I think this is the part that is being referenced to CHLs. There is no basis in the article for this conclusion to be drawn.From 2007 to the end of 2011, new concealed handgun licenses increased by more than 45 percent in San Antonio and 39 percent statewide, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Criminologists say this increase has also led to more officer-involved shootings, since suspects are more likely to be armed.
I'd be willing to bet that any of those who were shot by LE had a CHL, it would have been plastered all over the news. The stories that describe each of the officer shootings have no connection to CHL.All five people shot by police before July 1 were armed.
Perhaps it was because there is a group of criminals who has yet to get the message that this isn't NY or NJ and that Texas citizens are not victims, ready for the taking, like the 87 year old veteran in Chicago. In fact, how these "researchers" can dismiss the exploding murder rate in their studies defies any logic in their conclusions.“Our studies are showing that in general, in states where the law hadn't changed in five or six years, we're generally not seeing an increase in homicides,” he said. “In Texas, there definitely has been an increasing trend of homicides classified as justifiable.”