Posted on 06/28/2010 4:42:46 AM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Violence Policy Center (VPC) are peddling the notion that concealed-handgun permit holders are a danger to society. Last month, the center released a report claiming that in the past three years, 166 people were killed by holders of concealed-weapon permits. A closer look at the evidence suggests that many of the so-called victims of gun violence were criminals. Because more than 6 million Americans hold permits, it is important to set the record straight.
As one of the most populous states with a right-to-carry law, Florida has the most concealed-handgun permits. Between Oct. 1, 1987, and May 31, the state issued them to 1.8 million individuals. So far, just 167 permits have been revoked over any type of firearms-related violation. Most of those involved trivial, nonviolent infractions. To put that figure into perspective, the annual revocation rate is a minuscule 0.00017 percent, with just three revocations since January 2008. More people are killed every year by falling vending machines than by holders of a concealed-weapon permit.
You wouldn't know that from the rhetoric of the gun-control groups, which portray Florida as a dangerous place to live because of its laws. According to the VPC report, the Sunshine State accounted for 17 of the 96 "killer" permit holders nationwide, far more than any other state.
A recent Fox News investigation shot holes in the study. No charges were ever brought in seven of the Florida cases. One case clearly did not involve a permit holder - the person was, in fact, charged with illegally carrying a concealed handgun. Two cases that are
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“the same idiots that are after guns would then be after knives.”
That’s exactly what is happening in Great Britain.
I heard on the radio this morning that two people had been killed in a home invasion in Knoxville TN overnight.
I was really sad until the DJ explained it was the two career criminals that were shot and killed, after they assaulted the legally armed homeowner who came home earlier than they expected.
That’s two scumbags no one else will have to worry about. Welcome to Tennessee, boys... :)
Be Ever Vigilant!
New York City cops are said to be locking people up with 4" folders clipped on their pockets as it constitutes a concealed weapon.
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