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Originally Posted by bronco67
People who think everyone should be armed look at everything through the prism of their tiny worldview. If more than half the population was armed like they'd prefer, there probably would be less mass shootings -- but a road rage incident could easily turn into a shootout, or two guys squaring off in a bar could turn the whole place into a bullet festival with lots of deaths.
They don't consider the idea that when you carry a gun around with you everywhere, your chances of shooting someone have gone through the roof. Even having a gun in your closet that never gets used...you've bumped up your odds of killing someone way more than if you have a baseball bat for protection. Not saying you shouldn't own a gun, but it's something to consider. I sure as fuck don't want to end up killing someone other than a person trying to kill me.
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Of course, the fact that all of the statistics completely refute what you are saying shouldn't matter, right?
When Florida passed the right-to-carry laws, the press described all of the dire warnings that you are talking about, with wild west and traffic accident shoot outs, etc....
NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED.
In fact, crime dropped the next year, and of the almost 1 million people licensed to carry in Florida, 165 have had their licenses revoked for a committing a crime. This is the same situation across the board in states that allow concealed carry.
You should read "More Guns, Less Crime" or do a little research online regarding CCW permits and the results of them being issued in 32 states.
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