Media Discussion on CPRC

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

News Articles The Blaze, Friday, February 12, 2016 Academia is generally viewed as a liberal bastion, but one survey finds that despite their broad political leanings, college professors who have studied the impact of guns on society believe ownership of firearms...

News articles The Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland), February 5, 2016 What Obama proposed would do absolutely nothing to remedy this problem. According to John Lott, who created the Crime Prevention Research Center, Obama had most of his conclusions exactly backward....

The Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has a story about how the last two months have seen a record breaking increase in the number of concealed handgun permits in the state. . . . More than one in eight adults in South Dakota boasts a permit to carry a...

Washington Post, January 18, 2016 The number of concealed handgun permits has increased over the past decade, from 4.6 million in 2007 to more than 12.8 million in 2015, according to a recent report from the Crime Prevention Research Center. . . . Santa Fe New...