Don't come to Florida to start a business mugging folks.
Take it to fertile ground: New York City or some other mud-hole where the vulnerable herd.
FLORIDA First to Reach 1 Million Concealed-Gun Permits. An American with a concealed gun permit is safer than those who do not have the permit?
CAPISCE
2012/12/14 14:44:55
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Florida will be the first state to have issued 1 million permits allowing people to carry concealed firearms, said Adam Putnam, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture and consumer affairs.
Florida had issued 993,200 active permits as of Nov. 30, according to state data. Of those, 875,600 were for state residents, accounting for 4.6 percent of its 19.1 million population. The state will pass the 1 million mark next week, Putnam said at a news conference today in Tallahassee.
“Floridians have a great respect and appreciation for their Second Amendment rights,” Putnam said.
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Florida had issued 993,200 active permits as of Nov. 30, according to state data. Of those, 875,600 were for state residents, accounting for 4.6 percent of its 19.1 million population. The state will pass the 1 million mark next week, Putnam said at a news conference today in Tallahassee.
“Floridians have a great respect and appreciation for their Second Amendment rights,” Putnam said.
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Florida was among the first states in 1987 to require approval of
concealed-carry licenses for any applicant who meets certain criteria, instead
of giving local police discretion over those decisions. Today, 38 states have
“shall issue” laws similar to Florida’s, according to the National Rifle
Association, a firearms-rights group based in Fairfax, Virginia.
Florida, the fourth-most-populous state, had 887,000 active permits as of
Dec. 31, 2011, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Pennsylvania had the second-most with 786,000.
In Florida, permits are issued to anyone who, among other things, is at least
21 years old and has never been convicted of a felony crime.
The number of concealed permits in Florida has nearly doubled since 2008.
Putnam said he didn’t know what accounted for the increase in permits.
Top Opinion
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Rob Clary 2012/12/14 14:55:46
The fact that so many people in this state have CCW's has contributed to a signigicant drop in crime...
Although Arizona has two of the most crime-ridden cities in the nation, their violent crime rates are relatively low.
1. Tucson, AZ
Tucson has one of the highest property crime rates in the country, especially larceny. On the bright side, Tucson has a low murder rate.
2. Memphis, TN-AR-MS *
Residents of Memphis contend with the nation's second-highest violent crime rate. In addition, the rate of robbery and burglary are among the nation's highest.
3. Miami, FL
Miami's violent crime rate is the highest in the nation, with especially high incidences of robbery and assault. Thankfully, the murder rate is relatively low.
http://www.bestplaces.net/doc...
You might want to investigate factual information prior to posting questionable information.
The only criminals who don't have guns are the ones who can't afford them.
"Last year (2011), economist Richard Florida dove deep into the correlations between gun deaths and other kinds of social indicators. Some of what he found was, perhaps, unexpected: Higher populations, more stress, more immigrants, and more mental illness were not correlated with more deaths from gun violence. But one thing he found was, perhaps, perfectly predictable: States with tighter gun control laws appear to have fewer gun-related deaths."
In 2010....Chicago...with very restrictive gun laws had 435 murders, while Miami...the cesspool of FL only had 224.....and Washington DC had 131.....considering how small it is....with its restrictive gun laws...
Regardless...
As far as your Chicago / DC vs Miami example...lets look shall we?
This is using that stats you put up:
Chicago has 2.7 million people....if there were 435 murders that would be 1 for every 6,206 people
Washington DC has 670,000 people...if there were 131 murders, that is 1 for every 5114 people
Miami, FL has 408,000 people...if there were 224 murders, that would be 1 OUT OF 1821 PEOPLE THAT ARE MURDERED.
...your own stats just worked against you there buddy boy and it sounds more like you might be playing pocket pool with yourself.
But what you fail to understand... or recognize is that DC has more murders per capita than Chicago.... I might should have used Orlando as a city as opposed to Miami....considering that Miami is a 3rd world country now... Orlando murders 2008....of 123...
The stats do not work against me...they work in my favor.... Nice try though.
The city of Orlando has a population of 238,000.
If there were 123 murder in there then do the math:
1 murder for every 1934 people
That is just slightly better than Miami and far far worse than Chicago and DC.
Try again.
http://www.orlandosentinel.co...
Nice try to you....
Its not my fault you didn't specify METRO when you quoted Orlando's murder stats...you said 'Orlando as a city'...so I just went off of what you said.
You were pretty specific about Orlando as a city and not METRO in your post. Also, you originally said you were using FBI stats and yet you are referencing a newspaper article. Not that your stats were wrong but you kinda keep changing your facts Miami vs METRO Dade, Orlando vs METRO Orlando. FBI stats vs Orlando Sentinel stats.
And when you are talking about murder...are you talking about murder in general or murder from gunshot?
You were pretty specific about Orlando as a city and not METRO in your post. Also, you originally said you were using FBI stats and yet you are referencing a newspaper article. Not that your stats were wrong but you kinda keep changing your facts Miami vs METRO Dade, Orlando vs METRO Orlando. FBI stats vs Orlando Sentinel stats.
Thanks for responding, I don't know if we got anywhere. I sure hope CCW lowers crime in Florida but I doubt it will.
http://www.kc3.com/CCDW_Stats... Some interesting reading.
Cheers Mr Capisce and I hope you don't have to use your firearm.