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In article <CznJo5.10w@metronet.com>, rayward@metronet.com (Ray
Ward-telecomrc.com) wrote:

> In article <NEWTNews.9333.782545086.woolfson@woolfson.unicom.net>,
> Eric Woolfson  <woolf@unicom.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: krehn@bashful.cc.utexas.edu (karl rehn)
> 
> Let's see some stats, citations, etc. and get quantitative.  Passing
> carry laws brings some classes of violent crime down substantially --
> 20%+ is a year or so, not the noise-level drifts you allude to.

How can you prove that carry laws reduce violent crime? If the crime
dosen't happen, how do we know that a concealed, carried weapon prevented
it?

> >
> >> All the numbers I've ever seen on the subject show that CCW permit
> >> holders are *less* likely to misuse their guns than the general public.
> >> A CCW permit is only issued after a background check and a considerable
> >> amount of training.  
> >

This makes sense as long as the training is truly comprehensive and not
just a couple of hours at the range. They should be bonded also, like
security guards.

Tom

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