Michigan CCW - 10yrs Later - Opponents Admit They Were Wrong

[wileyCoyote]

well, well, ...

http://www.freep.com/article/2011073...e-were-gun-shy

10 years after concealed weapons law, unclear why many in state were gun-shy

First of two parts

Ten years after Michigan made it much easier for its citizens to get a license to carry a concealed gun, predictions of widespread lawless behavior and bloodshed have failed to materialize.

Today, nearly 276,000 -- or about four out of every 100 eligible adult Michiganders -- are licensed.

That's more than twice the number predicted when the debate raged over whether Michigan should join the growing ranks of so-called "shall issue" states.

Before July 1, 2001, applicants had to prove why they needed to carry a gun for protection. Since then, any nominally sane adult without a felony record qualifies.

During the debate, opponents of the change warned of gun-toting, trigger-happy citizens loose on the streets.

But violent crimes have been rare among carrying a concealed weapon...

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[slims00ls1z28]

Don't you know legal handguns are the cause of all violence and banning them would reduce crime? So naturally giving legal people access to these evil devices will cause all sorts of violence.I mean Chicago and DC have been doing so well.............

[wileyCoyote]

Don't you know legal handguns are the cause of all violence and banning them would reduce crime? So naturally giving legal people access to these evil devices will cause all sorts of violence.I mean Chicago and DC have been doing so well.............

yeah i know - wild wild west shoot outs at high noon, shooting for parking spaces, ....


these people have zero credibility, ...after the same BS lines over, and over, and over, and over again - the statistics never back up their ridiculous claimsn.. they're just a bunch of annoying zits on an @$$hole..