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Concealed Carry
Should it be lawful for Adults To Carry Concealed Handguns?
Concealed Carry: A License To Protect Dressed in black fatigues and a military vest, a heavily armed Adam Lanza walked into a Connecticut elementary school Friday, December 14, 2012 and opened fire, Within minutes, 26 people were dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School 20 of them children. The shooter also was killed by his own hand. With the death toll at 26, the Newtown shooting is the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, behind only the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech that left 32 people dead, and you know how this was all possible, because the faculty was not allowed to be armed on school grounds thus there was no one able to stop this evil doer before the body count escalated. So if you get nothing else from this paper I hope you can understand that we should at least arm our teachers.
Because of the increase in criminal activity more law-abiding citizens are going to want some means of protecting themselves, Thus more people want a concealed weapon. As David Kopel stated in his article Guns in the Right Hands Make Society Safer "In responsible hands, guns are no danger at all, since the gun will only shoot in the direction in which it is pointed." (Roleff 13) About any American may possess a handgun for home protection except of course felons and the mentally ill.
"The question of concealed carry can be reduced to one of the most perplexing conundrums in politics which comes first, the safety and well-being of the individual, or everyone? Most people would immediately and instinctively say everyone. But what if that certain individual is you? Does society have the right to prevent you from pursuing, and protecting your own self interest?" Gregory Curtis "The right to defend yourself and your loved ones from criminals is fundamental, That is why it is vital for the people to be able to defend themselves and their loved ones should the need arise." Christopher W Cox and

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