VA Crime Falls in Bar & Restaurants After Ban Lifted

[Kirk Freeman]

Surprise, surprise, the ban on concealed carry is abolished in Virginia's bars and restaurants and, shockingly, crime falls.

Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants | Richmond Times-Dispatch

 

[littletommy]

Whwhwhattt!!! No way!
I had a conversation on another, non gun forum that I am a member of, about Ohio allowing carry in bars, a guy had posted in a sky is falling tone about how it was going to be carnage. I politely told him that carrying in bars is legal in Indiana, and there are not regular shoot outs. I also advised him to take a look at Chicago if he wanted to see how well strict gun laws worked. His answer to me was Chicago is a mess due to Indianas "laxed" gun laws! I ended the conversation there. Funny thing is, that idiot is a prosecuting attorney in Florida.

 

[9mmfan]

Surprise, surprise, who new?

 

[Bert]

If crime were to go down everywhere , what would we do with all the extra lawyers?

 

[femurphy77]

If crime were to go down everywhere , what would we do with all the extra lawyers?

Target practice!

 

[Bunnykid68]

Target practice!

Yep, need someone to hold the targets.

 

[John Galt]

Darn all of that truth, facts, reason and logic stuff. They always get in the way of a good discussion with a Lefty!

 

[rich8483]

Whwhwhattt!!! No way!
I had a conversation on another, non gun forum that I am a member of, about Ohio allowing carry in bars, a guy had posted in a sky is falling tone about how it was going to be carnage. I politely told him that carrying in bars is legal in Indiana, and there are not regular shoot outs. I also advised him to take a look at Chicago if he wanted to see how well strict gun laws worked. His answer to me was Chicago is a mess due to Indianas "laxed" gun laws! I ended the conversation there. Funny thing is, that idiot is a prosecuting attorney in Florida.

I dont get how they make sense of that argument. if Chicago is so bad b/c of indianas laws, then wouldnt indiana be that much worse?

uuhh but its not.

 

[BlueEagle]

Lovely. While I understand the "don't mix guns and alcohol" argument, and I think that yes, it's probably not the wisest thing to do from a safety or legal standpoint, I'm glad to see that the predicted bloodbaths did not occur.

I don't drink much in public anyway; because I'm usually driving. But on the rare occasion that I do, I always wonder what would happen if someone tried to rob me or assault me, and I wound up having to defend myself. I have a feeling that even if it was a "good" shooting, (legally defensible and all that,) I would still get into trouble somehow for doing it while under the influence of alcohol.

 

[Nightwalker65]

Target practice!

A man after my own heart!

I'm with Blue Eagle, I tend to not go to bars when I carry,and if I do,I don't drink...A)Because I'm usually driving,and B) I don't like the thought of being even slightly impaired should the reason I carry actually happen(God forbid),due to the possible legal repercussions.....IMHO it's just good common sense

 

[RoyalTenenbaum]

I always found it surprisingly easy to not become a homicidal maniac in a bar. But maybe that is just me. One of the things I loved when I lived in Virginia was that whole don't be like Maryland thing.

 

[jgreiner]

Surprise, surprise, the ban on concealed carry is abolished in Virginia's bars and restaurants and, shockingly, crime falls.

Gun crimes drop at Virginia bars and restaurants | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Not ONE BIT surprised.

 

[jgreiner]

I always found it surprisingly easy to not become a homicidal maniac in a bar. But maybe that is just me. One of the things I loved when I lived in Virginia was that whole don't be like Maryland thing.

I find it easy, because the more I drink..the more I smile......

 

[edsinger]

Target practice!

Tried to REP that one but was denied, seems you already got some from me. So best I can do