. . . John R. Lott Jr., former president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, argued in an op-ed that the reasoning behind Biden’s gun control agenda is flawed.“Far less than 1 percent of guns are ever used in crimes, suicides, or accidents, and when...
Media Coverage
Mother Jones lists CPRC President John Lott as the 5th worst “Lackey” left behind by the Trump Administration
Mother Jones has never been know for its accuracy, and it surely isn’t going to start now. In a new article on February 1st titled, “Trump May Be Gone, But He Left Plenty of Lackeys Behind. Here Are Some of the Worst. How last-minute appointments will keep Trump’s...
Fox News: Behind Nikki Goeser’s ongoing harassment from her husband’s jailed killer
The power of prisoner rights groups is on full display right now in an ongoing battle with the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC). Our Nikki Goeser is fighting with TDOC to get them to remove the good time early release credits granted to the man who murdered...
Ohio governor reverses veto threat, relies on CPRC research in decision to sign state’s new Stand Your Ground Law
Many were surprised that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the state's new Stand Your Ground Law. In December, headlines in Ohio indicated: "DeWine Hints He Will Veto 'Stand Your Ground' Bill." The decision made Ohio the 34th state to have such a provision. Recently it...
On OAN’s The Ledger Report: Professor Luis Locay discusses CPRC founder Dr. John Lott’s research on election fraud during the 2020 Presidential Election
Our earlier research in August showed how the vast majority European and developed countries ban absentee ballots for citizens living in their country. While Dr. Lott is no longer with the CPRC, he has released new research while he is at the US Department of Justice...
CPRC in the News: Newsweek, Washington Times, Politico, Breitbart, and many others
John Lott of The Wall Street Journal, who mentions the study in his 2013 piece on crime, alludes to a 5.7 per 100,000 murder rate prior to the ban expiring — in conjunction with the fact that the murder rate fell to 4.7 per 100,000, in 2011.Gabe Kaminsky, "Biden's...
President Trump: Uses CPRC research to point out that virtually all of Europe either prohibits absentee ballots or require Photo Voter IDs
President Trump in speech of December 2, 2020: Most Americans would be shocked to learn no state in the country verifies citizenship as a condition for voting in federal elections. This is a national disgrace. No other advanced country conducts elections this...
CPRC in the news: Daily Wire, Forbes, Post Millennial, World Tribune, and other places
John Lott tweeted out the State Senator's issued statement: "The changing guidance she has delivered to counties not only directly contradicts the Election Code language she is sworn to uphold, but also conflicts her own litigation statements and decisions of...
In America’s 1st Freedom: Shooting Straight with John R. Lott
Note: Interview of Dr. John R. Lott done before he left the CPRC. This gun-control activist really didn’t like John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. She got right in Lott’s face and began screaming. The thing is, we were in a congressional...
On Bill Martinez Live: Discussion about the consequences of a Joe Biden Presidency and Democrat controlled Senate.
Friday, October 16, 2020 Dr. John Lott talked with Bill Martinez on his national radio show about the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings as well as the consequences of a Joe Biden Presidency and Democrat controlled Senate.
CPRC in the News: Newsweek, Forbes, Daily Wire, Daily Caller, and much more
A shortage of ammunition in the U.S. is set to continue following record firearms sales this year. Reasons suggested for the high arms sales figures include uncertainty amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming presidential election and civil unrest...
CPRC in the News: The Wall Street Journal, Detroit News, Star Tribune, Daily Caller
John Lott writes in a Newsweek op-ed:Thirty-seven states have changed their mail-in voting procedures this year in response to the coronavirus. They have followed the lead of Democrats and the media, who claim that concerns about voter fraud and vote buying...












