Gun control advocates don't seem to realize how gun control laws primarily prevent law-abiding citizens, not criminals from getting guns. It isn't just an issue of smuggling guns. It is also a question of being able to produce them, even machine guns. Israel can't...
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President Obama and Michael Bloomberg meet in White House to discuss the Executive Actions Obama is Planning
President Obama's meeting with other gun control advocates indicates that executive action on gun control is likely imminent. From The Hill newspaper: . . . Obama huddled with Bloomberg "as part of the administration's continuing push to address gun violence in...
President Obama uses the Eulogy for Rev. Pickney to Push for more Gun Control
FOR TOO LONG -- [APPLAUSE] FOR TOO LONG, WE HAVE BEEN BLIND TO THE UNIQUE MAYHEM THAT GUN VIOLENCE AFFLICTS UPON THIS NATION. [APPLAUSE] SPORADICALLY, OUR EYES ARE OPEN. WHEN IT OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE CUT DOWN IN A CHURCH BASEMENT, 12 IN A MOVIE THEATER, 26...
CPRC puts in Amicus brief in 9th Circuit case fighting to end California’s 10-day waiting period for those who already own guns
In response to claims made before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the CPRC has pointed to that there is no evidence showing that background checks or waiting periods reduce any type of violent crime or total suicides. The case before the court is more specific than...
In little noticed change, Obama administration collecting data on race, ethnicity of gun buyers
From the Washington Times: With little fanfare, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2012 amended its Form 4473 — the transactional record the government requires gun purchasers and sellers to fill out when buying a firearm — to identify...
Obama renews call for more gun control
On the one-year anniversary of the Navy Yard shooting, President Obama "called on Americans to renew the push for gun-control legislation": "One year ago, 12 Americans went to work to protect and strengthen the country they loved," Obama said. "Today, we must do the...
CPRC at Fox News: “Chicago violence: The buck stops with you, Rahm Emanuel”
The newest CPRC op-ed at Fox News starts this way: Over the July 4 weekend, in Chicago alone, 16 people were shot to death and another 66 were wounded. At a press briefing on July 11, the White House weighed in, stating that Obama would "continue to make the case"...
So what caused crime rates to go up in 2012 in Chicago?: An extended discussion on the Dennis Miller Radio Show
The main event: Dennis was nice enough to have both the police officer and John Lott to discuss the issue of Chicago's murder rates more fully on Friday, May 16th from 12:33 to 1:00 PM, audio here. The second half the interview was on the general issue of why more...
CPRC on Fox News to discuss Chicago’s policing policies and restrictions on poor people being able to defend themselves
Appearance: Saturday, April 26th, 9:33 to 9:37 PM. Here is a rough transcript. Judge Jeanine: With me now, political commentator, author of seven books [actually eight] including More Guns, Less Crime, John Lott. Okay. More Guns, Less Crime. That is counter intuitive....
CPRC on Blaze TV with Dana Loesch to discuss the BATF’s Ares Raid in California and Bloomberg’s “research”
The audio of John Lott's appearance is available here (March 21, 2014, 5:21 to 5:26 PM). This audio contains the five minutes before John Lott is interviewed as Dana is interviewing the Ares shop owner who was dealing with the BATF.
CPRC on Sandy Rios’ radio show on Dr. Murthy’s nomination to be Surgeon General
Lott's interview with Sandy Rios on America Family Radio is available here (March 21, 2014, 8:20 to 8:35 AM). The piece that we discussed is available at Fox News.
CPRC on the Dana Show to discuss the Ares Raid in California and the Murthy nomination to be surgeon general
Dana's radio show is always fun and this show was no different: available here (March 20, 2014 from 1:36 to 1:47 PM). A discussion of the BATF raid is available here from Fox News: The ATF says their investigation into Ares Armor stems from the sale of a new plastic...