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 From: krehn@bashful.cc.utexas.edu (karl rehn)

> Huh?  The statistical evidence is clearly on the side of the 'armed
> citizens'.  Look at the drop in violent crime in Florida following
> passage of the CCW law there.  

     Florida passes a concealed weapons law, crimes goes down.
     Morton Grove bans guns altogther, crime goes down.
     Texas makes no weapons law changes, crime goes down.

     See a pattern there, do you?  


> 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.  

       South Carolina, with CCW has 5.5 gun murders per 100,000
       North Carolina, without CCW, has 5.3 per 100,000.
       
       And Georgia, with CCW, has 6.2, leading them both.

       So just how effective is CCW in lowering the rate of gun
      murders?

      Not much, apparently............ 
      

  Do some research.  It's not paranoia to be concerned about
> the "slippery slope" when there are numerous examples of where this
> has already occurred at the state level.  Volunteer NRA instructors
> offer training courses all over the country to teach safe handling
> of firearms.  This training has resulted in a continual drop in the
> percentage of accidents each year for the past 15-20 years.  Look it up.


      Yes, by all means, DO some research.

      And explain to us why with all those NRA instructors and all 
    those guns that Kleck says prevent crime, the US is the world
    leader in both civilian gun ownership and civilian gun DEATHS. 
    Where is the "safety" that all these guns are supposed to be 
    giving us? 

    EW