further thoughts.
Submitted by Cablenut on Tue, 07/29/2008 - 3:19pm.

Anonymous Source wrote:
When was the last time a "conceal carry" person went homicidal through a public place? Never.

This actually points to a BIG flaw in the arguements expressed by folks concerned about CHL holders: That we are more dangerous.

There *are* crimes committed by those holding CHLs. Nationwide, tho, the incidence of unlawful behaviour is under that of Law Enforcement. In other words: cops commit crimes more often than those who legally conceal a firearm.

The rate of VIOLENT crime perpetrated by those who lawfully carry a firearm concealed is so low as to be measure under a dozen a year. These MAKE the news due to their unusual circumstance, and as yet, there has been no mass shooting by a CHL holder. Indeed, in some events, it has been a CHL holder that stopped (or slowed) a mass shooting (Thinking of SLC, Tacoma Mall.)

No one in their right mind wants to shoot someone. No one. By definition, WANTING to shoot someone makes you crazy in my book. Would I do so to defend myself or my family? Absolutely.

I would venture that the vast majority of folks would join me in the affirmation of those statements above: no wants to, but they would in order to defend themselves or their loved ones. The only difference is that we realized a long time ago that in order to have the tool on hand to effectively defend ourselves, we needed to take some action: training, education, means.
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