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Old 10-09-2006, 02:44 PM   #43
MaggieL
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia)
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Originally Posted by warch
Gee Maggie, I wonder what stats you can find to support that righteous claim.
Typically when a state implements "shall-issue" concealed carry, about 3% of the eligible population gets licences. Now a criminal doesn't know if their intended victim is packing or not...so the protection extends to people who don't carry, but *might* be.

Unless they're wearing a Kerry button or something.

If it's stats you seek, there's a boatload of them at gunfacts.info
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