# Lott: Concealed Carriers Stop Active Shootings Better Than Police

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**Created:** [March 18, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lott-concealed-carriers-stop-active-shootings-better-than-police/114502 "2025-03-18T17:53:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![RocketPak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rocketpak/32/26925_2.png) [@RocketPak](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RocketPak)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lott-concealed-carriers-stop-active-shootings-better-than-police/114502/1 "2025-03-18T17:53:20Z")

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> **[Lott: Concealed Carriers Stop Active Shootings Better Than Police](https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/lott-concealed-carriers-stop-active-shootings-better-than-police/)**
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> The president of the Crime Prevention Research Center Dr. John Lott tells One America News that a new study presents overwhelming evidence that concealed carry gun permit holders are better at stopping active shooters than police and face lower...

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**Author:** ![Joel106](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/joel106/32/126547_2.png) [@Joel106](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Joel106)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lott-concealed-carriers-stop-active-shootings-better-than-police/114502/2 "2025-03-18T19:34:15Z")

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Not a surprise. We are out there and most of us shoot alot and train. Cops do their best but they are 5 minutes away after shooting starts.

Now, they need to get rid of gun free zones. Helps CC easier legally if things go real bad and you have to defend yourself or others

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**Author:** ![Robert1025](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/robert1025/32/50363_2.png) [@Robert1025](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Robert1025)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/lott-concealed-carriers-stop-active-shootings-better-than-police/114502/3 "2025-03-20T04:59:45Z")

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I’ll keep it brief. If you or someone is a victim of a crime in progress, your actions are NOW. 911 takes time, response takes minutes. Now, I have the utmost respect for Law Enforcement, but the old saying applies here: I carry because I can’t fit a cop in my pocket.