l state databases, the center was able to compile a list of 1,335 people killed by someone who, at the time, possessed a concealed carry permit…The Violence Policy Center is a left-leaning organization which advocates for gun control…
Erich Pratt, senior vice president of the gun-rights group Gun Owners of America, thought that the focus on adverse use of firearms by concealed carry holders was unfair, given the vast number of permissible uses that occur every year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that estimates generally suggest around or more than 500,000 incidents each year involve a victim using a firearm in self-defense. Some research points to a lower number, around 100,000, although the data used for this calculation may be subject to errors underestimating the final tally.
Pratt told Newsweek that conclusions should not be drawn and policy should not be made “when you’re only focusing on the negative aspects” of concealed carry. He likened it to errors in the medical profession, in that doctors continue to perform surgeries even though a small number of operations will inevitably involve recklessness or fatalities…
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