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Originally Posted by BigV
Are you saying that I, a citizen who is not armed, am MORE likely to be a criminal than you, who are legally armed?
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Maggie is certainly capable of a reply but I thought I might throw my thoughts in here.
When a person carries a firearm legally with a permit, it changes you and how you might do things.
First off, the last thing that you would like is some type violent confrontation because regardless of the circumstances, YOU will be going to jail. That might be a short stay or a long one but until there is some type of investigation to establish your innocence, you'll probably be in the cooler.
Your vulnerability is no longer from physical attack and you dont want any legal troubles so you tend not to get overly upset. Yelling, screaming any hostile body language tends to disappear from your normal routine ( if it ever was present before ). You dont want to be misunderstood or to appear threatening in a situation that is not threatening your life ( which is 99.99% of them ), so you might over communicate and pay more attention to your tone.
In short, you're a wonderful smiley, polite person that has had check after check after check to make sure that you are up to the responsibility of carrying a firearm that might well be enough to wipe out your neighbors and in some cases, give law enforcement a run for their money.
The armed citizen is also not panicked in situations that may if someone is NOT carrying. If you feel totally vulnerable, it changes your attitude. Many times it makes people act overly aggressive as a defense.
Just my observations here. No citations or criminal studies.
Gun toters less likely to be a criminal? Probably. Just from the background check alone. Someone that knows how to avoid troubles of all sorts? Absolutely.