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Whether everyone carrying a gun would increase random murders elsewhere is up for debate. If everyone in society was trained properly, everyone being armed would be a good thing. However, in the reality we live in there are a lot of people that cannot control their temper -- or are just plain idiots -- but then again if everyone was armed they would learn to control it or die (if you consistently start pulling out your gun for no reason you would end up shot).

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THis argument was prevalent about ten years ago when the state of florida was going to super liberal carry laws. In the ten years or whatever since florida went to super easy conceal carry, the empirical evidence is overwhelming that the argument that gunfights would spring up over minor squabbles is totally false. It's just not true.

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I agree with you -- and I also agree that conceal carry laws reduce the violent crime rate. However, I do not feel there has ever been a study done that can honestly evaulate the true impact of conceal carry laws. The trend of violent crime is based on too many other factors (such as the local economy) to get an accurate reading of the impact of the conceal carry laws that are passed. The only way we could get a more accurate reading is if a much larger percentage of the population applied for conceal carry permits and then used them (assuming they were only given out to responsible citizens as they are today).