Debunking U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in declaring guns a public health emergency

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Debunking U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in declaring guns a public health emergency.

We have a lot of new research. New research shows the impact of right-to-carry and Constitutional Carry laws on crime, and our research looks at whether more concealed handguns result in more guns being stolen (hint: the answer is "no"). Please download and look at the research. It is what we do that no one else does to respond to the claims of the left in academia. Other work we have responds to lies this week by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in declaring guns a public health emergency, a claim that Biden could use to declare an emergency and push yet more new gun control regulations. The Democrats and media want to rely on the FBI data to show violent crime is falling, and we point to more evidence that 32% of police departments are not reporting data to the FBI, and another 24% are only partially reporting crime data. So only 44% of police departments are reporting complete data. That is the data that they want to push to protect Democrat policies? Seriously?

Of course, I have continued doing media interviews explaining why crime has been soaring over the last few years. I have another op-ed piece on crime rising in the Washington Times. One interview that went particularly well was on D.C.'s WMAL with Vince Coglianese and is well worth listening to. Other interviews were on T.V. with Grant Stinchfield on Real America's Voice and radio interviews with Office Tatum's national radio show, Alaska's Michael Dukes, and Tamara Scott's show.

Twice a year, I ask for your support for the CPRC. Your support is crucial for our continued research and educational work. I want to do two big projects before the election, but they will take substantial resources. One project is to measure how often criminals circulate through the criminal justice system without being punished. I am sure that you can appreciate the amount of time and work putting together this data will take, and I can't guarantee we will be successful, but I want to give it a try. Your support will be crucial for us trying to do this. Of course, your donations will help us fund our existing projects.

We have several new op-ed pieces. At Real Clear Politics, we take apart Biden's completely outrageous, dishonest gun control ad. Nikki Goeser has an op-ed at Townhall on what to do to stop mass public shootings, and she did an interview last month in Memphis on why Tennessee's new law on armed teachers is good.

Other interviews I did cover everything from the Supreme Court's Bump Stock Ruling, how New York City punishes people who act to protect themselves or others (and a T.V. interview on that here), the Mayorkas impeachment trial, the Nashville school shooter's diary, the dangers of gun-free zones, and the ATF no-knock raid in Arkansas.

I am in Chile giving talks, and I will travel to Brazil on July 1st. I know that after my past trips to South America, I have gotten pushback from some of you who think I should only concentrate on what is happening in the U.S.. But I spend 90% of my 70 to 80-hour work weeks on what is happening in the U.S., and I hope people understand that what happens in the rest of the world has impacts the debate in our own country. I will start putting up videos from my talks here starting next week.

A new survey shows that two-thirds of likely voters are concerned that vote fraud will affect the 2024 presidential elections.

Yet another TV police show features criminals using machine guns. In this instance, it is CBS' Blue Bloods.

We have also continued collecting cases where people legally carrying guns in public have stopped crimes. Here are the cases that we collected for March. 

Again, we need your support to continue doing the work that we do. Your help is greatly appreciated.

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Research

New Research: Estimating the Effect of Concealed Carry Laws on Crime: A Response to Bondy, et al.

New Research: How does concealed carrying of weapons affect violent crime?

The continued false claim that firearms are the leading cause of death for children or teens, now from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy

Percent of Police Departments Participating in FBI Crime Data in 2022 — 32% not reporting and 24% partially reporting the data

Two-thirds of Voters (except liberals, those who think the country is going in the right direction, and those who approve of Biden’s job) are Concerned that Fraud will affect the 2024 Presidential Election.

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Op-eds

At Real Clear Politics: Biden’s Completely Dishonest and Outrageous Gun Control Ad

At the Washington Times: Liberals’ statistics on falling violent crime rates don’t match reality

At Townhall: Want to ‘Do Something’ to Stop Mass Shootings?: Use Existing Involuntary Commitment Laws.

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Recent Talks

Conference talk on the Collapse of Law Enforcement in the US

Debate on the Second Amendment at the University of Wisconsin – Madison

Audio of first Lecture on Statistics at Lake Forest College

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Television/Podcasts

On Stinchfield Tonight on Real America’s Voice: Is The Media Lying About Crime?

On One America News’ Tipping Point: Don’t defend yourself in New York City: If you do, you will be prosecuted

On Washington Watch with Tony Perkins: To Discuss The Nashville Covenant School Murderer’s Diary

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Radio interviews/Podcasts

Worth Listening to: On the Vince Coglianese Show: The FBI’s Crime Data Have Real Problems

On the Officer Tatum Show: Response Times Soar – And So Does Crime

On Alaska’s Michael Dukes Show: To Discuss the Collapse in Law Enforcement

On WVW Broadcast Network’s The Tamara Scott Show: To Discuss The Collapse in Law Enforcement

On WPHT’s Mike Opelka Show: To Discuss Supreme Court Bump Stock Ruling

On America First with Sebastian Gorka: To Discuss Self-Defense Gun Use in New York City

On Larry Conners USA: To Discuss Defense Gun Use in New York City

On The Vicki McKenna Show: To Discuss ATF No-Knock Raid in Arkansas

On The Michigan Talk Network: To Discuss The Dangers of “Gun Free Zones”

On WREC Memphis-The Ben Ferguson Show: Nikki Goeser discusses new law allowing Armed Teachers in Tennessee

On Sunday Night with Bill Cunningham: To Discuss Democrats’ Claims of Racism and Nashville School Shooter’s Diary Revealed

On The Michigan Talk Network: To Discuss Mayorkas Impeachment Trial

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Testimony

In Spanish: Testimony before the Ecuadorian Congress on legislation for people to carry concealed handguns

CPRC testifies in support of Tennessee’s Lifetime Order of Protection Expansion Bill

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Television Show Bias on Guns

More TV Police Shows Bias on Guns: Yet CBS’s Blue Bloods shows more criminals using machine guns

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Media Coverage of the CPRC

CPRC in the News: New York Post, Newsweek, Wisconsin Politics, The American Spectator, Zero Hedge, New American, and much more

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Defensive Gun Uses

Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 25 Cases During March 2024

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Other Testimony

Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary on Gun Control

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Selected C-SPAN Appearances

Gun Control Myths

Washington Journal John Lott on Gun Violence in the U.S..

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Other 

New York State Legislature Passes Law Requiring Warning Signs about the Risks of Owning at Gun Stores. How about requiring signs on how not being able to defend yourself increases the risk of death?

At least 20 People Murdered and 45 Injured in Mass Shootings at Churches and a Synagogue in Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan

Biden’s Gun Control Ad Attacking Trump

Talk in Brazil on July 5th

Violent Crime in New York City in 2023 up 29.5% over rate in 2019

New Rasmussen Survey: Which presidential candidate will make America a safer place to live?

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