On October 5, 2015 Rush Limbaugh mentioned some research that the CPRC had put together, though the source that he used doesn't acknowledge the research as coming from us. The source of Limbaugh's number is available in our report here where we go through each and...
Media Discussion on CPRC
CPRC research showing the claim that police are disproportionately shooting blacks was false was mentioned in CSPAN
This segment was shown on C-SPAN on November 15, 2015 at about 12:30 PM.
CPRC in the News around the Country: From Jacksonville to Houston to San Francisco
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Florida), Saturday, November 21, 2015 From the start, the controversy over Stand Your Ground laws has included discussions of race. Critics have said they favor white defendants who claim self-defense against black people. . . ....
Recent CPRC’s media coverage from around the country: Detroit Free Press, Daily Caller, Newser, Digital Journal
Digital Journal, November 12, 2015 Maryland lawmakers passed the ballistic-fingerprinting measure in 2000, and it was signed into law by then-Governor Parris N. Glendening (D) as a way for police to use shell casings found at crime scenes to find the gun that had...
CPRC research discussed by Ben Swann on CBS46-TV in Atlanta
In his report, Ben Swann on the local Fox affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia mentions the CPRC research on the number of permits issued as well as our work on how law-abiding permit holders are.
CPRC IN THE NEWS: WASHINGTON POST, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Raleigh’s WRAL, Pittsburgh’s WPXI TV, and Others
Washington Post, November 3, 2015 One big factor driving this trend? An explosion in the popularity of concealed-carry handgun permits. Data maintained by independent researcher and gun rights advocate John Lott suggests that the number of concealed carry permit...
Interview with Brazilian Media over Legislation to Liberalize Brazilian Gun Control Laws
John Lott was interviewed by Gabriel Brust with Portugues do Brasil about the move to liberalize their gun laws (November 2, 2015): With the advancement in the National Congress of the bill repealing the Disarmament Statute in force since 2003, making it less...
CPRC interviewed by Fox News about Concealed Handgun Permit Holder Stopping Robbery in Chicago
CPRC's John Lott was interviewed by Fox News about a permit holder who stopped a robbery in Chicago: . . . The incident could add more fuel to the ongoing debate about whether the proliferation of handguns is responsible for crime or if more guns in the hands of...
New “Mothers Against Gun-Free Zones” Citing CPRC Research
Christy Stutzman, the mom of a high schooler and the wife of Congressman Marlin Stutzman, announced the formation of a new organization called "Mothers Against Gun-Free Zones." From her piece in today's Washington Times: . . . My No. 1 priority is to know with...
CPRC in the news around the world: The UK Guardian, Detroit Free Press, Orange County Register, and others
The Orange County Register (Orange County, California) and the Press Enterprise (Riverside County, California), October 20, 2015 But if someone is intent on breaking laws against murder, it is safe to assume that laws creating “gun-free zones” will not deter them. In...
CPRC at the Voice of America on School Shootings
Voice of America, October 13, 2015 Critics, such as John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, take issue with Everytown’s numbers. “A number of fact checks have found significant mistakes in Everytown’s report,” Lott said in an email. “Among their...
CPRC in the Washington Times about claims that Australian and British gun control laws made their countries better
In the Washington Times on October 14, 2015: But John R. Lott Jr., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said gun-related homicides and suicides were declining in Australia even before the restrictions were imposed, and the trend simply continued after...