In the recently published study "Right-to-Carry Concealed
Handguns: Crime Control through Gun Decontrol?," Kovandzic and
Marvell examine what, if any, impact Florida's right-to-carry law
has had on its rate of violent crime. They find that the 1987
passage of Florida's RTC law appears to have had no statistically
significant effect on violent crime.
Presumably, that means no affect one way or another--neither increase nor decreased crime. If true, is this not an argument for "shall issue" laws? If a citizen wants to carry and there is neither a positive nor negative effect, why should anyone care?
Ron Moore
