The Oklahoman is expressing some skepticism of VPC’s study about concealed carry license holders in an editorial:
What VPC doesn’t say is how many of the victims were, like Ersland’s target, killed in the act of committing a crime.
Nor can anyone say how many deaths have been prevented because of the huge number of concealed carry permit holders.
No, it doesn’t say. And they are hoping no one will look all that closely at their claims.
Turns out at least one of the anecdotes in the VPC report was based off of inaccurate news reports:
http://www.examiner.com/x-3253-Minneapolis-Gun-Rights-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Brady-Campaign-joins-the-VPC-in-deception?cid=exrss-Minneapolis-Gun-Rights-Examiner