ConditionThree
State Pioneer
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110117048
How can you point to evidence of a crime that was pre-empted by personal fortification?
I could say that if no one is allowed to drive on Thursdays, that I could lower traffic fatalities by 14.29%...but that too is just supposition and it doesnt necessarily mean that its either true or accurate.
One could also suppose that if a openly carried firearm frightens onlookers, that it would also have this same effect on criminals who are among them.
After the Tucson shootings, one can imagine how potentially provocative it would be for a concealed weapon permit holder to be striding down the street openly carrying a firearm...
But open carry is not necessary to self-defense; the concealed weapon is adequate. While it is true that open carry has not triggered violence where it is legal, there is no proof that it deters crime, only supposition.
How can you point to evidence of a crime that was pre-empted by personal fortification?
I could say that if no one is allowed to drive on Thursdays, that I could lower traffic fatalities by 14.29%...but that too is just supposition and it doesnt necessarily mean that its either true or accurate.
One could also suppose that if a openly carried firearm frightens onlookers, that it would also have this same effect on criminals who are among them.