Reading the Lott report, I see nothing about misdemeanors and felonies in general. I see figures analyzing crimes involving a gun.

If I am correct, may I suggest that police officers are more likely to employ a gun to begin with than the LTCF holders who "are reluctant to use the guns in a wrong way because they have a lot to lose if they do something wrong"? Looks like a formula for skewing numbers to me. Police officers making nanosecond decisions while others avoid any action.

There is an old saying in police work. The guy who gets into trouble is usually the guy who was trying to do something.