The Times-Picayune discusses the Louisiana's concealed handgun law: A study by Crime Prevention Research Center, a gun-carrying advocacy site, looked at permit data from 2007-2013. It showed for each 1 percentage point increase in the adult population holding permits...
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Explaining why the risks of lead poisoning from shooting guns is greatly exaggerated
This quote is part of a long piece that Thinkprogress.org had on the risks of lead poisoning. . . . John R. Lott is founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, a tax-exempt organization that works to “advance the scientific understanding of the...
CPRC at Breitbart on FBI’s problematic study on Mass Public Shootings
The story by Kristin Tate at Breitbart starts off this way: A fresh report by the FBI would lead one to believe that mass shootings in the U.S. have dramatically increased during recent years. But according to economist John Lott -- Founder and President of the Crime...
CPRC on CNN: Notes on California’s new gun violence restraining orders (UPDATE: The San Diego Union-Tribune picks up on CPRC’s discussion)
The CNN debate shown in the above youtube video was broadcast on the Michael Smerconish Show at 9:30 to 9:35 AM and 6:30 to 6:35 PM EDT, Saturday, October 11, 2014. California has long allowed police who believe that someone represents a danger to themselves or others...
CPRC at CNN: “Why blacks should have more guns”
CNN's John Blake has a new article on how race and guns. Bob Cottrol is also interviewed for the piece. Here is part of the discussion: Some gun rights advocates say contemporary black communities could learn from that tradition of self-defense. Restrictive gun...
CPRC in the Washington Times: “Bloomberg group’s mass-shootings report ‘riddled with errors’: gun reseacher”
From The Washington Times: The July report by billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s funded gun-control group Everytown for Gun Safety is “riddled with errors,” including mistakes in the number of shootings reported, the extent of the shooter’s mental illness and even where...
CPRC in the Washington Times: More evidence that the high costs of concealed handgun permits disarms poor blacks
This valuable data shows the gross disparity in concealed handgun permits by race and income in Chicago. Besides the $650 to get a permit (fees and training costs), one can't take the handguns with them on public transportation and there are no shooting ranges to...
Bloomberg Businessweek cites CPRC study on the number of concealed handgun permits
The piece by Joel Rosenblatt notes the comparison our recent study made between the explosion in concealed handgun permits and dropping murder rates: Gun control advocates say that math is dangerous, because without stringent permitting, the odds go up that guns will...
CPRC in the Brown University Daily Herald on the University of Rhode Island move to arm campus police
The article in the Brown Daily Herald discussed our recent study that college age permit holders are extremely law-abiding: But John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said he supports URI’s decision. “It’s hard for me to fathom why people...
CPRC discussed in new Forbes article: “How Bloomberg’s Million-Dollar Desire For Gun Control Is Backfiring”
The article today in Forbes starts this way and is highly recommended: With the midterms just over a month away New York City’s former mayor Michael Bloomberg is spending at least $50 million to make his gun-control agenda part of this election. His gun-control group...
CPRC on the new proposed DC Concealed Handgun regulations at the Blaze
From the Blaze: . . . However, Dr. John Lott Jr., Second Amendment expert and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told TheBlaze the proposed law is not a huge win for gun rights. Lott said politicians in Washington, D.C., are considering passing a “may...
CPRC research discussed in Alabama Today
Alabama Today has a detailed discussion on concealed handgun permits in the state, noting that there are now about 470,000 permit holders in Alabama. The news article relies heavily on our July report on concealed handgun permits around the country. Unfortunately,...