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Originally Posted by bossku69
just to toss in my  ...
first I am really on neither side of gun control, but I do think that it does help to be able to carry a gun. I remember reading some story about how the crime rate in either texas or florida dropped quite significantly after citizens were allowed to carry guns (looking for the article to post)
my guess... if you are a criminal in california and walk into a Jack In The Box and hold the place up, there is a really small chance that anyone will have a gun in the restraurant and the chances of any conflict between you and getting that $20 in the register are small.
However, if you do that in Texas, my guess is 3/4 of anywhere you are going is packing a gun. You pull out a gun to hold up a store, im willing to bet that there will be 20 guns pointed in your direction.
now im not saying that this will solve anything, but its pretty much fighting fire with fire by allowing citizens to carry guns. |
i have lived in both states, and you are right on par. some thug who thinks you might be packing is most likely not gonna fuck with ya.
my brother lives in tampa fl and is registered to carry a gun for many years. two times he had to pull it and fire to save his life. he did say this, both times when he pulled the gun. the bad guys would literally shit there pants. why? because they were not expecting to be drawn back down on.