr. John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about CPRC's research on mass public shootings around the world and the video that we did on the topic. (Tuesday, December 18, 2018, from 6:45 to 6:53 AM)
In Canada’s National Post: The evidence simply doesn’t support calls for gun bans in Canada
Dr. John Lott has a piece with Professor Gary Mauser from Simon Frazer University on the recent call to ban handguns. The piece starts this way: It seems obvious: ban guns and there won’t be any gun crime. After two people were killed and 13 injured in a July shooting...
Senior staff links their work at Dick’s to gun control advocacy, “Dick’s Sporting Goods Sales Hit by Tougher Stance on Guns,”
While other outlets such as Walmart haven't seen a slow down in gun sales, the same thing wasn't true about Dick's Sporting Goods after their decision to hire lobbyists for gun control. During the spring, this became public: The sporting-goods chain is working with...
At the Washington Times: The risks of a gun-free Capitol
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Washington Times about Democrats promising to ban Congressmen from being able to have guns on Capitol grounds. The piece starts this way: Letting legislators bring guns onto the U.S. Capitol grounds or into their offices hasn’t...
Two mass public shootings this week in Brazil and France
It isn't too surprising that many Americans think that the United States is unique in terms of mass public shootings simply because the US media either completely ignore or barely covers attacks outside the US. Both Brazil and France have extremely strict gun control....
Larry Elder’s National Radio Show plays the audio from our new video on mass public shootings
Larry Elder played the audio from our new video on his national radio show. (Friday, December 14, 2014, from 6:50 to 6:56 PM)
Stossel TV on “The Myth of U.S. Mass Shooters”
From Stossel TV: Dozens of news outlets reported that America has the most mass shooters in the world. Many say that shows America needs more gun control. CNN claimed that "the U.S. has the most mass shootings". The WSJ reported that "U.S. leads the world in mass...
The Associated Press cites our research on states that allow teachers to carry guns
Finally, Florida has moved to let teachers carry guns at schools. In an overwhelming vote, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission has recognized what the Crime Prevention Research Center has been arguing for years. This AP story was carried...
On Dana Loesch’s Relentless: Understanding claims about defensive gun use
Dana Loesch's Relentless interviewed Dr. John Lott about the impact of concealed handguns on crime (see also here). They also discussed the problems with using justifiable homicides to measure defensive gun uses (see also here). (Wednesday, December 12, 2018, from...
On Boston’s WROL on the Dangers of Gun-free zones
Dr. John Lott talked to Joe Ligotti on Boston's WROL to talk about the dangers of gun-free zones. (Monday, December 10, 2018, from 5:35 to 5:46 PM)