Kansas Attorney General’s Office has issued 15,000 concealed carry permits
Aug 25 2008Normally Ol’ Squeeze here is going to be telling you about hunting situations, but as you can tell by this website’s sections I am very interested in and a supporter of the Second Ammendment Foundation (SAF) and the National Rifle Association (NRA.)
This news story came across my computer this morning and I just wanted to share it with you.
When the debate over the carrying of concealed weapons raged in Kansas, critics warned that violence would ensue and that more children would die in accidental shootings because of ready access to handguns carried by a parent.
According to state authorities, neither has happened.
Since January 2007, more than 15,000 Kansans have become concealed carry permit holders, and, according to the Attorney General’s Office, not a single one has committed a crime using a handgun.
“I’m not aware of any incidents in which a concealed carry permit holder used a handgun in the commission of a crime,” said Chuck Sexson, director of the Attorney General’s Concealed Carry Unit.
Read the full article here: http://www.kansasliberty.com/liberty-update-archive/25aug2008/ags-office-has-issued-15-000-concealed-carry-permits/
The article was first called to my attention here:
http://crazedpw.blogspot.com/2008/08/15000-concealed-carry-permits-issued-in.html
Just goes to show, good people, obeying the laws and having every right to carry a handgun.
Squeeze
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