re: Another gun in a vehicle question

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After laws were enacted to prohibit guns in schools, the murder rate dropped.

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Violent crime overall has continued to drop since the early 90s with only a small uptick in 05-06. Saying that it was ONLY because of a law that doesn't physically remove guns from anyone doesn't add up. You've probably heard "correlation does not equal causation."

You need to also consider the fact that gun ownership is at a record high today. That says a lot for the number of guns not necessarily affecting the violent crime rate nationally.

The study you link also stops in 2006. If you had gotten data for the next 10 years, you would've probably seen an even larger decrease even though gun rights have expanded and the number of firearms has increased dramatically. But from that link...

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with substantially higher homicide rates among male students and students in urban areas

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This is not new data. We know where most violent crime occurs - large metropolitan areas mostly in the poor inner cities.

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Take your own advice. And as far as fact, isn't it illegal to carry a gun in "gun free zones" on schools? Even with a CCP?

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Yes it is.

I don't know what you mean by "take your own advice" though. I'm quite aware of state-prohibited areas for carriage of firearms. If I didn't I would be a terrible concealed carry instructor.

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Bap, you missed the point I was making.

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Then what is your original premise?