Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at National Review that was the top piece on their page on Wednesday. The piece, which covers the lessons that we have learned after Orlando, starts this way: In a new Gallup poll released, a nearly two-to-one margin of Americans (64 to...
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CPRC at Fox News: “The dirty secret about the four Senate gun control bills”
Dr. Lott's piece at Fox News starts this way: In Orlando on Thursday, President Obama again called on Congress to do something about these mass public shootings. But the dirty secret about the four different bills that the Senate will vote on Monday is that everyone...
CPRC in the Orange County Register: “Background checks, watchlists ineffective”
Dr. John Lott's piece in the Sunday, June 19th Orange County Register is as follows: Everyone wants to keep dangerous people from getting weapons. But in her statements on Monday, Hillary Clinton revealed a lack of concern for the actual facts of the Orlando massacre....
CPRC Debating CeaseFirePA about Banning Assault Weapons in the Philadelphia Inquirer and many other newspapers
With President Obama using his weekly radio address to call for a ban on assault weapons, this debate couldn't have been more timely. From Obama's comments: “Being tough on terrorism -- particularly the sorts of homegrown terrorism that we’ve seen now in Orlando and...
CPRC in the NY POST: Why Terrorists Target Gun-Free Zones
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the New York Post that starts this way: When will politicians finally recognize that they can’t protect all the possible shooting targets? Possibly the largest mass public shooting in US history occurred early on Sunday morning,...
CPRC at Fox News: “Concealed carry, California and the 9th Circuit’s misrepresentation of the facts”
CPRC's John Lott has this new op-ed at Fox News discussing the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on permitted concealed handgun laws. Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 7-4 decision that Americans don’t have a right to carry concealed handguns...
CPRC in the Orange County Register: “Gun-free zones, like at UCLA, are magnets for murderers”
CPRC academic board member Professor Tim Groseclose and Dr. John Lott wrote a piece about the shooting last week at UCLA. Their piece begins this way: The fatal shooting at UCLA wasn’t supposed to happen. Late last year, California passed a ban on people being able to...
CPRC at Fox News: “Four ways Hillary Clinton will work to end gun ownership as president”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: On Sunday, Hillary Clinton just couldn’t bring herself to say on ABC's "This Week" that Americans have an individual right to own guns. But it didn’t stop her from denying Donald Trump’s claim that she wants...
CRPC at Fox News: “Obama just got one giant step closer towards creating a national gun registry”
Hawaii is moving towards putting its list of registered gun owners in the FBI database. Obviously, the state can only enter this data into the FBI database with the approval of the FBI and the US Department of Justice, both under the control of the Obama...
CPRC at National Review: “When ‘Smart-Gun’ Laws Are Not So Smart”
Dr. John Lott commented on the Obama administration's gun control conference earlier this week. His piece starts this way: At a White House conference on Tuesday with representatives of state and local law enforcement from all 50 states, Vice President Joe...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “Is Trump Right About Hillary’s Views On Guns?”
Dr. John Lott's newest piece at Daily Caller deals with the current gun debate: The media — from fact checkers to late night talk shows — has had a field day claiming that Trump is making false statements on guns. The media ought to have lost credibility by now. Last...
CPRC at National Review: “On Guns, Clinton Runs Both Left and Right, Depending on Her Audience”
CPRC's John Lott has a new piece at National Review on Hillary Clinton's views on gun control. What does Hillary Clinton really believe on guns? This year, she is running to the left of Bernie Sanders. In 2008, she ran well to the right of Obama, arguing against any...