Reply #80: yes yes yes

[paulsby]

i have a coworker who is alive today because a permitted person ran up and shot a person who was wrestling with her (after she stopped him for committing armed robbery) and who had gotten her gun out of its holster (note that statsitically speaking , when a cop is disarmed by a person, 80%+ of the time, the gun will be fired at them).

i deal with people in an area that has a VERY high percentage of people who have CCW's in a state that is "shall issue".

i can state from n=thousands that i have never arrested any CCW person for any crime involving their firearm.

i occasionally arrest a person with a CCW who has his gun on him. i arrested a person for a misdemeanor warrant about 5 years ago that was carrying his firearm.

but the offense was not firearms related.

if there is any group that is incredibly law abiding ime it is CCW holders.

another coworker of mine was shot and killed. THREE citizens at the scene i interviewed had guns and permits. unfortunately none were able to save his life, but based on EVIDENCE (not feelings) i am happy to know there are lawfully armed citizenry out there.