Mark Matheny
December 29, 2012
The liberal left wants to make us believe that armed citizens make virtually no difference when it comes to stopping crimes from happening.
Here is a study from the Cato Institute (Feb. 8, 2012) that says otherwise! :
Cato Institute study says armed citizens prevent thousands of crimesBy of the Journal Sentinel Researchers at the Cato Institute have reviewed eight years worth of news reports about shooting in self-defense and conclude, "the vast majority of gun owners are ethical and competent, and tens of thousands of crimes are prevented each year by ordinary citizens with guns."
The libertarian Washington, D.C. think tank has released "Tough Targets: When Criminals Face Armed Resistance from Citizens," just a few days after Wisconsin's first instance of a concealed carry permit holder shooting at an armed robber, at a Milwaukee grocery store. In fact, the incident is already on the Cato Institute's interactive map that accompanies the report.The report's authors argue that because only when a citizen actually shoots a criminal subject does the incident make the news, there are likely thousands of times when the mere display of a legal weapon stops a crime from happening. But the study also acknowledges that prior estimates range widely, from less than a million to more than 2 million a year. »Read Full Blog Post
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