Study: Concealed Carriers Stop More Active Shooters Than Police Do

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Concealed Carriers Stop More Active Shooters Than Police Do
by AWR HAWKINS Mar 18, 2025

Study: Concealed Carriers Stop More Active Shooters Than Police Do

Data compiled by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that armed civilians stop more mass shootings than police do.

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Data compiled by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows that armed civilians stop more mass shootings than police do.

American Thinker pointed to the CPRC data last week week, noting not only that concealed carriers stop more mass shootings that do police, but that concealed carriers do so with “fewer mistakes.”

CPRC president John Lott Jr. observed that his group did a “deep dive into active shooter scenarios between 2014 and 2023” and found:

Not only do permit holders succeed in stopping active shooters at a higher rate, but law enforcement officers face significantly greater risks when intervening. Our research found police were nearly six times more likely to be killed and 17 percent more likely to be wounded than armed civilians.

Lott explained, “From 2014 to 2023, CPRC researchers found that armed civilians stopped 180 of 515 active shooting cases. Of the attacks in places where people were allowed to carry, we found that permit holders stopped 158 of the 307 instances.” In all those instances, an innocent bystander was shot only one time.

On the other hand, “In the 156 cases stopped by law enforcement, we found police accidentally shot the wrong person in four cases, killing fellow officers twice and civilians twice.”

Lott summarized, “These findings highlight a reality that is often ignored: responsible gun owners save lives. Concealed handgun permit holders aren’t reckless vigilantes, but they are law-abiding citizens who step up in moments of crisis when seconds matter and police are minutes away.”

 

[Palladin]

Too bad no one outside of this forum gives a shit about facts....

 

[Davidk]

It is very simple.. Police are NOT first responders. Victims are the first responders.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Great news. Irrelevant to 2A arguments. 2A is 2A. Period. If we found that CCW'ers shot more people in an unjustified way, it doesn't erase 250 years of history and tradition surrounding the Constitution. You won't, nor should you, win any cases in court over the mass-shooter-stoppage-rate.

But it is good news.

 

[Dennis in MA]

It is very simple.. Police are NOT first responders. Victims are the first responders.

There was that one time at that police station in Brentwood (I think) in 83, 84. That huge guy drove his car into the police station and started shooting it up looking for some Conner chick.

 

[Uzi2]

I've known this to be true for fifty years.

Police have a 1 in 1000 average chance of happening upon a crime in progress and stopping it.

 

[LakeTrout]

At first it sounds crazy. Because it doesn’t seem to happen often enough to make a difference. But of course it’s true. Cops get called after the shooting starts. So really, the only chance that someone is going to prevent the mass murder is one of the victims.

 

[Obie1]

The antis will simply ignore this claiming that CPRC is a pro-gun organization (and it pretty much is).