Wild Bill Kelsoe
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If crime went down, then gun ownership isn't a problem.The law passed in 2016….
First year homicide went up:
Firearm fatalities climbed in WV after concealed carry law passed in 2016
Mountaineer News ServiceWest Virginia UniversityWest Virginia State Trooper David Fry was on duty one evening last March when the call came in: a report of domestic violence at an apartmentwww.williamsondailynews.com
Between 2014 and 2019, violent crime rose, went down and rose again.
West Virginia Crime Statistics and Rates Report (WV) - CityRating.com
West Virginia crime statistics including violent and property crime rates, with murder, rape, assault, arson, larceny, burglary and car theft data reports. West Virginia crime report (WV).www.cityrating.com
And another showing crime rates over a period of time:
West Virginia's constitutional carry law doesn't appear to have moved needle much, if at all, on violent crime
CHARLESTON — Back in 2016, after the Legislature repealed the law requiring a concealed carry permit for most adult residents, some were wondering if it would set off a newwww.wvnews.com
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The only significant decline is from 2009 to 2014.
Concealed carry had no significant effect.