lieutenant governor texas dan patrick appear meet press chuck todd sunday discuss state new open carry law must say mr. patrick pretty good job make seem like defend merit law reality provide outdated heavily debunk statistics.here dan patrick say relation gun crime data everywhere citizens carry gun crime less study show state open carry conceal carry particulary open carry crime 25 murder even law-abiding citizens gun good thing fact chuck every one mass-shootings except two america since 1950 gun-free zone people gun bad guy go lt. governor patrick cite source interview give say open carry cause crime go 25 go assume refer florida state rep. matt gaetz r-fort walton beach research matt gaetz guy come sponsor bill october allow open carry state.during press conference claim show research prove violent crime 23 percent low state allow open carry murder rate percent low problems politifact decide fact-check determine mislead one gaetz use data one full year historical mean compile manner would make impossible draw reasonable conclusion note policy makers rely yes anyone come stats make applicable policy maker try use stats make claim prove open carry laws make people safe deserve title fake.florida state university criminology professor gary kleck think use one statistic back claim several study prove otherwise plenty research find rat carry permit hold net effect crime rat include violent crime rat one way opposite appear true washington post publish article entitle gun crime new research debunk central thesis gun right movement point stanford law professor john donohue advance decades analysis show gun fact equal crime much texas lt. governor argument need gun safe guess get pick choose facts heavily debunk ones that.featured image via screen capture texas lt. governor use fake statistics defend new open carry law video