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Never-Ending Debate: Do Concealed Guns Make Us Safer?

Posted by jhingarat21 on 12th Aug 2015

Phill Groff shows some of the popular concealed carry weapons at Trop gun shop. (Richard Hertzler/Staff)Between 2005 and 2014, more than 123,000 handguns were purchased in Lancaster County. In the same period, nearly 60,000 concealed-carry permits were issued. Both figures mirror national trends.So …

Does Gun Control Encourage Crime? The Science of Crime Statistics

Posted by jhingarat21 on 4th Aug 2015

IntroductionIt is widely believed that modern society is in sharp decline. Crime, especially, is widely considered to be steadily soaring out of control. American politicians frequently join the fray, using the crime issue to assert various political points. For example,Democratic front-runner Hilla …