I've often wondered in any large, adult group gathering of a general cross section of Texans, how many could you expect to be 'packing heat'?
For instance, not taking into account venues where carrying is prohibited (like Pro-sporting events) and also dismissing venues which might artificially inflate the numbers (like pistol or rifle matches), I have done a little "back of the envelope" figuring. And based on rough Texas population numbers for those aged 21 and over, up to perhaps 80 or so (kinda figuring those in their 90s aren't generally doing their own shopping or what have you), I come up with a rough maximum of the population that COULD be carrying is around seven percent (that's 7 people out of 100) that are statically eligible to carry.
But knowing that just because DPS reports those with "active" licenses, doesn't mean in any given group of a hundred shoppers at WalMart (as an example), mean that all licensed LTC'ers are actually carrying. I'm kinda thinking the true number of folks that could actually participate in an "active shooter" situation might be as few as three or four (out of a 100).
Who's got a different take on this and what percentage do you think could be around you at any random time?
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What we need is more unemployed politicians.
For instance, not taking into account venues where carrying is prohibited (like Pro-sporting events) and also dismissing venues which might artificially inflate the numbers (like pistol or rifle matches), I have done a little "back of the envelope" figuring. And based on rough Texas population numbers for those aged 21 and over, up to perhaps 80 or so (kinda figuring those in their 90s aren't generally doing their own shopping or what have you), I come up with a rough maximum of the population that COULD be carrying is around seven percent (that's 7 people out of 100) that are statically eligible to carry.
But knowing that just because DPS reports those with "active" licenses, doesn't mean in any given group of a hundred shoppers at WalMart (as an example), mean that all licensed LTC'ers are actually carrying. I'm kinda thinking the true number of folks that could actually participate in an "active shooter" situation might be as few as three or four (out of a 100).
Who's got a different take on this and what percentage do you think could be around you at any random time?
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What we need is more unemployed politicians.