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Originally Posted by cthulu23
Possession of a CCW permit does not equal lawfullness. As I mentioned before, I am not opposed to gun ownership but the premise that more guns equals more safety seems flawed to me.
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Actually, there have been figures released by various governmental sources that keep track of things like that. Guess what the results were? People with CCW permits were far less likely to be involved in ANY kind of criminality than the general populace at large. Why? Because criminals tend to not want to go through the hassle to get CCW permits, since the permitting process generally involves interaction with the police, interaction with the courts, being fingerprinted, et cetera.
Possession of a valid CCW permit is an excellent indicator of a LACK of criminality for the holder.
More guns does not necessarily equal less crime. More guns in the hands of law abiding people DOES correlate to a decrease in violent crime. Somewhat strangely, the more ccw permits there are, the more NON-violent crime there tends to be, since criminals will switch from attacking people to attacking property, because property doesn't shoot back. That is, IMHO, a GOOD trade-off, since it results in far fewer people actually being hurt or victimized.