The Financial Times has an interesting article on the changing debate over gun ownership in Israel. . . . For some at the range, obtaining a gun is a reaction to the wave of bloodshed that has engulfed Israel and the West Bank for the past year. The surge in violence...
Dr. John Lott and Congressman Thomas Massie have a new piece in the Washington Times that warns what Democrats might try to do with the Terror Watch List and the budget. Remember all the calls by Democrats to ban people on the FBI's terror watch list from buying guns?...
Dr. John Lott joined Steve Gruber to discuss the 2 million people who are now on the Terror Watch List and Democrats' desire to ban people on the list from buying guns. America's Voice Live Wed August 25 2021 from 1216 to 1212 PM
Remember all the calls by Democrats to ban people on the terror watch list from being able to buy guns? Well, it turns out that if those proposals had become law, nearly 2 million Americans would be banned from owning guns. Obama is calling for another measure: a ban...
There has been a sharp rise in concern over terrorism, with few Americans believing that the government can stop lone-wolf attacks (22-77 percent) and not many more can stop a large scale attack (43-56 percent). A new Gallup poll shows that terrorism has become the...
John Lott had this latest piece in the Daily Caller (originally titled: "Does George Stephanopoulos Even Know What Gun Laws We Have Now?"): Do gun control advocates even read what gun laws are on the books? The hot new claim is that there’s nothing to stop identified...
From Breitbart.com (November 5, 2015): Byron Price, the construction worker who intervened to save a student under attack at University of California Merced on November 4, says he now views concealed carry “differently” and wants to get a permit to carry a gun....
Remember what happened after the Westgate shopping mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya in late 2013? From a piece that the CPRC had in the Chicago Tribune: Right after the Kenya attack, Ronald Noble, the secretary-general of Interpol, which is a world version of the FBI and...
The news is filled with a new Somali terror group threat against the Mall of America. With a large number of Somalis living in the twin city area, this threat carries real significance. Indeed, all three targets listed by the terrorists are gun-free zones. Does...
The picture from the New York Daily News shows armed guards outside a Jewish building in Denmark. These guards present a clear target. Terrorists would target them first. It is very difficult for guards to be on alert at all times as these guards illustrate. The...
Since the Taliban massacred 150 people at a Peshawar school in December, the Afghan police are teaching teachers how to use guns to protect their students and themselves. The CPRC has recently discussed the benefits of letting civilians rather than uniformed police...
John Lott's newest piece at Fox News starts this way: Terrorists can strike anywhere and at any time, giving them a huge strategic advantage.Unfortunately, too many politicians around the world are refusing to admit this. After the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris...