Could it really be?

Seems the "experts" are puzzled by why crime dropped again last year, when well with the present conditions (The economy, vast layoffs, etc) it should be going up.

But perhaps the real deterrent are the 6 million legally armed citizens carrying with a ccw license, and the news reports of record gun sales all across the country, the bad guys are getting the word, and turning to other means of income?

I'd like to think so.