I have already discussed the slippery slope fallacy elsewhere so I will try to avoid it and I hope at no point did I imply that issuing permits to carry guns would result in the streets being covered in blood (etc). I am not suggesting the carrying of guns should be prohibited.

The fact remains, that while lots of “normal” people who carry guns will be well disciplined and skilled handlers of the weapons, there will also be a statistical average distribution of deviants. But again, this was not my point.

If you are carrying a gun, it is because you intend to escalate a violent situation. I doubt most people carry one simply to have something nice in their pocket while they get robbed.

Time has proven this assumption to be wrong. As of today, 48 out of 50 US States have concealed carry laws. The majority (39) are of the “shall issue” type, which means, if the state can’t find a legal reason to deny your permit, they must issue a permit to you, if you apply and fulfill all the criteria.

In many of the states that have gone to shall issue permits, there was a cry from the anti-freedom crowd that there would be blood in the streets, hi-way road rage would look like Dodge City of the old west (a false image in it’s self) and that gun deaths would soar.

NONE of that has happened. The average Concealed Carry permit holder is MORE law-abiding than the average citizen. We are less likely to resort to gun play. And when we do, we tend to be more accurate than the police. And we are much less likely to shoot the wrong person than the police.

And FYI, Dodge City of the old west was more peaceful than present day Chicago.