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pipoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-20-08 01:52 PM
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28. There have been incidents as has been illustrated here
a better question might be how do the numbers compare to 1. the public in general and 2. Law enforcement officers. The first would undoubtedly indicate that ccw holders have a much lower crime rate than the public because the ccw process disqualifies the usual suspects..previous offenders, people with domestic violence issues, and the mentally unstable. The second would be very interesting because presumably LEOs would, like ccw holders, be disqualified from service if they had issues. I have heard that ccw holders are less likely to commit crimes than LEOs but have never seen a study which illustrates it.

As for the blood in the streets, old west, road rage turned deadly, etc., that is still bandied about by opponents to ccw even though there isn't a single shred of evidence to support it. Considering that there are literally millions of Americans who legally carry concealed every day I am curios when the massive blood shed at the hands of ccw holders will begin?
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