If that were true with all those guns, there would be massacres of hundreds of thousands. I have a gun and it has yet to leap from my hands and attack innocent people. What a pack of bastards!
Most states now have some form of ccw permits. I believe Florida was the 1st. The anti’s said there would be blood in the streets, OK Corral, bodies stacked like cordwood........... They repeated this dribble every time another state voted to allow ccws. They trot this trype out on every gun control issue and the MSM repeats it every time just as if it were new.
Lying, for Liberals and Muslims, is perfectly acceptable behavior in pursuit of their “noble” ends.
Thinking that these laws keep us safer is nonsense. Just look at DC -- toughest gun laws; worst gun violence record.
But thinking that permits and licensing might increase the number of bad guys with guys is just plain stupid.
John, if this is actually THE John Lott, you have made a huge difference over the years. I, for one, am deeply grateful.
Last year there was a very well written article that dove into the crime stats reported by the FBI and for the life of me I cannot find it anywhere. I think it was a link I found on the Gun Owners of America website.
But it detailed the crime rates for various groups.
From convicted felons, people convicted of misdemeanor, all the way down to those with state issued HCP and even Police Officers.
While convicted felons not surprisingly were the biggest piece of the pie. CHP holders were so small a group, less than 1%. The FBI said the number was statically insignificant.
Infact they said that Police Officers were far higher as a group to be charged with homicide than HCP Holders.
Year over year average, 1 out of every 1,875 (53.3 per 100k) Police Officers will be accused of homicide, per the UCR.
Nationwide IIRC they said that during the 10 year period they researched less than 500 HCP Holders were accused of any arrest-able offenses, much less homicide.
Thanks John!
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