by Bob Walsh
I thought I would do something radical here and throw some actual facts into what is often called Constitutional Carry. There are currently 11 states that allow a person who is in legal possession of a handgun to carry that handgun concealed without a permit. Those states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont and West Virginian.
In addition two other states, Idaho and Wyoming, extend this right to their own citizens within the state, but not to visitors.
Alaska has had permitless carry for ten years. In that time their murder rate has dropped 28.3%. In Arizona it has dropped 33.8% in the seven years since the plan was implemented. In the four years Wyoming has had permitless carry the murder rate has dropped 10.7%.
Of course it is completely possible the murder rates came down for some other reason. I'm just throwing the numbers out there for your information.
1 comment:
In Texas you have to have a permit to carry a pistol on your person. Open or concealed. No permit is required to keep a pistol in your vehicle. You can carry a rifle, shotgun or sword in public without a permit.
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