Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants

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Originally Posted by archer51

"said Philip Van Cleave, "It's sort of a big yawn."

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I think this about sums it up for me.

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Good for VA... Glad to see that the bloodbath was avoided.

When I got the original report from my pal , David Codrea, I read the story and was not surprised. This has been the pattern of late, in Michigan, Texas, Florida and now Virginia; where CCW hasn't created the mass mayhem that the prohibitionists predicted.

Sooo, I did a little homework and put together an Examiner column on it.

I think I'll do a quick update and add a link to this thread. I'll have to hook up with Van Cleave for a story in Gun Week... This stuff just kills 'em over at the Brady Campaign.

Truth and Consequences: Armed citizens behave; antis lose credibility

Pacific Northwest gun rights activists tracking firearms issues nationwide are taking note of a report in Sunday’s Richmond, VA Times-Dispatch that shows how crime in bars and restaurants has actually dropped in the year since Virginia changed the law to allow concealed firearms in those establishments.


Truth and Consequences: Armed citizens behave; antis lose credibility - Seattle gun rights | Examiner.com

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Originally Posted by Gforty

Which side of the fence was the Richmond Times-Dispatch on before the law was enacted?

Ohio just passed Restaurant Carry, no thanks to the Columbus Dispatch and most other big-city rags. If there's no "blood in the bars" a year from now, I expect they'll be quiet too. :rolleyes:

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One year from now, you and I should hook up for a review so I can write about it in Gun Week. If I didn't have this stuff to write about, I'd have to sell french fries because I'm no good at anything else. :wink:

I think ol' Sen. McDummie might have a little competition. I heard an ad from a Republican named Ryce something or anotherwho's running for the Va. Senate while driving home this evening.