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...
Media Discussion on CPRC
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...
CPRC’s research discussed in the New York Times, providing context on how rare bad actions by permits are
In a case where a concealed handgun permit holder in Michigan may have used excessive force with her permitted concealed handgun to stop a shoplifter, the New York Times references the CPRC's John Lott. John Lott, an economist, author and prominent advocate of...
CPRC Testimony before the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Eliminating many Gun-free zones
John Lott testified before the Michigan state Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 3 PM. MLive.com had this: His comments were echoed by John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime," a book that has become a central document for gun rights...
CPRC in the News: News Coverage from around the US
Washington Post, October 8, 2015 But pro-gun-rights economist John Lott Jr. wrote in his 2003 book, "The Bias Against Guns," that states with conceal-and-carry laws did have lower firearm murder and injury rates. He's also argued that guns can be a powerful deterrent:...