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.…
Cited: * Snyder, Jeffrey R. “Easing handgun licensing laws: helping the public fight back.” USA Today [Magazine] Sept. 1998: 30+. General OneFile. Web. 31 Oct. 2011…
Concealed Carry should be legalized throughout the United States. Throughout the Nation a rising controversial issue is the debate whether or not concealed carry should be allowed. However, each fifty states have their own laws and regulations on conceal carry and its extent of legalization, although concealed carry should be legalized throughout the United States. Moreover, People’s rights, Safety and the main justification of Protection are proper reasons for the legalization of conceal carry, or the right to carry a weapon.…
One that believes that along with the right to bear arms, one should be able to carry those arms whenever they would like…
Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and the fight for the right to own a hand gun, the introduction of legislation for gun control, to try to reduce the crime in the United States, has been a hotly debated issue in recent years. Although many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people, given in the second amendment "the right to bear arms", controlling distribution and sales and the registration of guns and gun owners is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns and the violence by criminals using guns. Many people feel that gun control violates the right of the people given in the second amendment the right "to bear arms". Opponents of gun control, including the National Rifle Association, better known as the NRA, argue that the "right To bear arms" is guaranteed in the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and licensing restrictions penalize law-abiding citizens while in no way preventing criminal use of handguns. It is also argued that by making it difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere. However controlling the sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. In 1988 there were 9000 handgun related murders in America. Metropolitan centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. Larger Metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all Western Europe. For example in Washington,D.C. there was an estimated 400 homicides including guns. In addition gun control has been seen as necessary because of the violence…
Here, criminal activity reduction is given higher priority to abortion because of its widespread effect on the human race. Conversely, abortion too has widespread implications but is a personal choice. The benefits of prioritizing crime rates are therefore far much more than abortion. However, it is important to consider that a problem does not just have one solution.…
Guns are used in many crimes that are not murder and assination.”In Texas,state police reports show that more than 3,000 crimes have been committed by concealed weapon permet holders in the four years the law has been in effect,including murder,rape,child pornagrophy,and more than 500 assults ”(Duggan).Due to the evidence presented,guns are used in many crimes.This abuse must be stopped and save many…
The debate concerning the laws of concealed carry on college campuses has been going strong since the Virginia Tech tragedy on April 16, 2007. Concealed carry should be allowed on college campuses.…
The practice of open carry, where gun owners openly carry handguns while they go about their daily business, has seen an increase in the U.S. in recent years. This activity has been encouraged by libertarian groups like OpenCarry.org,…
C. Criminals should be controlled, not the guns which they share with millions of law-abiding citizens.…
Do you feel safer sitting next to someone carrying a gun? / Many people say no to that question,/ for many valid reasons. Carrying Concealed weapons have nothing to do with your dad or uncle owning many firearms. / This issue relates solely on allowing individuals to carry these weapons/ almost anywhere in the community:/ including football games,/ restaurants,/ stores,/school buildings/ and other many other places where firearms should strictly be prohibited./ There are 7 states in the nation including Missouri/ that does not let any private citizens carry these weapons. Most people who have permits to carry concealed weapons in their proper states are people who are not law enforcement officials/and have limited training and undergo less testing than even the most basic police recruit./ Even law-abiding citizens/ with the best intentions/ do not know how hard it is to use a gun in successful self-defense. Even highly trained police officers often lose control of their weapons; /according to the National Institute of Justice/ an average of 16% of police officers killed in the line of fire/ are killed by a fellow officers bullet. Yet, they are lead to believe/ that if given a dangerous situation/ they will use the weapon with the proper safety and care that law enforcers will. You cannot ignore the fact that out of the thirty-four thousand and forty firearm deaths in 1998,/ only 212 were justifiable homicides out of self defense /by private citizens with firearms. The gun lobby claims that only law-abiding citizens get permits/. According to statistics this is false./ A recent study done by the Violence Policy Center/ demonstrated that in the first six months on 1997, /the weapon related offense rate among Texas concealed weapon license holders/ were more than twice as high as that general population of Texas. / We know that concealed weapon holders are committing crimes/ as a matter of fact/ 946 crimes were…
Thesis Statement – There is no doubt that this world would be a safer place without a license to carry, but we need to consider that guns are needed to hunt.…
States that concealed carry laws reduced their murder by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3%.…
a. If guns were outlawed, then crime rates would maintain their levels or increase (facts insert here)…
Concealed carry is the right to carry a handgun or other weapon in a concealed manner and the current concealed weapon laws vary from state to state. Carrying-concealed-weapons (CCW) laws have nothing to do with private firearms ownership in the home. They relate solely to allowing individuals to carry their concealed guns almost anywhere in the community. Currently, 48 U.S. states have some form of concealed weapon law. In 39 of these states, issuing officials may not arbitrarily deny a permit application if the applicant has no criminal background and some states require a very minimal training program. These types of laws have come to be known as "shall issues" and they must be abolished. In two states, Vermont and Alaska, the "shall issue" laws are so weak that any non-felon who has reached the age of 16 or 21 respectively can carry a concealed weapon without a permit or training of any kind.…