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Gov. Culver,

I would like to encourage you to sign Senate file 2379, allowing citizens of the State of Iowa to legally carry concealed weapons outside their homes.

It has been shown time and again in State after State which allows legal concealed carry that it is beneficial to society as a whole. Violent crime, in every State (without exception) tends to decline after passage of concealed carry laws. The fears of people and groups opposed to the measure have yet to come to pass in any of the States in which concealed carry is legal.

Citizens who will undergo the measures necessary to acquire a concealed carry permit tend to be the most law abiding members of society. In fact, statistics in the State of Texas show CHL holders overall to have a lower arrest rate than police officers.

I urge you to allow Iowa citizens the rights and freedoms that citizens in 39 other States have, and ensure the ability of your citizens to protect their lives and the lives of their families.