FYI - DPS stats for CHL crime convictions

Discussion in 'Quackenbush's' started by ScoPro, May 16, 2009.

  1. ScoPro

    ScoPro 1,000+ Posts

  2. OrangeBlooded

    OrangeBlooded 500+ Posts

    ok. probably b/c any chl has to be.
     
  3. BA93

    BA93 1,000+ Posts

    would someone who is getting a CHL now be able to have a conviction on their record in the previous years? If so, doesn't that make the logic of this study a little flawed? If so, that would be like taking a list of people who haven't been convicted in the past 5 years and then seeing who on that list has a conviction in the last 10 years. Odds are that it would be a very small percentage.

    Even without this data, I would doubt many people would think that CHL holders have the same or more convictions than the general public.
     
  4. ScoPro

    ScoPro 1,000+ Posts

    This isn't a "study", it's the raw factual DPS data.

    One thing it does show is the fact that CHL holders do not commit crimes at anywhere near the rate of the general adult population.

    I posted this because of the assertion of the Brady group that spoke out against the CHL campus carry bill in the Texas Senate tried to paint CHL carriers as a criminal group - based on their claim of 3,400 crimes committed.

    To qualify for a Texas CHL you must:

    1-Be 21 years old. (Members and former members of the armed forces must be 18.)
    2-Have a clean criminal history, including military service and recent juvenile records (no felony convictions, nor any misdemeanors within the last 5 years).
    3-Not be under a protective order.
    4-Not be chemically dependent.
    5-Not be of unsound mind.
    6-Not be delinquent in paying fines, fees, child support, student loans, etc.
    7-Be eligible to purchase a handgun by completing the NICS check.
    8-Complete required training.
     
  5. CanaTigers

    CanaTigers 2,500+ Posts

    And this surprises anyone? If a person bothers to get a CHL they probably aren't intending to commit a crime. This is the reason that laws will not control guns. If you plan on breaking one, why would you care about another. No law will keep a gun from someone that really wants one to commit a crime with.
     

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