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To: Lane3 who wrote (107875)	4/5/2005 4:43:43 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 793919

Surely you're not claiming that those few people toting guns have brought down the murder rate in Alexandria. I don't believe its an unreasonable contention, although I don't think it would be enough to account for all of the difference. People in VA in general (and presumably Alexandria as well) are more likely to have guns than people in DC. Its not to hard for a criminal in Alexandria to enter DC to commit their crimes with less danger than they would have in Alexandria. There are other differences in Alexandria and DC. Perhaps the Alexandria cops are better or the court system is more likely to convict, or maybe its some other difference. It would be silly to suggest that the data on gun crimes or murders if DC and Alexandria, combined with an understanding of the legal differences that effect carrying guns, by itself amounts to scientific evidence for a huge benefit from concealed carry laws, but there is a some evidence that concealed carry laws, or liberal gun laws in general, do reduce crime. The examples of Alexandria and DC do at least serve to show how concealed carry laws don't cause some movie version of the old "wild west" to become reality. Tim

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