Concealed handgun permit holders are “extremely law-abiding” and make up an insignificant portion of violations, John Lott told The Fix via email. The Crime Prevention Research Center president said permit holders are convicted of firearms violations at...
John R. Lott Jr., who has studied mass shootings and who credits law-abiding gun owners with making a difference in numerous such situations, said legislation banning concealed-carry of firearms in certain locations such as schools and churches is an open invitation...
Stephen Dinan has a new article that extensively discusses our recent research on Mass Public Shooters. While we greatly appreciate the piece, there are a couple points that could be clearer. . -- Our definition of mass public shootings is not arbitrary. As we note in...
The CPRC's annual report on concealed handgun permits has gotten more coverage at Fox News. . . . . Fox News Digital reported earlier this year that as constitutional carry laws expanded to more states across the country, the number of Americans with concealed carry...
And so, the usual cycle plays out: armed civilian stops active shooter, media steps in (if it even reports it at all) to remind us that the "good guy with a gun" is a myth. Is it, though? CNN cites ALERRT, which provides the FBI with its data. According to these...
Fox News interviewed Dr. John Lott extensively regarding an exchange between Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) and Yale School of Public Health Dean Megan Ranney. . Democrats have long claimed red states are more dangerous than blue states . A Republican senator and Yale...
Our latest annual report on concealed handgun permits got prominent coverage in the Washington Times. More than half of the states now allow residents to carry concealed guns without a permit, leading to a sea change in gun habits, according to a study by the leading...
Fox News has a news story about our latest annual concealed carry permit report. FIRST ON FOX: The number of concealed carry permit holders in the U.S. dropped slightly this year, but the number of Americans carrying a concealed firearm has likely increased overall...
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The president of the Crime Research Prevention Center, a Montana-based pro Second Amendment think tank, John Lott, tells the Sun that Ms. Luhan Grisham’s rationale for her order centers on a handful of recent road rage incidents in the state. There is, however, no...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30s81QMbh2s The CPRC's research got attention on Fox News' Fox & Friends. They were referencing work we had at Real Clear Investigations titled: "There Are Far More Defensive Gun Uses Than Murders in America. Here’s Why You Rarely...
Former senior advisor for research and statistics for the U.S. Department of Justice, John R Lott Jr., claims the FBI has misreported how many armed citizens have stopped active shooters. Lott had the task of evaluating the FBI’s active shooting reports. He found the...