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Anti-gun writer not presenting all the facts
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Feb. 19, 2010 11:44 pm
A Feb. 11 writer, who has a long history of anti-gun activism, quoted questionable statistics disseminated by the Violence Policy Center. This group is part of a cabal operating in concert with Handgun Control, Sarah Brady, etc. Research and surveys by a number of law enforcement and Second Amendment groups refutes VPC propaganda.
However, just for the sake of argument, let's assume that perhaps the millions of citizens across the country who hold concealed-carry licenses actually did kill 117 people since May 2007. I wonder what percentage of those 117 were robbers, rapists, murderers, burglars, child molesters, etc.? I doubt they were all innocent bystanders as the writer would have us believe.
Dean Varner
Cedar Rapids
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