I remember when FL passed Concealed Carry in late 80s...
All of a sudden, there was an explosion of robberies and criminal attacks on tourists, often ID'd by leaving the airport in rental cars...Criminals, making the rational decision to go after the most likely unarmed victims...tourists who'd just left the airport. (for those who don't remember, rental cars used to always have stickers..."hertz" etc...which stopped at that point, to protect their customers).
FL concealed carry, followed by the tourist attacks, is the best illustration ever of the effect of armed citizens on criminal behavior.
I remember when FL passed Concealed Carry in late 80s...
All of a sudden, there was an explosion of robberies and criminal attacks on tourists, often ID'd by leaving the airport in rental cars...Criminals, making the rational decision to go after the most likely unarmed victims...tourists who'd just left the airport. (for those who don't remember, rental cars used to always have stickers..."hertz" etc...which stopped at that point, to protect their customers).
FL concealed carry, followed by the tourist attacks, is the best illustration ever of the effect of armed citizens on criminal behavior.