Stand Your Ground? Texas man kills teacher over noise complaint

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78. Perhaps you should look at some real statistics.

It so happens that Texas keeps detailed records of the convictions of Concealed Handgun License holders and publishes them on the internet, annually. Here is the site for convictions rate for every type of felony. As you can see, for most types of felonies there are zero (0) CHL convictions. For all forms of murder there is only one (1) CHLer convicted in 2009 versus over 600 convictions for the general population. There were over 402,000 people with CHLs in Texas that year. http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/reports/convrates.htm

Here is a chart that shows the rate of CHL felony convictions against the general population.
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Red bars are CHL conviction rates, blue bars are general population conviction rates.

In most states, when a person applies for a CCW, they are heavily screened before the permit is issued. An applicant has to pass an FBI background investigation, (fingerprints taken and checked), take and pass a class that includes self-defense law, and demonstrate proficiency by live fire on a range.

CCWs, in most states, are only given to citizens that have demonstrated that they are law-abiding people. That is why we have such an excellent record.