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General Category => Latest News Stories => Topic started by: linux203 on August 25, 2014, 09:32:46 AM

Title: Chicago crime rate drops as concealed carry applications surge
Post by: linux203 on August 25, 2014, 09:32:46 AM

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/24/chicago-crime-rate-drops-as-concealed-carry-gun-pe/

“It isn’t any coincidence crime rates started to go down when concealed carry was permitted. Just the idea that the criminals don’t know who’s armed and who isn’t has a deterrence effect,” said Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association. “The police department hasn’t changed a single tactic — they haven’t announced a shift in policy or of course — and yet you have these incredible numbers.”