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In reply to the discussion: Proof: Concealed carry permit holders live in a dream world...... [View all]ancianita
(36,017 posts)42. Working on the criminal element means that if they can see open carriers around, they're less
likely to engage in quick, easy crimes of opportunity. A lot of personal crime is simple street mugging by two or more criminals using guns, working in tandem, spreading across large swaths of various neighborhoods.
Conceal carry response time usually doesn't prevent any of this. Open carry probably would. That's my point.
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That is really important. Everyone on both sides should be required to watch it.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#3
It's got 26,517 dislikes b/c gun nuts & their sock puppets like voting in anonymous internet polls.
baldguy
Jan 2013
#68
I gave you a list of things they could have done to make it a fair test.
GreenStormCloud
Jan 2013
#64
LOL. You just reminded me of my Conservative Grandmother who lived in Southern California
rightsideout
Jan 2013
#52
Anyone who doesn't know when a shooter will show up is set up to fail. Period. That's life.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#17
That said, this video can also be said to fairly approximate defense success irl.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#23
One Big Policy Change that I'm for is that CCW be vastly more limited than it now is.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#27
Not all CCW are criminals, but all criminals conceal their weapons to their intended advantage. nt
ancianita
Jan 2013
#32
Working on the criminal element means that if they can see open carriers around, they're less
ancianita
Jan 2013
#42
Why not. There's a compelling public interest in maintaining public safety. There's no talking
ancianita
Jan 2013
#43
Every shooter who has knowledge of which individual in the room is armed is set up to succeed. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jan 2013
#41