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To: freedumb2003

Broad CCW would end this phenomenon in short order.

It has been some time since I looked up the stats ...

IIRC, in "shall-issue" CCW states, between 5% and 10% of the eligible population (non criminals over the age of 21) actually bother to obtain the CCW permit. Of those who bother to obtain the permit, roughly half actually carry on a regular basis. There is, of course, regional variability but on average less than 2% of the population in a shall-issue state is actually carrying at any given time and place.

Those numbers need to increase. I don't look forward to being the lone armed citizen in the face of one of these "flash-mob" crimes.

48 posted on 08/22/2011 4:10:31 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)

To: ArrogantBustard

The one state that has the largets CCW use is I believe is TX, but then again, TX is a conservative state.

55 posted on 08/22/2011 4:58:10 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)

To: ArrogantBustard

Correction, “largest”.

56 posted on 08/22/2011 4:59:37 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)

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