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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard on NPR that the "no more than one gun purchase a month" law that's about to be repealed was passed because VA used to be a notorious source of guns for drug lords and other criminals up and down the East Coast.

And there's also another law that has a good chance to pass that would allow people to carry concealed weapons without a permit. Yippee! :(

So, how worried should I be about me or my family getting shot, say, after a fender bender or an argument in the supermarket checkout line?

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It's pretty unlikely.  All the studies I have read suggest that people who own and carry guns legally commit violent crimes at vastly lower rates than the general population.

Seriously, suppose you had a gun, and were involved in a fender bender.  Would you just blast away?  Of course not.  So, too, for those who carry guns.  They are human beings, much like you.

The supermarket checkout line is a somewhat different issue, of course, I'd bust a cap if someone had 10 items in the 8 item express lane, I mean, who wouldn't?  That's just Darwin at work.  [/quote]

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