1 year isn't enough; how about 10 years?

Posted by Kromey at 2:38pm Aug 18 '11
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Ten years after Michigan made it much easier for its citizens to get a license to carry a concealed gun, predictions of widespread lawless behavior and bloodshed have failed to materialize.

Today, nearly 276,000 -- or about four out of every 100 eligible adult Michiganders -- are licensed.

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During the debate, opponents of the change warned of gun-toting, trigger-happy citizens loose on the streets.

But violent crimes have been rare among carrying a concealed weapon license holders. Only 2% of license holders have been sanctioned for any kind of misbehavior, State Police records show.

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CCW holders, in the aggregate, have been shown to be more law-abiding than the broader public, [Steve Dulan, a board member for the Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners] said.

Same predictions made about Virginia's law, and 10 years later they're still false.

Oh, and here's Florida, codifying the "castle doctrine" and removing the "duty to retreat" more than 6 years ago. Notice the predictions of "wild, wild west out there" and "a new wave of gun violence on Florida streets". Didn't happen there, either.