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In reply to the discussion: Concealed carry permit holder kills 13, wounds more. [View all]billh58
(6,655 posts)the Gungeoneers swarm from their swamp to defend one of their own: CCW holders are more "responsible" and law-abiding than most American citizens they say.
This NRA "statistic" has been bandied about ad nauseam in the Gungeon, and on other right-wing Internet gun humper sites as "proof" that gunz are good. This half-truth is based on the fact that CCW-holders have managed to pass a minimal background check, whereas most Americans haven't had the need to undergo a background check at all: "proof" of absolutely nothing, but typical of NRA twisted "statistics."
From a common sense standpoint, it stands to reason that anyone who is paranoid enough to carry a lethal weapon in public for a possible "self-defense" situation is not someone that I (or most Americans) would feel comfortable being around. This is especially true when the bozo packing heat in public blatantly states: "deal with it, it's my God-given right to carry a gun in public, and I don't give a fuck if you don't like it!" Anger issues AND a gun? Great. Just fucking great.
The statistic that the NRA devotees do NOT want to talk about, however, is where did 80% of convicted felons get the guns they used to commit their crimes? Were those guns "legal" at some point? How did they find their way into the hands of criminals? Boggles the mind, doesn't it?