"We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book." — Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 in a speech at a memorial service in Dallas Both Washington Post and...
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CPRC’s Research Discussed Twice in the Washington Post
Glenn Kessler had this Fact-check article on Obama's statements on guns last week: Gun rights advocates have disputed some of National Journal’s criteria as arbitrary and haphazard. John R. Lott Jr., a gun rights analyst, noted that California, Illinois, and...
CPRC helping to get accurate information out behind the scenes: The Washington Post Fact Checking Obama
In today's Washington Post, Glenn Kessler has a devastating fact check of comments that President Obama made to Benedict College in South Carolina last Friday. Kessler gave Obama three out of four possible Pinocchios. “What we also have to recognize is, is that...
CPRC in the Associated Press on background checks
From Matt Stroud at the Associated Press: . . . John R. Lott, Jr., author of More Guns Less Crime, doesn't think Hunt's gun purchase indicates that gun regulations should change. He said studies consistently show that background checks don't reduce violent crime, but...