"If Biden is allowed to impose regulations without a vote by Congress simply because he decides it helps ‘public safety,’ there is no limit to what he can do," gun advocate John R. Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told Fox News. "He could...
Media Discussion on CPRC
Congressman Massie uses CPRC research to argue for an amendment to protect Americans’ Due Process Rights
$2.5 billion in the Democrats' $3.5 trillion entitlement package would allow the US Department of Justice to incentivize states adopting Red Flag Laws. Congressman Thomas Massie proposed an amendment to protect people's Due Process rights, but Democrats said that was...
CPRC in the News: Forbes, Instapundit, BizPac Review, and more
“Most developed countries ban absentee ballots unless the citizen is living abroad or require Photo-IDs to obtain those ballots,” noted an August 2020 study by John Lott with the Crime Prevention Center. “Even higher percentages of European Union or other...
Other Amicus Briefs in the upcoming Supreme Court Case Of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that Cite the CPRC’s Work
There are a couple additional briefs in the upcoming Supreme Court Case Of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that cite the CPRC's research (we had already shows one from the states of Arizona and Missouri). All the briefs are available here. Our...
CPRC in the News: Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Politifact, Epoch Times, Real Clear Politics, and much more
U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez on June 4 issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of much of California’s ban on purchasing assault rifles. State Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has appealed the Benitez ruling, saying the state’s “strong common sense gun...
CPRC in the News: Washington Examiner, Seeking Alpha, PJ Media, Real Clear Politics, Just the News, and much more
Economist and gun rights advocate John Lott wrote the successful and breakthrough book More Guns, Less Crime in 1998, and the anti-gun Left has never forgiven him for it.Anti-gunners refuse to appear with the author, speaker, numbers cruncher, and president...
Congressman Thomas Massie cites CPRC work in House Judiciary Committee Hearing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E21Uyubz3Lg In a House Judiciary Committee hearing on discriminatory, false positives from Facial Recognition Technology, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) raises similar concerns with the NICS background check system. Massie directly...
Amicus Brief from Arizona and Missouri in the Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen cites Dr. Lott’s work
A complete copy of this Amicus brief by the state Attorney Generals for Arizona and Missouri in the Supreme Court case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen is available here. The Supreme Court will hear the case in October, and it addresses...
Victims of some serious crimes in Tennessee can now ask for a lifetime order of protection
Thanks to a suggestion by Nikki Goeser to state lawmaker William Lamberth, victims of some serious crimes in Tennessee can now ask for a lifetime order of protection. Lamberth and state Senator Mike Bell carried the bill through the state legislature. Prior to this...
John Stossel references our research in his newest video: The Right To BEAR Arms
John Stossel explains why government shouldn't require you to give a justification to protect yourself. He also explains why more guns mean less crime.
Mark Levin reads on Air our op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the latest gun control hoax
Mark Levin read on his national radio show Dr. John Lott's oped piece titled: "The School That Wasn’t There: I Drove 950 Miles To Give A Commencement Address. It Was An Elaborate Hoax By A Gun-Control Organization." (Tuesday, June 29, 2021, from 8:05 to 8:12 PM) Mark...
Trump mentions our work on Montana’s mail-in Ballot problems at Save America Rally in Wellington, Ohio
President Trump at a rally in Wellington Ohio mentions Montana's mail-in Ballot problems. A detailed discussion of those problems where there were 6.33 percent more votes than absentee ballot envelopes is available here. (June 26, 2021)












