Fight! Er, I mean ...
Recently I've seen a post going around arguing in a rather condescending and quite definitive tone that concealed carriers would not be able to stop mass shootings such as those at Aurora. As evidence, the author claims that studies have shown that gun violence consistently increases with gun ownership in a state-by-state, city-by-city analysis. Note, the author offers no citation of said statistic.
I'm setting the hypothetical aside. It's hard to say whether concealed-carriers would have been able to stop anything in a situation where there were none. However, the statistics ... well I am convinced there have been studies that show otherwise. Would anyone be able to point me in that direction?
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Answer by flownover
check out the incident map
DocJay: Id try to stop them or die trying. I'd bet on me winning though. I practice.
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Answer by txgho1911
More Guns Less Crime by John LottHe researched exhaustively crime rates and trends for those states that passed shall issue right to carry law. The best statistic you can enjoin would be to have your own gun if a gunfight finds you.
M. T. S.: http://www.amazon.com/More-Guns-Less-Crime-ebook/dp/B003S9W5HQ/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1347025531&sr=8-1
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flownover: Did you see the guy chase the two robbers out of the internet cafe the other day ? Statistically, I would look to the NRA as soon as trust the press to bring you any , or the DOJ for that matter.
Why does one need statistical backup to make a decision that one's life may rest on ?
flownover: Here is a good site, http://gunssavelives.net/incident-map/
Home page has more, but the incident map is a powerful storyteller.
flownover: uno mas
from Tucker Carlson (!)
http://dailycaller.com/section/guns-and-gear/
The Sampo: What is EVERY police officer trained to do if someone starts shooting at random? They are trained to pull their gun and shoot them dead. What does the military train EVERY soldier to do when they get shot at? SHOOT BACK. How are the police and military wrong? Remember many concealed carry are former police/military or equivalently trained.
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