CARRYING CONCEALED FIREARMS (CCW) STATISTICS

Violent crime rates are highest overall in states with laws severely limiting
or prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms for self-defense. (FBI Uniform
Crime Reports, 1992)

-    The total Violent Crime Rate is 26% higher in the
     restrictive states (798.3 per 100,000 pop.) than in the
     less restrictive states (631.6 per 100,000).

-    The Homicide Rate is 49% higher in the restrictive states
     (10.1 per 100,000) than in the states with less
     restrictive CCW laws (6.8 per 100,000).

-    The Robbery Rate is 58% higher in the restrictive states
     (289.7 per 100,000) than in the less restrictive states
     (183.1 per 100,000).

-    The Aggravated Assault Rate is 15% higher in the
     restrictive states (455.9 per 100,000) than in the less
     restrictive states (398.3 per 100,000).

Using the most recent FBI data (1992), homicide trends in the 17 states with
less restrictive CCW laws compare favorably against national trends, and almost
all CCW permittees are law-abiding.

-    Since adopting CCW (1987), Florida's homicide rate has fallen
     21% while the U.S. rate has risen 12%.  From start-up 10/1/87
     - 2/28/94 (over 6 yrs.) Florida issued 204,108 permits; only
     17 (0.008%) were revoked because permittees later committed
     crimes (not necessarily violent) in which guns were present
     (not necessarily used).

-    Of 14,000 CCW licensees in Oregon, only 4 (0.03%) were
     convicted of the criminal (not necessarily violent) use or
     possession of a firearm.

I like to think that I should:
 1) have MORE benefits than criminals (who are allowed to carry
    concealed),
 2) be able to make it as dangerous a possible for a criminal - for
    ALL involved.  If the criminals don't know who IS and who ISN't
    carrying, then their profession becomes extremely more stressful
    - prompting some to move to other lines of vocation.


WG>P.S. I am a former Marine, own several firearms and am a staunch
  >supporter of the 2nd Admendment!! Once they can distroy one right the
  >rest are not far behinde!!

What is the difference between infringement and destruction?  I personally view
the 2nd and covering concealed carry as well as open carry.  Many states "allow"
concealed carry with the proper PERMITs. If the PERMIT you to carry, it is not a
RIGHT.  If they can haul you into court and prosecute (or persecute) you for
exercising your RIGHTS without the proper PERMITs, it is not a RIGHT.


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