(Dr. Lott interview on The Steve Gruber Show: February 17, 2016) Dr. John Lott talks with Radio Show Host Steve Gruber about his reaction of the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Dr. Lott explains that the Heller decision, (with a 5-4 vote)...
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CPRC on The Ralph Bristol Show (Nashville, TN): Talking about the dangers of gun-free zones
President of Crime Prevention Research Center, Dr. John Lott, talks with Ralph Bristol on 99.7 WTN about upcoming testimony he will give before the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee on the dangers of gun-free zones and why lifting gun bans will make places like...
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Maryland’s ban on certain semi-automatic rifles and large capacity magazines
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber on the Michigan Talk Network about the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Maryland's ban on certain semi-automatic rifles and large capacity magazines (Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 7:45 to 7:51 AM).
CPRC on The Dana Show: “Supreme Court likely to hear new ‘assault weapons’ ban case”
John Lott talked to Dana Loesch about the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines banned by Maryland's Firearm Safety Act (Monday, February 8, 2016 from 6:40 to 6:48 PM EST). The case seems destined to...
CPRC on the Michigan Talk Network with Steve Gruber: On Obama’s push to make military firearms less lethal
John Lott talked to Steve Gruber about President Obama's order to the military firearms less lethal (Tuesday, February 2, 2016 from 6:45 to 6:52 AM).
CPRC on “Reasoned Discourse”: Gun Violence and Gun Control, a discussion with Dr. Michael Weisser
From Reasoned Discourse with Jules Mermelstein: "Dr. John Lott, author of "More Guns Less Crime" and other books, and Dr. Michael Weisser, author of "Because They're Assholes: Violence and Gun Violence" and other books, discuss whether gun control would help or hurt...
CPRC on KXDJ in Amarillo, Texas: The cost of background checks, background checks and mass public shootings, drug gangs and guns, and other issues
John Lott was on KXDJ in Amarillo, Texas to discuss a range of gun control issues (Thursday, January 21, 2016). The cost of background checks Background checks and mass public shootings, more on the cost of background checks Drug gangs and guns More on drug gangs and...
CPRC on Haus Rules: FBI’s Gun Background Check Program Has Some VERY Significant Problems
John Lott talked to Michael Hausam about the problems with the NICS background check system (Monday, January 25th, 2016, 10:35 to 11:00 AM).
CPRC on Turkish Television discussing Obama’s executive actions on Guns: What passes for “debate” by some gun control advocates
John Lott "debated" Leah Barrett, the executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, about President Obama's new executive orders on guns. The debate starts at 5:38 into the video and let's people again see what is sometimes like to debate gun control...
CPRC interviewed by The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) on new California legislation to ban semi-automatic rifles accept detachable magazines and fire centerfire ammunition
John Lott talked to The Press Enterprise's Richard De Atley: Attorney General Kamala Harris and Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, announced the bill -- AB1663 -- saying it would close what Harris called the “bullet button loophole” for weapons currently legal...
CPRC on The Jim Bohannon Show: Texas open carry law and Obama’s executive actions for expanded background checks, mental health and more…
John Lott talked to Jim Bohannon about the new law in Texas to allow open carry of guns for law-abiding citizens. Information on how the president's executive actions on guns will have a real negative impact on law-abiding people's ability to be able to defend...
CPRC on The Doc Washburn Show: Does Obama believe you should be able to own a gun? No.
Dr. John Lott Jr., goes into details with Doc Washburn of 102.9 KARN about Obama's statement back in 1996 (at The University of Chicago Law School) that he "didn't believe people should be able to own guns." More information is given about the real costs imposed on...

