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I live in the Midwest, in a suburb of a major city. Population of 134,746.

CCW is easy to get, but unneeded as we have both open carry and peaceable journey statutes.

I don't open carry, but I do use the peaceable journey law to my benefit. I carry a loaded handgun in my vehicle at all times. Again, this is permitted by law, no ccw required, and I don't know many who don't carry a loaded firearm in their vehicle.

Now let's take a look at gun related homicides from the city I live in:


'99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11
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6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2

The majority of us are armed. Everyone knows this. As a result, you very rarely find yourself in any type of conflict in public. There seems to be an unstated mutual respect, as everyone is aware that the person you are dealing with is most likely armed.

Thoughts?