On Apr 17, 4:02*pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
... The operative factor is that the CCW
holders are people who have no serious criminal record and who have not been
institutionalized.

In other words, the difference is not between CCW holders and the general
population. It's between people who have passed a CCW-type background check
and the general population.
Ed Huntress

If there is a common factor among the considerable number of people
I've known who applied for and received NH carry permits, it's that
they are the more alert and attentive ones. the people who maintain
SA. The ones who oppose guns tend to be much more self-absorbed. In
general I don't trust them with power tools either.

jsw