There is a lot of discussion right now about the number of shootings in Chicago over the 4th of July weekend. As the Chicago Tribune notes: 16 people killed in weekend gun violence over the long holiday weekend in Chicago. Sixty-six other people were wounded, a toll...
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So what caused crime rates to go up in 2012 in Chicago?: An extended discussion on the Dennis Miller Radio Show
The main event: Dennis was nice enough to have both the police officer and John Lott to discuss the issue of Chicago's murder rates more fully on Friday, May 16th from 12:33 to 1:00 PM, audio here. The second half the interview was on the general issue of why more...
CPRC on Fox News to discuss Chicago’s policing policies and restrictions on poor people being able to defend themselves
Appearance: Saturday, April 26th, 9:33 to 9:37 PM. Here is a rough transcript. Judge Jeanine: With me now, political commentator, author of seven books [actually eight] including More Guns, Less Crime, John Lott. Okay. More Guns, Less Crime. That is counter intuitive....
CPRC at Investor’s Business Daily: “The Police Should Carry Guns Off The Job To Protect Us”
The piece by John Lott at Investor's Business Daily starts this way: Unbelievably, some won't even let police officers work for free. They object to them carrying guns when off-duty. Gun-control advocates are so extremely fearful of guns, the NFL has banned off-duty...