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Concealed carry law and crime in Texas.(Concealed Handgun Act)
Jerry Patterson, the author of Texas' concealed carry law that was enacted 10 years ago, wrote in a recent publication of Texas Insider about the legacy of his bill's passage.
He happily announced that the success of the concealed carry law has won over even previously vociferous critics of the legislation. John Holmes, a Texas district attorney, sent Patterson the following message: "As you know, I was very outspoken in my opposition to the passage of the Concealed Handgun Act. I did not feel that such legislation was in the public interest and presented a clear and present danger to law abiding citizens by placing more handguns on the streets. Boy was I wrong. Our experience in Harris County, and indeed state-wide, has proven my initial fears absolutely groundless."
Similarly, Glen White, the president of the Dallas Police Association, said, "I lobbied against the law in 1993 and 1995 because I thought it would lead to wholesale armed conflict. That hasn't happened. All the horror ...
- Concealed Carry Clothing.
- Magazine article from: Guns Magazine Ayoob, Massad March 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire July 22, 2009 700+ words
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- The untold triumph of concealed-carry permits.
- Magazine article from: Policy Review Kopel, David July 1, 1996 700+ words
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- Texas' Concealed Carry Law Works, Says NCPA Report.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 26, 2000 700+ words
...anniversary of Texas' concealed carry law, a new report...other states with concealed carry laws. According...professor John Lott, concealed handgun laws on average...the Wild West, concealed carry laws create a safer...
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- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) August 8, 2009 700+ words
...licensed to carry a concealed handgun to commit a mass...shootings by known concealed handgun permit holders have...Three of the concealed carry killers have then...been murdered. "Concealed handgun permits were promoted...
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- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) January 4, 2006 700+ words
...permit people to carry a concealed handgun or other weapon in public...weighing this controversial concealed carry issue, the potential for...conducted in states with active concealed carry laws show no evidence of...substantial drops in states with concealed carry ...
- Armed and Licensed: Concealed carry law hitting mark: Ten years later,...
- Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) July 1, 2007 700+ words
...victim, a concealed-handgun license holder...customer with a concealed-handgun license shot...who have concealed-carry licenses...come across concealed-handgun license holders...getting a concealed-carry permit are...
