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Concealing the Risk: Real-World Effects of Lax Concealed Weapons Laws

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Section One: Crimes Committed After Licensure

Gun-Related Crimes
Non-Firearm Crimes of Violence
Drug-Related Crimes
Non-Violent Crimes
Non-Crime Issues

Section Two: Crimes Committed Before Licensure

Gun Related Crimes
Drug-Related Crimes
Non-Firearm Crimes of Violence
Non-Violent Crimes
Non-Crime Issues

This is the full text of the 1996 Violence Policy Center study Concealing the Risk: Real-World Effects of Lax Concealed Weapons Laws.

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Investigating the Gun Lobby
The Impacts of Gun Violence
Regulating the Gun Industry
Concealed Carry Killers
Firearms Laws
Self-Defense Gun Use
Murder-Suicide
Mass Shootings
Assault Weapons
Gun Trafficking
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