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Pro-choice. And, as steady declines in gun violence clearly show, this triumph of commons sense has been bad news for gun criminals. A few places, like Chicago and Washington, D.C, contribute to the issue by serving as stark examples of how gun prohibitions privilege criminals and create high levels of predatory gun crime.
In the early 1980s 90% of Americans lived in states that actively suppressed self-defense rights by severely limiting concealed carry of firearms by citizens.
By 2010, 2/3’s of Americans lived in states where law abiding citizens could conceal carry if they met minimal standards, and in some states (4 by 2011) needed NO state permission at all to concealed carry. A total of 41 states are now shall-issue or have unrestricted concealed carry status.
Pro-choice. And, as steady declines in gun violence clearly show, this triumph of commons sense has been bad news for gun criminals. A few places, like Chicago and Washington, D.C, contribute to the issue by serving as stark examples of how gun prohibitions privilege criminals and create high levels of predatory gun crime.
In the early 1980s 90% of Americans lived in states that actively suppressed self-defense rights by severely limiting concealed carry of firearms by citizens.
By 2010, 2/3’s of Americans lived in states where law abiding citizens could conceal carry if they met minimal standards, and in some states (4 by 2011) needed NO state permission at all to concealed carry. A total of 41 states are now shall-issue or have unrestricted concealed carry status.
posted by Byron | Friday, October 07, 2011
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