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In article <7q21di$f33$1@hpcvnews.cv.hp.com>,
Tom Huffman <toemoss@cv.hp.com> wrote:
>     The one aspect of this that has to be recognized is
>that conceled carry permits aren't valid in certain places,
>including schools.  This is why Kip Kinkel was successful
>in his shooting spree in Eugene, OR (my home state, where
>CCW is "shall issue").
>     Were CCW holders allowed to carry on school grounds,
>Kip would be dead (or at least stopped quickly) and there
>would only be a few victims; possibly none, if someone saw
>him coming in the door and confronted him.
>     Yeah, I agree that airlines aren't a good place for
>CCW; people get too frightened in cases of bad turbulence.
>But other places, such as schools, need the protection of
>CCW holders.
>     And those who think this will only increase violence,
>haven't absorbed the concept that CCW holders have a much
>lower crime rate than the general public, and are *much*
>more accurate than the police.  They're also at the place
>of the crime *WHEN IT HAPPENS*, not 5 or 10 minutes later.



My question is...


Why are concealed weapons necessary? Why not just carry your firearms
visibly on your person? That's probably a more effective deterrent,
don't you think? 



Dimitri