https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc85xTZIjtU On October 24th, Dr. John Lott gave a talk at Tufts University to their Federalist Society. The talk was on gun control laws that discriminate against minorities and the poor. The audio is available here.
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Even in Chicago, views on guns are starting to change: When police can’t protect people, what do you do?
In January of this year, when he was running to be mayor of Chicago, State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) acknowledged the obvious: Many young people in these neighborhoods carry a gun because —out of fear and a lack of trust that the police will protect them—they...
At Fox News: Gun controls backed by Dem presidential candidates would hurt poor and minorities
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News on what the new gun control regulations proposed by Democrats will mean for the poor and minorities. The piece starts this way: Name a gun control regulation, and you’ll find Democratic presidential candidates who...
If voter ID laws disenfranchise minority voters, don’t similar rules prevent minorities from owning guns? Congressman uses CPRC research
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) asks panelists before the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties about what kinds of requirements disenfranchise voters. He goes on to point out that those restrictions already exist for gun purchases. Not everyone...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wants it to cost $550 to own and carry a gun, up from $27
We have noted many times how Democrats want to prevent poor minorities from owning guns. Democrats are now making gun ownership even more expensive. The New York Times reports: "Having a gun in New Jersey could soon cost 20 times as much: Gov. Philip Murphy’s proposed...
New Democrat legislation to hike the taxes on guns from 10% to 20% and the tax on ammunition from 11% to 50%
Democrats have long pushed for taxes and fees to prevent the poor and minorities from owning guns. The likely gubernatorial nominee for Illinois and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) announced new legislation to increase federal excise taxes on shells and cartridges from...
Problems with discretion: Few Concealed Handgun Permits Given to Hispanics, Blacks, or Women in Los Angeles County
In 2013, LA Weekly obtained a list of the 341 concealed carry permit holders in Los Angeles County, California. That is only about 0.0045% of the 7.7 million adults living in the county in 2013. As of January this year, there were only 226 permits, about 0.0029% of...
In The Hill newspaper: “Democratic double standard on guns hurts the poor”
Dr. John Lott has started as a contributor for The Hill newspaper, which is read by members of Congress and their staff, though it has a somewhat broader audience. Lott's first piece is on the Democrats consistently pushing fees and taxes that make it difficult for...
In Texas state Senate and House, Only Democrats voted against lowering fees for permitted concealed handguns
UPDATED: Democrats say that the support the poor, but when it come to letting the poor defend themselves, if it were up to Democrats in Texas, they would never have lowered the fees paid the state for permits. In Texas only Democrats voted against reducing the fee...
In the Hartford Courant: “Guns Only For The Rich In Connecticut”
Dr. John Lott has a piece in the Hartford Courant on Connecticut Governor Malloy's push to raise the state's concealed handgun permit fee from $140 to $370. Why do Democrats, self-proclaimed champions of the poor, make it so difficult for poor people to defend...
Powerful ad illustrating that it is poor blacks, particularly women, who need guns the most for protection
John Lott's research shows that there are two groups of people who benefit the most from owning guns: 1) poor blacks who live in high crime urban areas (people who are most likely to be victims of violent crime) and 2) people who are relatively weaker physically...
CPRC at Investors Business Daily: The same people who want to disarm police also want to disarm poor blacks
John Lott's newest piece at Investors Business Daily: Police aren't always there to protect people — not in Baltimore, not in Ferguson and not when the average person has to confront a criminal. This is particularly true in the poorest sections of town. Even police...