Virginia Lets Guns Into Bars.....

Virginia Lets Guns Into Bars; A Year Later, 5% Fewer Gun Crimes in Virginia Bars
by Duane Lester

An armed society is a polite society. As evidence of that, here’s what happened when Virginia allowed its citizens to carry firearms into businesses that serve alcohol:

The number of major crimes involving firearms at bars and restaurants statewide declined 5.2 percent from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, compared with the fiscal year before the law went into effect, according to crime data compiled by Virginia State Police at the newspaper’s request.

And overall, the crimes that occurred during the law’s first year were relatively minor, and few of the incidents appeared to involve gun owners with concealed-carry permits, the analysis found.

A total of 145 reported crimes with guns occurred in Virginia bars and restaurants in fiscal 2010-11, or eight fewer than the 153 incidents in fiscal 2009-10. State police track all murders, non-negligent manslaughters, aggravated assaults, forcible sex crimes and robberies in more than two dozen categories, including “bars/nightclubs” and “restaurants.”

Some of the readers might think that a drop from 153 to 145 isn’t that substantial of a decrease, but when you consider the premise of the anti-gun activist, that allowing guns into bars would result in drunken shoot-outs, it’s worth mentioning.

The simple fact is, those who take the time to acquire a conceal carry permit are not criminals. They have no intention of committing a crime with the gun they want to carry.

They simply want to protect themselves and those they care about.

Hat Tip: Daily Pundit