Daily Caller, May 15, 2019 Here’s a truth that every American should consider: There are at least 18 states that allow teachers to carry guns. And yet, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center, there has NEVER been a mass shooting attempted in any...
Dr. John Lott was interviewed by Sinclair Broadcast Group about the Crime Prevention Research Center's count of mass public shootings across countries. Sinclair references Snopes.com's criticism of our work because we looked at the per capita rate of attacks across...
Our recent research on school shootings has gotten an extensive editorial write-up in nine newspapers across Florida. Palm Beach Daily News, May 30, 2019; Florida Times-Union, May 30, 2019; Daily Commercial, May 30, 2019; St. Augustine Record, May 30, 2019;...
The New American, May 6, 2019 John Lott couldn't find a single instance of a shooting on a school campus where teachers and staff were permitted to carry concealed, going all the way back to 2000. John Lott’s latest study refutes claims by anti-gunners that the...
In article in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 about federal licenses held by firearm collectors, they had this discussion: The curio and relic license that Mr. Saenz possessed is issued by the federal government for antique firearm...
We missed this reference to our work when it went up in October 2018. Nicholas Kristof, in the New York Times, discussed what caused the rise in concealed handgun permits. Remember when President Obama tried to change the Second Amendment and ban handguns? No, neither...
Dr. John Lott was one of the people interviewed by the Denver Post about the 20th Anniversary of Columbine massacre. Here is the discussion that they had with him. John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of “More Guns, Less Crime,” said...
The Associated Press has an article on Florida approaching 2 million concealed handgun permit holders. The attached national graph is from the Associated Press article. Florida had a total of 1,971,997 currently valid concealed weapon permits as of March 31, according...
Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA references the Crime Prevention Research Center's research on crime by illegal aliens in Arizona. This is part of a much longer statement that Kirk made, but his first point is to cite CPRC research. More information on our research...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah), March 22, 2019 John Lott, an economist and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and author of the 1998 book "More Guns, Less Crime," said that the best way to ensure the safety of the American people is not...
The Young Turk's Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur spent a recent show attacking Ben Shapiro for referencing the Crime Prevention Research Center's research on Mass Public Shootings around the world (156,000 views as of March 21, 2019). Following an earlier attack by...
In a close 4-3 decision the Connecticut state Supreme Court, gave the green light for a lawsuit against gun maker Remington, which made the Bushmaster gun used in the Sandy Hook shooting. The very liberal Supreme Court, with 6 of the 7 Justices appointed by the...