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Texas CCW Holders Arrested Often

Myth: Texas CCW holders are arrested 66% more often

  • Fact: Most arrests cited are not any form of violent crime (includes bounced checks or tax delinquency).
  • Fact: The VPC “study” only includes arrests, not convictions.
  • Fact: Many of these arrests in this premature VPC “study” came in the early years of Texas CCWs when the law was not understood by most of the law enforcement community or prosecutors.
  • Fact: Compared to the entire population, Texas CCW holders are about 7.6 times less likely to be arrested of a violent crime. The numbers breakdown as follows:
    • 214,000 CCW holders306
    • 526 (0.2%) felony arrests of CCW holders that have been adjudicated
    • 100 (0.05%) felony convictions
  • Fact: A different study concludes that the four year violent crime arrest rate for
    CCW holders is 128 per 100,000. For the general population, it is 710 per 100,000. In other words, CCW holders are 5.5 times less likely to commit a violent crime.

Texas Crime Rates Texas CCW Holders Arrested Often

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