Surprise, Surprise!

Liberals in Chicago have said, many times, that increased numbers of honest people carrying their own guns would have NO EFFECT on the crime rate, except to INCREASE the “gun violence” rate. But as usual, they're WRONG. Increased numbers of people carrying their own guns has significantly REDUCED the crime rate in several areas: homicides, robberies, and even car thefts as honest people take care of their own self-defense; a job the cops can't seem to do. Just last month an 86-year-old man who has a “carry permit” shot at a fleeing criminal, “freezing him” in his tracks, until the cops could (finally) get there and “take him into custody.” Since the court threw out Chicago's law against “concealed carry” permits last year, leading to a significant INCREASE in honest people with their own guns, there has been a 20% REDUCTION in gun crime and NO increase in “gun violence” by permit holders. Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said, “Just the fact that criminals DON'T KNOW who is, or is NOT armed, has made a significant difference in the crime rate.” (WashingtonTimes)