In states where it is illegal to carry concealed weapons, the crime rate has fallen by more than twice as much as in states permitting concealed weapons.
Guns in the home are 22 times more likely to be used in a criminal, unintentional or suicide-related shooting than in self-defense. When someone is home, a gun is used for protection in less than 2% of home invasion crimes.
Suicides by guns (yearly)
16,599 (note: equivalent to 5.76 per 100,000 people based on 280 million Americans)
Look buddy, Im on your side....I like guns, I want guns, but there is a time and a place.
If youre not a cop, a MP, or Security, you have no business carrying a weapon in public.
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