John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Between 1996 and 2013, 991 police officers have been killed in the line of duty. These public servants put their lives on the line to protect Americans. Their deaths should concern everyone, including public health...
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CPRC at the Daily Caller: “The New York Times Believes MoJo’s Gun-Control Myths”
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Normally, even the New York Times doesn’t cite such an unreliable source as Mother Jones for evidence. But when it comes to gun control, it’s considered okay to use biased sources, call people names, and...
CPRC at Newsday: “More guns make Americans feel safer”
Newsday (Long Island and New York City) has a Sunday circulation of 510,683. The piece starts this way: Americans are increasingly convinced that owning a gun makes them safer. A new Rasmussen poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans (68 percent) "feel...
CPRC in the Daily Caller: What Mother Jones Missed In Its Hit Piece About Me
John Lott's newest piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Mother Jones, a leftist magazine funded by people such as George Soros, and I have been in a running feud for years. They have continually made false claims about guns, often claims that have been cited by...
CPRC in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Don’t leave our military personnel defenseless
John Lott's newest piece in the Tribune-Review starts this way: Anytime, anyplace, terrorists can strike. With just his signature, President Obama could eliminate the gun-free zone policies that leave our military personnel defenseless. Late last week, Republicans in...
CPRC at Fox News: “Gun-free zones are killing us”
John Lott's latest piece at Fox News starts this way: Hours before the latest shooting at a movie theater in Louisiana, President Obama lamented what he regards as his greatest failure as president – his inability to pass gun control measures. In an interview with the...
CPRC at Laura Ingraham’s new site LifeZette: “Obama’s Not Done with Guns”
John Lott's piece at Laura Ingraham's new site LifeZette starts this way: President Obama wants to take away people’s guns. Last week, he lamented to the BBC that his biggest frustration as president was not getting major gun control passed during his presidency. How...
CPRC in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “For more Americans, owning a gun = safety”
This piece by John Lott has been carried in some newspapers across the US: Newsday (Long Island and NYC, NY), Charlotte Observer (NC), Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN); Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), Omaha World Herald (NE), Fresno Bee (CA), Providence Journal (RI),...
CPRC at Fox News: “Older people need guns, too”
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Have you ever thought of letting someone else manage your finances? If President Obama has his way, Social Security recipients who have trouble managing their finances will be banned from buying a gun. If Social...
CPRC at Fox News: “Chattanooga shootings: Why should we make it easy for killers to attack our military?”
John Lott's latest piece at Fox News starts this way: Thursday saw yet another tragic attack in a gun-free zone. Four Marines were murdered. Others were injured. Watching the coverage on television Thursday, it was hard to ignore the gun-free zone sign on the front...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: “Why Background Checks Couldn’t Stop Dylan Roof”
John Lott's latest piece at the Daily Caller discusses the FBI's announcement that mistakes were made in the background check for his gun purchase. His piece starts this way: The FBI says that the federal background check system for guns should have stopped Dylann...
CPRC at Fox News: “Lynne Russell, ex-CNN anchor, and her husband are alive thanks to a gun”
John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on Lynne Russell and her husband defending themselves with a gun. Lynne Russell and her husband, Chuck de Caro, believe they would be dead if she hadn’t been carrying a gun. Late Wednesday night, Russell was forced at gunpoint...