Part of the issue, of course, is whether right-to-carry laws affect either gun ownership levels or potentiality for theft levels. To the extent that carrying is by those who already own, it may mean reduced opportunity for theft to the extent guns that were left unattended, in homes or cars, are on the person, with guns more subject to theft than to robbery. To the extent right-to-carry has enough restrictions so that unattended guns are left in cars rather than homes, their susceptibility to theft might be increased. (And, of course, some gun owners will add to their "arsenal" handguns more suitable to lawful carrying.) PHB
Tim wrote: > Cramer appears to have missed the reason why Donohue raised this > issue, even though it was in the same paragraph: > > means that anything that increases gun ownership (and carrying a > la Sean Penn) is likely to put more guns into the hands of > criminals.
