Quote Originally Posted by Pistol Packing Preacher
Does anyone have statistics on Vermont crime? Vermont is and open Carry state where anyone can carry open or concealed with out a permit - as in our constitutional right!!!

Stats anyone???
Yes-
Rent (or buy) John Lott's book "More Guns Less Crime" In one of the chapters he breaks down the crime rates in certain states based around CCW laws.

I know Vermont was the 2nd SAFEST state to live in in terms of murder/rape (i cant remmeber which and I can check later when I get home)

Alaska is also a no permit state (carry however without a permit) like Vermont. Alaska, surprisingly, is one of the LEAST safest states to live in terms of Rape (one of the countries highest rape states - top 3 i believe)

One must consider that it is more accurate to look at state statistics, because one bad city may throw off statistics for an ENTIRE state.

RECON-
id like to interject and say i appreciate your thought and i wish we could open carry without funny looks. I've open carried on hikes in teh national forest and just act normal when i see people and no one seems to act any different except glance at the .357 on my hip. unfortunately, i feel that if i open carried in the republic of boulder which i reside, id be tackled and arrested.

also, the analogy of the black/gay/jew thing seems a little extreme and exagerated. i'm in no way trying to start a dispute, i could just see alot of people taking the analogy the wrong way. i fully see your intention though. [/i]