Are Texas CHLs criminals?
Hardly, here are some Texas Conviction Statistics
For the year 2005 (latest data) there were a total of 34,791 convictions for crimes in Texas.
129 of those convicted were Concealed Handgun License (CHL) holders. That is just over 1/3 of 1 percent (0.3708%).
For the following categories:
Aggravated Assault Causes Serous Bodily Injury, there were 357 convictions. 2 (0.56%) were CHL holders.
Aggravated Assault w/deadly weapon: 1,379 convictions. 4 (0.29%) had CHLs.
Aggravated Robbery: 958 convictions. 3 (0.31%) had CHLs.
Aggravated Sexual Assault: 119 convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Aggravated Sexual assault of a child: 696 Convictions. 13 (1.87%) had CHLs.
Aggravated Sexual Assault of Elderly/Disabled: 11 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Assault causing Bodily Injury: 5,870 Convictions. 8 (0.14%) had CHLs.
Assault Causing Bodily Injury Family Violence: 3,718 Convictions. 15 (0.15%) had CHLs.
Burglary of Habitation Intend other Felony: 157 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Burglary Habitation Intend Sex offense: 1 Conviction. 0 had CHLs.
Burglary of Building: 1,918 Convictions. 1 (0.05%) had CHLs.
Burglary of Habitation: 2,449 Convictions. 3 (0.12%) had CHLs.
Capital Murder of a Peace Officer or Fireman: 51 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Criminal Negligent Homicide: 42 Convictions. 1 (2.38%) had CHLs.
Deadly Conduct: 901 Convictions. 12 (1.33%) had CHLs.
Deadly Conduct Discharge Firearm: 104 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Display handgun License Refusal 2nd: 1 Conviction. 0 had CHLs.
Indecency w/Child Sexual Contact: 613 Convictions. 5 (0.82%) had CHLs.
Indecent Exposure: 387 Convictions. 1 (0.26%) had CHLs.
Injury Child/Elderly/Disable W/Int Bodily Inj: 255 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Kidnapping: 44 Convictions. 1 (2.27%) had CHLs.
Manslaughter: 63 Convictions. 1 (1.59%) had CHLs.
Murder: 175 Convictions. 1 (0.57%) had CHLs.
Place Weapons Prohibited: 44 convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Proh Weapon: 129 convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Proh Weapon Switchblade/Knuckles 592 Convictions. 2 (0.34%) had CHLs.
Robbery: 972 convictions. 1 (0.10%) had CHLs.
Sexual Assault Child: 178 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Sexual Assault Child: 386 convictions. 5 (1.30%) had CHLs.
Terroristic threat: 1,175 convictions. 5 (0.43%) had CHLs.
Terroristic Threat interrupt Public Place: 95 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Terroristic Threat of Family/Household: 223 convictions. 2 (0.90%) had CHLs.
Unlicensed Carry Handgun Lic Holder: 16 convictions. 14 (87.50%) had CHLs.
Unlicensed Carry Handgun Lic Holder Alch Prem/Corr: 1 conviction. 0 had CHLs.
Unl Carrying Weapon: 2,922 convictions. 27 (0.92%) had CHLs.
Unl Poss Firearm by Felon: 603 Convictions. 0 had CHLs.
Unl Poss Firearm involving Family/Household: 13 convictions. 1 (7.70%) had CHLs.
Unl Restraing 145 convictions. 0 had CHLs.
There are other categories of crimes with convictions, but none involve CHL holders.
WM
