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Richard Nascak · Top Commenter · Executive Director at Florida Carry, Inc.Coincidentally, my guns have killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car
Do these idiots ever bother doing any fact checking at all? "Dangerously mentally ill"? Probably been judicially committed at one point. Prohibited person. "History of domestic violence"? If they've been charged and convicted, prohibited person. Jesus.It's just common sense to make it harder, instead of easier, for criminals, the dangerously mentally ill and people with a history of domestic violence to legally carry concealed weapons in public.
Just the name of the author as well as the publication of that bullshit article should tell everyone what they need to know.
"Of the 722 people killed by concealed carry permit holders only nine of them were killed by a Massachusetts citizen with a license to carry (compared to Texas and Florida which had 36 and 69, respectively in the same time period)."
Taking the population of the 3 states and using their numbers:
State "Kills" per 100,000 by LTC holders
MA: .133424101
TX: .133546225
FL: .346850499
I'm guessing that they include self defense/justifiable in their numbers since they are talking about GZ. They probably also include police since they've been caught doing that in the past. One thing that jumps out is how low the rate is for LTC holders. Wonder what the rate is for licensed drivers is. Oh yea, these numbers are for the past 8 years according to them. Not sure why FL is so high but TX doesn't differ much from MA.
I blame Zimmerman for FL showing so poorly.
I blame Zimmerman for FL showing so poorly.
On the evening of February 26, 2012, a 28-year-old man with a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Florida, reported a suspicious person in his neighborhood to the local police. Despite being told by the 911 dispatchers to stay in his car and not engage the person, the man pursued the teenager and ultimately shot and killed him. Over the next two years the shooter would continue to hold a concealed carry license despite multiple domestic violence altercations, including pointing a shotgun at one woman and throwing a wine bottle at another. In 2014, during a road rage incident the same man threatened another driver. The other driver told police that during the incident he said "I will ... kill you," followed by "Do you know who I am?"
Unfortunately, we are all too aware of who this man is, George Zimmerman, and we should have no interest in his state's laws becoming the national standard for concealed carry firearm license holders. Regardless, that is exactly what was proposed by Florida Congressman Richard Nugent. Congressman Nugent's proposed law currently in the U.S. House of Representatives mandates that all states honor the concealed carry permits of other states. A similar law has been proposed in the Senate by Senator John Cornyn of Texas.
Never seen so many Pro rights comments in after a Huffpo piece. Rosenthal brings out the best in people.
Of course, I think even one LTC "killing" is too many. Simple legislation abolishing the LTC in MA will bring that number to zero.
What percentage of LTC holders have spent at least five weeks in prison like Mr. Rosenthal?
Rosenthal makes a compelling case: if you believe his lies.
Somebody needs to fact check this garbage.
Bad info, wrong stats, flat out lies.
It appears as if the comments are off...
If that incident was deemed justified/self defense, "one LTC killing" is just right. Exactly the kind of protection the LTC is supposed to be there for...otherwise, had he not been carrying due to "Simple legislation abolishing the LTC in MA" , that law abiding LTC holder would have been the one killed.