I may soon testify before a California State Assembly committee on the pro/cons of shall-issue CCWs. I doubt I have time to assemble the exact data I want, but suspect individuals on this forum may have it on hand or could point me to some ready-to-use data set.
What I need to demonstrate is the variation in violent crime rates against national averages for X years before and after shall-issue CCWs laws were passed in each of the 30 post-Florida states. The objective (at a minimum) is to demonstrate there is no net increase in violent crime, and hopefully demonstrate a decrease. The testimony is on April 21st, and thus I do not have the time to rip through the UCS database and assemble this by hand. Any existing data sets would be greatly appreciated. Guy Smith www.GunFacts.info
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