CPRC's Dr. John Lott was interviewed for a brief news segment about a federal judge's decision to strike down DC's very restrictive concealed handgun law as too restrictive. A copy of the decision is available here. The first quote here was edited to leave out...
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CPRC in the News: Washington Times, Hot Air, Townhall, New American, Dayton Daily News, and many others
Dayton Daily News, May 13, 2016 All 50 states now allow some form of concealed carry, and since Obama’s election, the number of citizens with concealed handgun permits nearly tripled to more than 12.8 million, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center. The...
CPRC in the News: Sacramento Bee, Townhall, Breitbart, and many other places around the US
Townhall, April 23, 2016 Wisconsin reached a major milestone this week: 300,000 of its residents are licensed to carry a concealed firearm. That’s eight percent of the state’s population. . . . The Crime Prevention Research Center also issued a report saying that more...
CPRC’s Lott noted in the Wall Street Journal editorial on “Harriet Tubman is an inspired choice to replace Andrew Jackson”
In an editorial in the Wall Street Journal, they mention a tweet that CPRC's John Lott had on Harriet Tubman and concerns that her choice may be a politically correct move. John Lott makes a pithy case for the contrary. An expert on the Second Amendment and sometime...
CPRC research is covered by Breitbart.com: “Guns Stolen from Licensed Dealers at Rate of .039%”
The CPRC's new study on gun thefts from Federally licensed gun dealers gets covered at Breitbart.com: A new Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) report shows that guns were stolen from licensed dealers at a rate of .039 percent in 2015. This revelation comes even...
Obama’s Meaningless Gun Order:President issues another fiat that seems designed mainly to harass firearms sellers
On March 30th, 2016, Edmund Kozak had a write up on our new report showing that Obama's claim that "many lost and stolen guns end up being used in crimes" is simply not true. A central component of President Obama’s recent executive actions on gun control was designed...
CPRC Mentions in the News: Orange County Register, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tennessean, Daily Caller, Baltimore Sun, HuffPost Politics, America’s 1st Freedom, and many others
ABC Channel 10 (Sacramento, California), February 25, 2016 The spike is so pronounced that it has angered gun advocates and gun critics alike. To those who see the proliferation of firearms as a problem, another rush for guns is just the latest chapter in a tragically...
CPRC at Fox News: “Dramatic spike in NYC slashing attacks frightens citizens, puzzles experts”
Uniformed police face a very difficult job in stopping these attacks. Those doing the slashing will simply wait until the police leave the area, and it is impossible to put enough uniformed police out there to cover all the possible cars. Undercover police is an...
CPRC at LifeZette: “Settled Science: Guns Make You Safer”
Another outlet has discussed our survey of academics' views on guns. A new report from the Crime Research Prevention Center shows gun ownership makes people safer. The report, obtained by LifeZette, surveyed academics worldwide who published peer-reviewed, empirical...
Hot Air discusses new CPRC research: “How Economists and Criminologists view gun ownership”
On February 17, 2016, Jazz Shaw had an extensive write up on our new survey of economists and criminologists on guns. A number of recent news items regarding proposed gun control legislation offer an opportunity to look at the way that the media covers the scientific...
CPRC Research cited by Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey in defending reasons for doing away with Gun-Free Zones in Legislative Plaza & War Memorial Bldg
Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey There are a lot of discussions in Tennessee about Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey's push to eliminate gun free zones in the state Capitol area. Here is one example of the impact that the CPRC is having. Central Tennessee's NPR affiliate WKNO's Chas...
CPRC in the News: Coverage of our Testimony before the Tennessee state Senate
Five News Stories across Tennessee WZTV Fox 17 Nashville News, February 9, 2016 Nashville, Tenn --- Author and national gun law commentator Dr. John Lott spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday in favor of a series of bills that expand where you can carry...