Murder rate drop probably is not a direct result of concealed carry ( and I have a permit )since the mass number of murders in our INNER cities are the result of dirt bags offing each other
I would agree the murder rate may not be down because of ccw. I wonder if street crimes of opportunity in normal neighborhoods are down because of increase in ccw? I feel safer in a town where 40% of people I see are ccw vs having soldiers patrol the streets. On another note I always ccw when visiting friends un hospitals. I just ignore the no guns signs which have no legal backing in Colorado. HOWEVER I, as a patient, had to walk into an ER in a sunburn of Denver and had to go through a frigging scanner. Fortunately I had no EDC on me, not even a knife or flashlight or pepper spray but REALLY. I am suppose to feel safer unarmed than armed? PS I am fine.
Ping !
As a police officer in an “inner city” that does have concealed carry, and of which many have been utilizing, the murder rate has gone up.
Thugs usually kill other thugs, and they do not fear or respect police or armed citizens. They share the same eyes devoid of empathy or human decency as any muslim terrorist.
People whose self—imposed life expectancy is 25 and consider long term prison as a normalcy do not fear death at the hands of ANYONE.
That being said, still keep carrying and always be cognizant that if you do have to draw down on a feral human, the danger is not over even if they withdraw.
Remember they come from a culture where no slight is let go, and they will return with friends and/or firearms and most likely friends with firearms. So it would behoove you to pop smoke out of the AO.
The biggest crime stat driver is not the # of guns. It is the total # of available criminals a particular locale may have, eg: Chicago v Vermont.