John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News on the The horrible tragedy last night that left nine people dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., probably could have been avoided. Like so many other attacks, the massacre took place in a...
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Another Shooting in a Gun-free Zone: Nine Dead at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina
Nine people were killed late Wednesday at Charleston Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The white killer is still at large. Not surprising that yet another mass public shooting has taken place where guns were banned. Yet, again, the ban only ensured that...
Texas joins 12 other states that allow permitted concealed handguns on college campuses, copy of final bill available here
By a 98-47 vote the Texas House and a 20-11 vote in the Senate, the Texas legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that allows concealed handgun permit holders to carry guns on college campuses. Nine states allow permitted concealed handguns on college campuses:...
North Dakota moves to eliminate many gun-free zones, including parked cars on college campuses
The list of states that allow concealed permitted handguns on college campuses continues to grow. From KX News in North Dakota: Legislation is headed to Gov. Jack Dalrymple's desk that expands the places where a concealed-carry permit holder can have a gun. The bill...
Kenya gun laws leave victims defenseless
Remember what happened after the Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya in late 2013? From a piece that the CPRC had in the Chicago Tribune: Right after the Kenya attack, Ronald Noble, the secretary-general of Interpol, which is a world version of the FBI and...
With the NRA convention coming to Nashville in three weeks, what are the restaurants and bars where permit holders are welcome?
(Picture of the tourist area of Nashville) While concealed handgun permit holders will be allowed to carry at the convention center for their annual meeting, there are many restaurants and bars around the convention center that don't allow people to carry. With the...
CPRC on the Phil Valentine Show on Gun-free Zones and our Dinner on April 10th
John Lott talked to Phil Valentine about Gun-Free Zones as well as our upcoming events on April 10th and 11th (March 9, 2015 from 5:30 to 6 PM).
Original Research: Concealed Carry Revocation Rates by Age: College age permit holders do not pose a greater risk
Read the entire new report Concealed Carry Revocation Rates by Age from the Crime Prevention Research Center here. It is a common refrain that we can’t allow permitted concealed handguns on university property because we all know how irresponsible young people can be,...
CPRC testimony before the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee on eliminating many Gun-Free Zones
A video of the first panel testifying on the bill to reduce the number of gun-free zones in Nevada is available below (Lott's testimony starts at 5:54 into the video below). Since the first panel went through a lot of the facts regarding guns and schools as well as...
Bloomberg’s Amazingly Inaccurate Ad to Keep Areas Gun-Free Zones
Bloomberg's argument here is that the bill to allow concealed handgun permit holders to carry on school property is really an attempt to let criminals carry guns around schools. The fact that people will need a permit that requires a criminal background check is never...
CPRC on Wyoming Public Television to discuss gun-free zones
While John Lott was visiting Cheyenne, Wyoming last week, he was interviewed by Craig Blumenshine about gun-free zones. The interview of Wyoming Public Television was broadcast on Friday, February 27th, 2015 at 8 PM. The content of this interview came out very well.
CPRC’s research used in legislative debate over gun-free zones in South Dakota
Our research has been used in legislative debate over allowing permitted concealed handguns on college campuses. The state House bill that would allow concealed carry at the University of South Dakota was defeated by a 48 to 20 vote. The president of the University...