MyNorthwest (Seattle, Washington), July 17, 2019 Gottlieb calls gun-free zones “counterproductive,” noting the vulnerability of people should a mass-shooting incident take place. He points to research from the conservative Crime Prevention Research Center, that...
Media Discussion on CPRC
The Rush Limbaugh show briefly mentions Twitter locking John Lott’s account
When former Congressman Jason Lewis served as a substitute host for Rush Limbaugh he brought up how Twitter has locked John Lott's account. (Friday, July 5, 2019, First hour)
Crime Prevention Research Center in the News: Breitbart, ZeroHedge, Business & Politics Review, Campus Safety, and much more
Breitbart, June 30, 2019 Democrat presidential hopeful Eric Swalwell claims his confiscatory “assault weapons” ban would have prevented the December 14, 2012, attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. He made this claim in response to a tweet by John Lott,...
Our research cited extensively in the Philadelphia Inquirer: Eliminating gun-free zones: A way to deter mass shooters?
George Parry, a former federal and state prosecutor, had a piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 5th, where he relied heavily on our research. We have added notes below where the links that were provided were to the Crime Prevention Research Center, though even...
News coverage of our research by the Sinclair Broadcast Group: “Mass Shootings in the U.S. Compared with other Countries”
On June 5th, our research on mass public shootings got significant coverage by local news outlets throughout the United States. The news coverage starts this way: WASHINGTON (SBG) - Elected leaders on Capitol Hill were quick to respond with familiar calls for action...
Mention in Newsweek: House Republicans who reintroduce bill eliminating all gun-free school zones rely on CPRC research
Newsweek discusses the evidence put forward for eliminating gun-free zones at schools. . . . The "98 percent" statistic cited by Massie was pulled from a November 2018 Chicago Tribune op-ed by the conservative author of The War on Guns, John R. Lott Jr., who is also...
Crime Prevention Research Center in the News: Fox News, Daily Caller, National Review, Townhall, and many other places
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...
On the Sinclair Broadcast Group: “Mass shootings in US compared with other countries”
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...
Editorials across nine newspapers in Florida: “Research disproves hysteria about arming teachers”
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;...
Crime Prevention Research Center in the News: The Daily Caller, Yahoo! News, Inside Sources, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, PowerLine, and others
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...
Our work mentioned in the Wall Street Journal
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...
Our work cited in the New York Times, though it is used to make misleading points
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...












