Concealed Carry Tragedies Include Workplace Shooting, Six-Year-Old Unintentionally Killing Father.

[billh58]

Washington, DC — Concealed handgun permit holders are responsible for at least 873 deaths not involving self defense since 2007, including 29 mass shootings that killed 139 people, ongoing VPC research shows. Since there is no comprehensive record keeping of fatal incidents involving concealed carry permit holders, this tally most likely represents a small fraction of the actual total.

Details on these fatal incidents can be found on Concealed Carry Killers ( http://concealedcarrykillers.org/ ), an online VPC resource that provides examples of non-self defense killings involving private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns in public. Information on these incidents is organized by state and is updated on a continuing basis.

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Overall, Concealed Carry Killers documents 684 fatal, non-self defense incidents since May 2007 in 41 states and the District of Columbia, resulting in the deaths of 873 people. Twenty-nine of the incidents were mass shootings as defined by federal law (three or more victims), resulting in the deaths of 139 victims. At least 17 law enforcement officers have died at the hands of concealed carry killers since May 2007.

“The NRA’s claim that concealed handgun permit holders pose no threat to the public has no basis in fact,” states VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand. “It is extremely rare for private citizens to use their guns in self-defense. Our research shows that all too often, the guns of these so-called ‘good guys with guns’ are used in homicides, suicides, and fatal unintentional shootings.”

http://www.vpc.org/press/latest-concealed-carry-tragedies-include-workplace-shooting-six-year-old-unintentionally-killing-father/

Another right-wing ALEC/NRA Big Lie exposed. More guns in more hands mean more gun injuries and deaths.

[flamin lib]

1. Hmmm, you mean if there are more cars on a freeway there will be more auto accidents or if there are

more boats on a lake there will be more boating accidents or more swimming pools in a community more children will drown?

Guns are the ONLY commodity that, according to the gun lobby, do not increase violence when their numbers increase.

[billh58]

2. That's why in their world

the answer to gun violence is more guns. Boggles the mind doesn't it?

[safeinOhio]

3. I'm sure the Out of Controllers

will have some NRA facts to support their CCWs can cross state lines so the world will be safe..

[billh58]

4. These wannabe cops

are represented by the likes of Zimmerman and other CCW "heroes." The truth is that they are more likely to blow their own toes off (or someone else's) than they are to prevent a crime, or to fire in self-defense.

NRA "facts" are like most right-wing talking points: made-up fantasies and marketing double-speak to attract the gullible.