Author Topic: 40 Year Low in Murder  (Read 2495 times)

Offline aircop_m

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40 Year Low in Murder
« on: October 18, 2005, 07:39:49 AM »
Just a thought,
A report came out yesterday, that murder in the USA was down to the lowest percent in 40 years. Maybe, just maybe, "Shall Issue" CCW's have some effect?

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Re: 40 Year Low in Murder
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2005, 02:10:09 PM »
No dout about it! ::) :D
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Re: 40 Year Low in Murder
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2005, 02:23:42 PM »
I would think so!!
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Re: 40 Year Low in Murder
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2005, 03:28:18 PM »
I agree, too!

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Re: 40 Year Low in Murder
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2005, 11:30:37 PM »
I think we may even be seeing less incidence of the
Houston traffic digital greeting signal that preceeded some
road rage. Now, one never knows what may be pointing
back at him. Courtesy is contaigous.

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Re: 40 Year Low in Murder
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2005, 10:59:12 AM »
A few years ago, Detroit area was often reporting people trying to steal cars, when the driver was stopped at a light.

That has pretty well stopped.  I've always thought it was due to the "shall issue" CCW law in Michigan.

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Re: 40 Year Low in Murder
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2005, 04:57:01 PM »
Aircop - I saw this and certainly like to think that CCW has been a major factor.

Probably the two areas where CCW has little effect, and may not have changed much are - gang shootings and ''crimes of passion'' but other aspects such as murders associated with robbvery etc - I think those will have been very usefully reduced.
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