With the new crime data just released by the FBI yesterday, the big increase in concealed handgun permits after 2007 continues to be associated with a decline in murder rates (for the number of concealed handgun permits in 2013 see our report available here).
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CPRC at Fox News: “‘Lone Wolf’ terror attacks: We’re sitting ducks and Americans with guns are last line of defense”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: The recent spate of “lone wolf” terrorist attacks both here and in Canada seem to have come out of nowhere. And it’s clear that they have left Americans and Canadians as sitting ducks. Simply by using the Internet,...
CPRC on the Glenn Beck Show on The Blaze TV, discussing women stalking victims and guns used for self protection
On August 26th, John Lott and Frank Miniter were on The Glenn Beck Show to discuss some cases where women have been stalking victims (particularly, Taylor Woolrich's case). Dana Loesch was substituting for Glenn. The audio of the TV show is available here (Tuesday,...
CPRC in the Washington Times on concealed handgun laws: “Carrying and Law-abiding”
Here is a copy of an op-ed that John Lott had in the Washington Times on August 27, 2014. Please click on text to make it larger.
CPRC in the Washington Times: More evidence that the high costs of concealed handgun permits disarms poor blacks
This valuable data shows the gross disparity in concealed handgun permits by race and income in Chicago. Besides the $650 to get a permit (fees and training costs), one can't take the handguns with them on public transportation and there are no shooting ranges to...
Bloomberg Businessweek cites CPRC study on the number of concealed handgun permits
The piece by Joel Rosenblatt notes the comparison our recent study made between the explosion in concealed handgun permits and dropping murder rates: Gun control advocates say that math is dangerous, because without stringent permitting, the odds go up that guns will...
CPRC on the new proposed DC Concealed Handgun regulations at the Blaze
From the Blaze: . . . However, Dr. John Lott Jr., Second Amendment expert and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told TheBlaze the proposed law is not a huge win for gun rights. Lott said politicians in Washington, D.C., are considering passing a “may...
Concealed carry permit holder defends himself against six gang members who tried to rob him, gang members part of dozens of robberies over past 3 days
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...
“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...