In response to claims in the Indianapolis Star by Stephen Dunlop, with Hoosiers Concerned about Gun Violence, about the benefits of gun regulations and the risk of guns in the home John Lott has this letter to the editor: Stephen Dunlop, with Hoosiers Concerned about...
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CPRC at the Daily Caller: Why Gunlock Laws Make People Less Safe
CPRC's John Lott has a new piece up at the Daily Caller that starts this way: It’s every family’s worst nightmare to lose a child. The Naumkin family, of Saratoga Springs, New York, suffered such a tragedy in 2010, when twelve-year-old Nicholas died from an accidental...
CPRC at Fox News: The facts about Dartmouth student Taylor Woolrich and her stalker
The CPRC's John Lott has a piece up at Fox News to try to correct the record after Geraldo Rivera's interview on Fox News last week: It is often very hard for women who have been victims of sexual type crimes to publicly discuss what has happened to them. Last week in...
CPRC Debating Former NJ Gov. James Florio in the pages of the NJ Star-Ledger over limits on magazine size
After John Lott's original piece in the NJ Star-Ledger defense of Governor Chris Christie's veto of a 10 bullet limit on gun magazine size, Former Governor James Florio wrote a response. An op-ed article that appeared Saturday, authored by John R. Lott Jr. and...
CPRC at the Daily Caller: Washington DC’s Three Days Of Gun Freedom
The piece at the Daily Caller starts this way: Washington, DC, was the last place in America that completely banned people carrying concealed handguns. Then it was temporarily one of the most liberal. On Saturday, with a decision by Senior District Court Judge...
CPRC at Fox News: False claims on crime may allow illegal immigrants to stay in the US
CPRC's John Lott has a new op-ed at Fox News here: Why are tens of thousands of unaccompanied children traveling thousands of miles to the U.S.? Is it to avoid violence? Or is it for a chance to live in a much wealthier country? The answer will likely determine...
CPRC in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Armed doctor saved lives”
CPRC's John Lott has a new piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer that starts this way: On Thursday afternoon, Dr. Lee Silverman undoubtedly saved many lives. Using a handgun, the Delaware County psychiatrist stopped what both police and the district attorney described as...
CPRC in the News: Explaining why limiting gun magazines to 10 bullets is dangerous
CPRC's op-ed in the Star-Ledger (the largest paper in New Jersey) starts this way: Gun control advocates just can’t let go of Gov. Chris Christie vetoing of a bill limiting gun magazines to 10 bullets. Christie’s warning that the bill wouldn’t save lives might not be...
CPRC at Fox News: “Chicago violence: The buck stops with you, Rahm Emanuel”
The newest CPRC op-ed at Fox News starts this way: Over the July 4 weekend, in Chicago alone, 16 people were shot to death and another 66 were wounded. At a press briefing on July 11, the White House weighed in, stating that Obama would "continue to make the case"...
CPRC at Fox News: “What the Supreme Court still doesn’t understand about guns”
John Lott's latest piece at Fox News starts this way: In what’s being hailed by many as a victory for gun-control advocates, the recent Supreme Court decision on “straw” purchases of guns has completely muddled the whole issue of background checks and “straw”...
CPRC at Fox News: What liberal media won’t tell you: School shooting deaths down, not up, across America
The Fox News piece starts this way: Is there an epidemic of school shootings? Parents are understandably fearful, but their fear is unjustified. Schools are relatively safe places, and they have gotten much safer. While even one death is too many, the number of...
CPRC at Fox News: “Obama making up facts about guns”
The newest Fox News starts this way: President Obama just can't seem to help himself. Over and over again, he makes exaggerated or false claims about guns and crime. Last year Obama kept asserting the bogus numbers such as “40 percent of all gun purchases take place...