Is Shodan more retarded lately, or has he maintained a consistent level of retardation all along?

[Bricker]

@pseudotriton_ruber_ruber

Dunno. Still waiting on that link, please.

Here is a link to the March 2010 anticipatory thread, discussing the dire results that would come.

Starting at post #100, the thread was bumped by me in August 2011, with this observation:

@Bricker

It’s been a year and a half.

Originally Posted by Richmond-Times Dispatch
Virginia’s bars and restaurants did not turn into shooting galleries as some had feared during the first year of a new state law that allows patrons with permits to carry concealed guns into alcohol-serving businesses, a Richmond Times-Dispatch analysis found.

The number of major crimes involving firearms at bars and restaurants statewide declined 5.2 percent from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, compared with the fiscal year before the law went into effect, according to crime data compiled by Virginia State Police at the newspaper’s request.

And overall, the crimes that occurred during the law’s first year were relatively minor, and few of the incidents appeared to involve gun owners with concealed-carry permits, the analysis found.

From here.

Comments?

I have a theory. My theory is that most ardent opponents of the bill knew that this result would ensue. They opposed the law because they saw it as a philosophical issue, not a real danger of shootouts, because they knew that as a general principle, concealed carry permit holders are interested in obeying the law.

Perhaps I’m wrong. It’s just a theory.

In fact, a later post, after several folks rushed in to say things like, " I don’t see that that changes the fact that guns are dangerous and that people, when they carry guns, are dangerous," and “Either some other factor is causing a decrease in gun crime, or someone is lying,” Measure for Measure correctly observed:

@Measure_for_Measure

Keep at it Bricker. This thread could be a solid and useful example of left-side fact resistance. I’m serious: this is interesting. (I’m not picking on Der here, the sentiments expressed are sufficiently widespread in my view.)