Fox News' Emma Colton has an extensive interview about guns on college campuses with Dr. John Lott. Here are parts of the article that deal with the work that the CPRC does. College campuses have come under the threat of violent crimes or are reeling from violence...
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The New York Sun: More Americans Hold Concealed Carry Permits Than Ever Before
The New York Sun has an article about our newest report on concealed handgun permits. A record number of Americans either hold or have applied for permits to carry concealed weapons in public in the United States in 2022, according to a new report, a number that has...
KGVO: Crime Prevention Research Center Says Bring Back Death Penalty
KGVO-AM radio in Missoula had this story. See also Nikki Goeser and Dr. Lott's latest article in the Washington Times titled: “If you want to deter murders, bring back the death penalty.” . Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - An article in the Washington Times authored by...
At Fox New: At Fox News: More Americans legally carrying guns despite slowest increase in CCW permits on record. Number of concealed carry weapon permits continues upward trend despite nearly half of states enacting ‘constitutional carry’ laws.
The Crime Prevention Research Center's latest annual report on concealed handgun permits was covered extensively at Fox News today. Concealed carry permits have increased by 2.3% in 2022 compared to last year, despite nearly half of U.S. states enacting what have been...
CPRC in the News: Townhall, Yahoo! News, Media Research Center, Life News, The Christian Post, and much more
Pro-life groups and individuals have faced an astronomically higher number of incidents of violence than their pro-abortion counterparts since the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
Fox News: Data show there have been 22 times more attacks on pro-lifers than pro-choice groups since Supreme Court leak
Emma Colton at Fox News has a news story up today about our new research about violence against pro-life and pro-choice groups. EXCLUSIVE: There have been 22 times more attacks against pro-life groups since the leak in early May of a draft Supreme Court opinion...
New York Times quotes Dr. John Lott on Texas’ new Constitutional Carry law
The New York Times has a surprisingly balanced news story on Texas’ new Constitutional Carry law. See Mr. David Goodman's article quoted below. That said, a truly balanced piece wouldn’t have cited research on only one side of the issue. Dr. Lott told Mr. Goodman...
Townhall covers our research: Here’s the Only Thing That’s ‘Rare’ About CCW Holders Stopping Active Shooters
Matt Vespa discusses our new research on errors in the FBI Active Shooting reports. . Just add this to the list of systemic deficiencies plaguing the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Since 2016, there’s been what seems to be a never-ending list of scandals and...
CPRC in the News: Fox News, Yahoo! News, Breitbart, Sinclair Broadcasting, and More
"It is unconscionable that anyone would bring deadly weapons where our city’s children gather to play," said Mayor Kenney. "We will not tolerate the endangerment of children and families while they are in the care of our treasured community spaces, and we must do...
Fox News: Support for red flag laws turns to opposition when voters told about how they work
Fox News has a new piece up on our research today. The study's author suggests 'really biased' framing of poll questions greatly skews support for red flag laws.A new study shows that the attitude of Americans toward red flag laws, where guns are taken away from...
Washington Examiner: FBI undercounts armed citizens stopping attacks
The Washington Examiner discusses our new research on errors in the FBI's active shooter reports. The FBI has been vastly undercounting the times a mass shooting or active shooting event has been stopped by legally armed citizens, according to an independent...
Fox News: FBI undercounts number of times armed citizens have thwarted active shooting incidents
Our research gets extensive coverage at Fox News. A new report from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) argues that the FBI's data contains "massive errors" when tracking active shooting incidents, undercounting how often armed citizens have...








