From the Radio Free Michigan archives ftp://141.209.3.26/pub/patriot If you have any other files you'd like to contribute, e-mail them to bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu. ------------------------------------------------ This information is presented as a service to the Internet community by the NRA/ILA. Many files are available via anonymous ftp from ftp.nra.org and via WWW at http://www.nra.org Be sure to subscribe to rkba-alert by sending: subscribe rkba-alert Your Full Name as the body of a message to rkba-alert-request@NRA.org Information can also be obtained by connecting to the NRA-ILA GUN-TALK BBS at (703) 934-2121. ------------- With CCW, Florida's Homicide Decreases While National Average Soars Homicide Rates Per 100,000 Pop. AREA 1987* 1992 % CHANGE Florida 11.4 9.0 -21% U.S. 8.3 9.3 +12% Source: U.S. Department of Justice, F.B.I. Uniform Crime Reports * Florida adopted CCW in 1987. CCW Permits in Florida Issuance Rates Population 13,277,000 % of Floridians All - 62.7% Who Own Guns Male - 68.8% Female - 57.3% # of Floridians 8,325,000 Who Own Guns # of Permit Applications 239,411 Permits Issued 227,569 Permits Revoked Due To 18 (0.008%) Crime With Firearm Present During the 6-1/2 year period from 10/01/87 (start-up date) through 05/31/94, 227,569 CCW permits have been issued -- 69% new permits; 31% permit renewals. Less than one-quarter of 1% of permit applications have been rejected due to an applicant's criminal history; less than two-tenths of 1% have been rejected due to an "incomplete application." Two hundred permits (less than one-tenth of 1%) have been revoked because a permit holder committed some kind of a crime, though not necessarily a gun-related or violent crime. Only 18 (less than 0.008%) permits have been revoked because a permit holder committed a crime (not necessarily violent) in which a firearm was present, though not necessarily used. By contrast, the FBI reports that each year there are about 46,000 gun-related violent crimes (assaults, robberies, homicides and rapes) in Florida. Florida CCW Permit Source: Florida Department of State -- ------------------------------------------------ (This file was found elsewhere on the Internet and uploaded to the Radio Free Michigan archives by the archive maintainer. All files are ZIP archives for fast download. E-mail bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu)