claim: "in the states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower."
author: matt gaetz
evidence_1: apr 25, 2012 ... open carry is legal in 28 states without restriction. ... researcher gary kleck  found that 92 percent of criminal attacks are deterred when a gun ...
evidence_2: jan 3, 2016 ... "everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less," ... "in the  states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower.
evidence_3: feb 21, 2018 ... while grabbing the most headlines, gun violence is not limited to ... homicides: 89 ); violent crime rate: 376.9 per 100,000 (23rd highest) ... however, new  hampshire gun laws consider it illegal to carry a loaded handgun concealed on  ..... for example, even though rapidly firing weapons such as the ar-15 ...
evidence_4: jan 5, 2016 ... politifact: stats on crime, gun ownership don't mix ... gaetz, who said, “in the  states that allow open carry, violent crime was 23 percent lower.”.
evidence_5: published 23 june 2017. image via shutterstock. the introduction of right-to- carry or laws makes violent crime rates 13-15% ... ten years after the adoption of  rtc laws, violent crime is estimated to be 13-15% percent higher than ... right-to -carry or “shall issue” laws obligate the state to issue a concealed carry permit if  the ...