Illinois: Phelps files to override Quinn's amendatory veto of concealed carry bill.

[friendly_iconoclast]

66. Frankly, you're safer around CCW holders than non-CCW holders

(As an aside, I'll thank you to stop putting words in my mouth:

You apparently think carrying a gun gives someone the right to kill

I hate to break the news to you, but as a point of fact most adults are physically
(if not mentally) able to kill someone. Personally, I see no moral imperative to engage in
hand-to-hand combat with someone that means to do me harm.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1172&pid=45338

Texas CHL holders 16x less likely to be convicted of crime



The rate of conviction for CHL holders has hit an all-time low- 23 per 100,000, with ~520,000 active CHL holders. The rate among the general public over 21 years old? 362 per 100,000

Conviction Data: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/reports/convrates.htm
Number of Licensees: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/chl/reports/demographics.htm
Population Data: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/CHS/popdat/detailX.shtm

You have every right to feel as you do. You do not have the right to your own facts, nor
do you have the right to falsely accuse other DUers of condoning murder.