The gun confiscation lobby has spent decades warning that lawful carry would lead to chaos.
They said ordinary citizens could not be trusted with firearms in public.
They said more concealed carry would mean more crime.
They said Constitutional Carry would put Texans in danger.
The data says otherwise.
Research from the Crime Prevention Research Center shows concealed carry permit holders remain among the most law-abiding groups in America.
In Florida and Texas, concealed carry permit holders are convicted of firearms-related violations at roughly one-twelfth the rate of police officers.
Police officers already commit crimes at far lower rates than the general public.
So when permit holders are convicted of firearms-related violations at an even lower rate than law enforcement, the gun confiscation lobby’s narrative collapses.
Lawful carriers are not the problem.
Criminals are.
The Fear Campaign Failed
Anti-gun politicians rely on fear.
Fear of Texans carrying handguns.
Fear of families defending themselves.
Fear of ordinary citizens refusing to remain helpless.
But millions of Americans have carried firearms legally for years, and the numbers are clear:
Permit holders are overwhelmingly responsible and law-abiding.
The same is true in states with Constitutional Carry.
Texas restored Constitutional Carry despite hysterical warnings from the anti-gun Left. The gun confiscation lobby predicted disaster.
It did not happen.
That is because criminals do not obey permit requirements, gun-free zones, magazine bans, or background check schemes.
Those laws burden the people least likely to commit crimes in the first place.
Permit Numbers Undercount the Real Story
The CPRC report also makes clear that permit data now understates how many Americans are legally carrying.
Why?
Because 29 states now have Constitutional Carry, meaning law-abiding citizens can carry without begging the government for a permission slip.
In those states, permit numbers can fall even as the number of people legally carrying rises.
That matters in Texas.
Texas is already a Constitutional Carry state, yet it still has roughly 1.58 million active carry permits — one of only five states with more than one million permit holders.
And nationwide, CPRC reports there are still more than 21.4 million concealed carry permits across the country.
In other words, lawful carry is not rare.
It is mainstream.
And the people doing it are overwhelmingly responsible.
Facts Beat Gun Control Talking Points
Texas Gun Rights has long argued that public policy should be based on facts, not fear.
The facts show lawful carriers are not a public-safety threat.
The facts show gun owners can be trusted to carry responsibly.
And the facts show the gun confiscation lobby’s attacks on concealed carry, Constitutional Carry, and armed self-defense are built on propaganda — not reality.
This is why Texas must keep expanding and defending the right to keep and bear arms.
That means protecting Constitutional Carry.
That means abolishing “gun-free” zones that leave law-abiding Texans defenseless.
That means passing Kyle’s Law to protect lawful self-defenders from financially devastating civil lawsuits.
And it means rejecting every attempt to punish Texans who simply want to defend themselves and their families.
This debate should not be decided by emotional headlines or gun control talking points.
It should be decided by reality.
And reality is not on the side of the gun confiscation lobby.
Lawful carry is not a fringe movement.
It is a mainstream exercise of a constitutional right.
The Second Amendment is not a government-issued privilege.
It is a constitutional right.
And the data proves gun owners can be trusted to exercise it.
