From Deseret News archives:
A gun isn't survival key
We should dread the coming day when a concealed weapon holder is wounded or killed in a confrontation with an individual engaged in a criminal act. Too many weapon aficionados appear to feel they will always prevail. A concealed weapon permit does not give a person invincibility, nor does it place him on the side of the angels.
And yes, I am familiar with Dr. John Lott's book "More Guns, Less Crime" and with the Kleck and Gertz study, which purports to demonstrate that 2,000,000 people each year in the country use a weapon to defend themselves. Both of those works have been roundly discredited by criminologists and statisticians who carefully reviewed the methodology and conclusions.
Raymond Hollstein
Salt Lake City














