I live in an urban area and the nearest bus route is 2 miles away. The closest bus stop to my work is another 2 miles. I doubt my employer would keep me on if I showed up every day after walking 4 miles - half of that with no sidewalks. Many others in America are in the same boat. That "large %" you profess that has access to public transportation is bunk. Maybe NYC but not most of the country.
Need has everything to do with it.
MY attempt?!? :lamo
No, we would be driving slow, extremely light weight vehicles with titanium crash frames, seat belts, and air bags. The heavier the vehicle the more damage it does to the object you hit because you can't dodge the laws of physics. E(k) = mv^2 / 2
Yet millions of people go to work every day for decades without ever owning a gun, let alone carrying one, and never have problem. Obviously, you don't need a gun to get to work or haul your groceries - unless, of course, you're car-jacking for transportation. I did need my car or I wouldn't have had a job.
Wanna' bet? LOL!
What kind of insurance are you required to buy to carry your gun? Personally, I pay ~$100 / mo to the insurance company for the privilege of driving. And that's just the beginning of the restrictions. Next, should we talk about all the black and white signs on the road? Or how about a few dozen pages of traffic laws to which you have to adhere each and every mile you drive?
We have had a several times increase in CCW. For 40 years now.
And yet...you and people like you DO ignore those 14,999 incidents. because they occur typically in minority communities with minority victims and minority perpetrators and you dont care enough about the victims to say anything about it and are too frightened to go into the communities to go after the perpetrators. So...instead...you cherry pick the occasional tragic incident as your 'cause'.
For conceal carry in Missouri it's illegal if it's "readily capable of lethal use" (i.e., loaded).
What?!? Laws and regulations are restrictive by their very nature.
"Florida has issued 2,031,106 licenses since adopting its law in 1987, and had 843,463 licensed permit holders as of July 31, 2011.[4] Reported permit holders are predominantly male.[5] Some states have reported the number of permit holders increasing over time.[6] "With hard numbers or estimates from all but three of the 49 states that have laws allowing for issuance of carry permits, the GAO reports that there were about 8 million active permits in the United States as of December 31, 2011"
Just an FYI - that's ~3% of the US population over 17.
And if FBI crime states can be believed less than .01% of the perpetrators of violent crimes.
"They" don't ignore the everyday violence. What makes you think that? Because they don't post it as a special event every day? Obviously, if it happens all the time it's NOT a special event and deserves no special attention. It's a problem that needs to be addressed but CC isn't going to solve it, either.
I imagine you're right.
"They" never say Jack **** about it. Ever.
