I will add that there are four states that are constitutional carry, 37 states that are shall issue, and 56% of us live in those 41 states. However, 70% of firearm homicides occur in 3% of counties in the US. Off the top of my head, some of those counties are Cook IL, Baltimore MD, and Los Angeles CA. The US population has increased, concealed carry has increased by state, yet violent crime has dropped. One may argue correlation and causation, but surely the increase in firearm ownership has not increased violent crime.
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