Here is some info you might find interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Guns,_Less_Crime

Some anecdotal evidence, look at Chicago's crime and murder rate with guns. Illinois is the only state in the US that does not have allow concealed weapons permits.

>>But one point I disagree with you on is that last line. Statistics show that in the states where concealed carry is allowed (TX, CO, FL, NH), crime rates are lower.
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>I keep hearing people say this. Do you have a cite for an actual study? I'd really like to see something that compares before concealed carry to after and, for that matter, if any state has gone the other way, also the before and after.
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>Tamar