Criminals have been carrying concealed weapons for years. It’s only fair to also allow law abiding citizens to do the same.
The linked story includes this : “Martin J. Mayer, the counsel to the California Police Chiefs Association, which also appealed the decision, said, “We all know a proliferation of weapons will increase the potential of them being used, whether you are talking about a domestic violence dispute, a road rage situation or a barroom brawl.”
OK, twenty years ago, before CCW permits were “shall issue” in a majority of states, this was at least a respectable line of argument, or at least a testable hypothesis. Now, we don’t have to speculate, since we’ve got crime data going back to the mid 90’s when the “shall issue’ movement started to grow.
There is no longer room for disagreement on the facts: shall issue CCW laws do not lead to more “road rage” shootings, shootings following a bar room brawl, or any such thing. All that’s left to dispute is to what degree, and for which crimes, does shall issue reduce crime.
Anyone who continues to use this long-discredited trope of the “wild west” should be publicly mocked and shamed. They do not deserve the courtesy of a reasoned argument.
The usual sniffish, condescending - and irrelevant - crap we’ve come to expect from the NYT.
Molon Labe!
If I lived in Fullerton I would be wary of the police as much as the thugs.
roadmap to future confiscation
“Its the WILD WEST! Its the WILD WEST!”
If you get a CCW, they let you shoot dogs?