From TMJ4.com: "Police bust a dangerous teenage crime ring after a 15-year-old suspect is shot to death by one of his intended victims." These "thugs" were believed to have previously beaten and robbed a young woman. The 15-year-old who was shot and killed had been...
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“Shaneen’s Law”: Both Democrats and Republicans in New Jersey moving to allow discretion in sentencing out-of-state residences carrying concealed handguns
Shaneen Allen's prosecution in New Jersey for carrying her permitted concealed handgun from Pennsylvania is getting attention from the state's politicians of both parties. Here is the push from Democrat state Senator Jeff Van Drew. From CBS New York: Shaneen Allen...
CPRC on the Larry Elder Show on KABC Radio to discussed concealed handgun laws in Illinois
John Lott's interview on the Larry Elder Show on Chicago's experience with concealed handguns is available here. Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 from 8:20 to 8:30 PM EDT. A related piece in Investors' Business Daily starts this way: More Guns, Less Crime: Since...
Illinois robbery rate has fallen by 20 percent since concealed handgun permits started being issued
Given the small percentage of Illinoisans who have obtained a concealed handgun permit, it is very doubtful that permitted concealed could have a significant impact on crime rates, though it might put criminals on notice and there were a few startling cases of self...
CPRC at Fox News: The facts about Dartmouth student Taylor Woolrich and her stalker
The CPRC's John Lott has a piece up at Fox News to try to correct the record after Geraldo Rivera's interview on Fox News last week: It is often very hard for women who have been victims of sexual type crimes to publicly discuss what has happened to them. Last week in...
Even MSNBC has favorable coverage of the Taylor Woolrich case
Estimated 460,000 concealed carry permits in Alabama, Just 4% increase in permits issued in Alabama after discretion removed from Sheriffs
On August 1, 2013, Alabama moved from a discretionary concealed handgun permit rule to one where sheriffs had no discretion (copy of law is here). The number of permits in these six counties have increased by only 4 percent, much less than the increase that we are...
Evidence that guns deter: “Knockout game” attacker asks victim if he is armed before hitting him
The Florida Times-Union points to how guns deter in an attack on a man on Neptune Beach. The victim told police that he believed the boys were playing the “knockout game.” He said he was approached on the beach by one of the boys who asked him if he had a “Glock.” The...
Greg Gutfeld discusses Taylor Woolrich’s case on Fox News’ “The Five” and Red Eye
Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxnews.com">video.foxnews.com</a> Watch the latest video at <a href="http://video.foxnews.com">video.foxnews.com</a> Two of the issues raised in both of these segments were whether students...
Geraldo Rivera makes a complete mess of the Taylor Woolrich case on Fox News
Taylor's case was discussed on Fox News this afternoon. Unfortunately, Geraldo Rivera was on to discuss Taylor's case and he was very ill informed about what was happening. Here are just five errors in his discussion. 1) Geraldo claims that Taylor is safe because...
Taylor Woolrich on NBC’s Today Show to discuss her desire to protect herself
This is a powerful discussion on NBC's Today Show. Taylor did not appear live on the show, instead they used clips from her talk to the Students for...
Fox News on Taylor Woolrich’s story, denied a chance to defend herself from stalker
Here is the first part of the story that was the lead up at Fox News: A 20-year-old Dartmouth student says she may have to give up her Ivy League dream and drop out of school because the prestigious college won't allow her to carry a gun -- to protect herself against...