Examiner.com has an article about the anniversary of Georgia House Bill 89 that allowed concealed carry in restaraunts that serve alcohol (one of the many places to be allowed).
A year ago there was much hand wringing and gnashing of teeth by the pro-crime crowd in Georgia regarding House Bill 89 which allowed firearms on MARTA and in restaraunts. The typical cries of drunken shootouts during family dinners was replayed and hashed out in the minds of anti-gunners in the news media.
Now fast forward one year later and the reality is that the fear mongering and protesting over HB 89 was overplayed by the pro-crime group. None of their fears came true.
If they are still waiting for bloodshed and chaos on the bus system due to HB 89, they are in for a long wait.
The sad truth is that these opinions and fears made by ill-informed anti-gunners are often repeated throughout past history. And probably will be used again in another state.
Florida adopted a right-to-carry law in 1987. At the time the law was passed, critics predicted increases in violence. The founder of the National Organization of Women, Betty Friedan stated: ”lethal violence, even in self defense, only engenders more violence.”
When the law went into effect, the Dade County Police began a program to record all arrest and non arrest incidents involving concealed carry licensees. Between September of 1987 and August of 1992, Dade County recorded 4 crimes committed by licensees with firearms. None of these crimes resulted in an injury. The record keeping program was abandoned in 1992 because there were not enough incidents to justify tracking them.
(Source: http://www.justfacts.com/guncontrol.asp)
