Indiana Joe
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- Indiana, USA
https://www.heritage.org/firearms/commentary/debunking-the-myth-concealed-carry-killers
Partial excerpts from above page:
According to the data, America’s 18 million concealed-carry permit
holders accounted for 801 firearm-related homicides over a 15-year
span, which amounts to roughly 0.7% of all firearm-related homicides
during that time.
Nov 5, 2019
The Violence Policy Center—a gun control advocacy group—released a
study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-
carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.”
That claim rests on an analysis of a database documenting “non-self-
defense incidents,” which the organization says proves that “allowing
random people to carry guns endangers public safety.”
On its face, that claim is contrary to the wealth of data indicating
that concealed-carry permit holders are one of the most law-abiding
populations in the nation.
Moreover, concealed-carry permit holders are not “random people,” but
individuals with the government’s affirmative approval to carry a
concealed firearm in public places after having completed a series of
steps required by the government.
Partial excerpts from above page:
According to the data, America’s 18 million concealed-carry permit
holders accounted for 801 firearm-related homicides over a 15-year
span, which amounts to roughly 0.7% of all firearm-related homicides
during that time.
Nov 5, 2019
The Violence Policy Center—a gun control advocacy group—released a
study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-
carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.”
That claim rests on an analysis of a database documenting “non-self-
defense incidents,” which the organization says proves that “allowing
random people to carry guns endangers public safety.”
On its face, that claim is contrary to the wealth of data indicating
that concealed-carry permit holders are one of the most law-abiding
populations in the nation.
Moreover, concealed-carry permit holders are not “random people,” but
individuals with the government’s affirmative approval to carry a
concealed firearm in public places after having completed a series of
steps required by the government.