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At Least 11 Law Enforcement Officers Have Been Shot and Killed by Concealed Handgun Permit Holders Since May 2007

Washington, DC–The sniper attack Sunday on Virginia sheriff’s deputies–resulting in the deaths of two officers and the wounding of two others–was committed by a concealed handgun permit holder. The sniper, concealed handgun permit holder Randy Newberry, was later killed by police. The two slain deputies will now become the 10th and 11th law enforcement officers killed by a concealed handgun permit holder since May 2007 according to Concealed Carry Killers (http://www.vpc.org/ccwkillers.htm), a Violence Policy Center database that tracks killings not deemed legitimate self-defense committed by private citizens licensed to or otherwise lawfully allowed to carry concealed handguns (such as in states where permits to carry concealed are not required).

Prior to the Virginia shooting, Concealed Carry Killers had identified nine law enforcement officers shot and killed by concealed handgun permit holders.

Newberry was approved three times for a concealed carry permit, a process that includes a background check.
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