Do you own a gun?
Do you own a gun?
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There are some interesting figures published about conviction rates and licensed firearm carriers.
For example, in 2007 there were 61,260 offenses in Texas that included a handgun or the unlicensed carrying of one. To put into perspective, there are about 25 million people who live in Texas.
Of those, 160 offenses were caused by state-licensed carriers. That's 0.26% of the total. The rest were not licensed or legally allowed to carry.
Those of us who have been through the local, state and federal background checks, along with the proper firearm training, cause very little trouble, if any.
- And 29 of these offenses were when the individual forgot their license while carrying.xcreonx