>Here is some info you might find interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Guns,_Less_Crime
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John Lott is not a reputable source in my book.

>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.

I'm not looking for anecdotal evidence. The plural of anecdote is not data. And, fwiw, there is some serious research about why certain cities seem to have higher crime rates:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/01/growing-divide-urban-gun-violence/4328/


What I want to see is a study that actually compares like populations in like circumstances where the only difference is concealed carry.

Tamar

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>>>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