On March 10th, Rachael Joseph, the Director of Outreach for Protect Minnesota and who works with Bloomberg's Everytown, had a piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune attacking Dr. John Lott. The piece was supposedly about Lott's op-ed on Stand Your...
Letters that we submitted
The New York Times’ false claims about what the public and their selective experts think about gun control
On January 10, 2017, the New York Times had an article claiming that both the public and their selective experts favored more gun control. From their article: The academics in our panel — many of the country’s best empirical researchers on gun policy — were far more...
CPRC Response to Washington Post article on guns in statehouse buildings
As we have previously discussed, the Associated Press used our research on state capitols that allow people to carry firearms. Here is the letter that we sent into the Washington Post: Dear Letters Editor: Your article grossly exaggerates the risks of concealed...
The New York Times yet again as a Fake News Site: Citing false information from the Violence Policy Center
Once again the New York Times is citing bogus data from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) (January 12, 2017). The grim truth is that concealed-carry permit holders are rarely involved in stopping crime. But people with permits have been responsible for more than 900...
The New York Times as a Fake News Site: Again cites false information from the Violence Policy Center
Once again the New York Times is citing bogus data from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). But since 2007, concealed-carry permit holders have been responsible for at least 898 deaths not involving self-defense, according to the Violence Policy Center, a gun safety...
CPRC in the Washington Post: “There is no particular risk in allowing concealed carry on campus”
Dr. John Lott had a letter in the Washington Post responding to a piece in the previous Sunday's paper by Daniel Webster and Ronald Daniels. The letter is as follows: In their Oct. 23 Sunday Opinion essay, “Guns on campus only invite tragedies,” Daniel Webster and...
Letter sent to New York Times regarding New Center for American Progress Claiming that Gun Laws Reduce Crime
This letter wasn't published, but it was sent to the New York Times after their article on a new Center for American Progress Claiming that gun laws reduce crime. Dear Letters Editor: The Times incorrectly describes a study as showing that gun control laws reduce...
New York Times doesn’t care about accurately describing academic research
The New York Times is well know for its bias, but here is yet another example of the Times making a claim that is clearly false. In an article titled "Rarity of Tulsa Shooting: Female Officers Are Almost Never Involved," they claim: Research on the subject has ranged...
CPRC in the Los Angeles Times: Yes, gun-free zones are targets — and research proves it
Dr. John Lott had a letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times responding to an error filled op-ed by gun control advocates Evan DeFilippis and Devin Hughes, who appear to be part of the Bloomberg funded gun control network. To the editor: Evan DeFilippis’ and...
Correcting Another New York Times’ oped: “Gun Control That Actually Works”
Dear Letters Editor: Alan Berlow quotes one person who isn’t worried about gun registration leading to confiscation ("Gun Control That Actually Works,” May 31). But this isn’t very assuring. In 2013, New York City used registration lists to confiscate guns. ...
Errors in the New York Times: Gail Collins’ “Meet Deadeye Donald” May 20, 2016
The CPRC frequently writes letters to the editor at the New York Times to correct their errors, though unlike many newspapers the Times never acknowledges or corrects even the most egregious errors. Here are some of the errors in a piece over the weekend by Gail...
New York Times again using the bogus Violence Policy Center data
The New York Times continues its reliance on the Violence Policy Center's discussion about concealed handgun permit holders. since 2007, at least 763 people have been killed in 579 shootings that did not involve self-defense. The Times didn't take our letter to the...