According to a Violence Policy Center analysis of news reports, concealed carry permit holders have killed at least 11 law enforcement officers and 319 private citizens since May 2007, 19 of these were mass shootings, and 27 murder-suicides. I personally believe that individuals in America without a criminal record should not be able to carry a concealed weapon in public settings. Carrying a concealed weapon in public settings is automatically imposing a threat on those around you. It increases
Concealed Handguns According to an Apr. 2012 poll conducted for Thomson Reuters, 75% of Americans support ¨laws allowing law-abiding citizens to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon.¨ Carrying a concealed handgun in public is unsafe and should not be allowed. Although The majority of americans believe carrying a concealed weapon is okay, could carrying a dangerous, loaded weapon be unsafe? laws supporting concealed weapons make people that are not carrying firearms less safe. Carrying concealed
scrawny guy walked up, pulled out a pistol and demanded her money. His accomplices were watching from a car behind him. As it happened, Gonville was carrying her Glock .45 openly on her belt. They opened fire on her and she pulled out her gun and returned fire. She was shot with an AK-47 and it basically blew her arm off. She does not know if her carrying a gun saved her life but she was happy she had it. Tatiana Rodriguez heard a woman screaming outside of a Home Depot. A man was running towards a
Concealed Carry Across the States Gaven D. Crosby Pennsylvania College of Technology In this paper, I will discuss Pennsylvania Concealed Carry laws, benefits of concealed carry and my views on such, states that Pennsylvania has reciprocity with and the troubles this creates, and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014. Concealed Carry is the act of carrying a handgun that is hidden, usually under clothing. Concealed Carry is a controversial topic in today’s age, especially with the gun laws
Everyone in America has the right to own a firearm, but you must have a concealed carry permit to bring a hidden handgun into a public areas. With people
lets us own our own weapons, and it should not be controlled by the government how many and what guns we can own. With modern technology, guns have become so much cheaper and accessible that some regulations must be put into place, and
are people allowed to carry them, and so on. The main focus of this paper is whether an adult should have the right to carry a concealed handgun and in my opinion I am against the idea. Lately there has been mass amount of shootings, which have resulted in large amounts of deaths, and something needs to be done to take care of this problem. In the following paragraphs, it will illustrate the views of both those who are for and against the right of an adult to carry a concealed handgun, discredit some
Carrying a Concealed Weapon Should the people of America be allowed to carry a concealed handgun if they have passed a legitimate and complex background check? This is a widely controversial topic that has been talked about and brought up in many conversations. What is the right answer? You can look at it from both sides and have a legitimate argument no matter which you agree with. So what is your stance? To me no matter what the excuse is, no person should be able to carry a concealed weapon
Americans today is the rights and restrictions of concealing to carry laws. As of now, there are 12 states that currently have an unrestricted law, which means a person does not need a permit to carry a concealed weapon on them. The rest of the 38 states require a license permit and/or the approval of local authority, such as the sheriff's department. There are many circumstances in which a persons may not possess a concealed weapon, here are some of the many reasons “Two or more DUI convictions
The term “concealed gun” refers to any deadly gun that is carried on or about a person. Allowing students and faculty on college campuses to carry loaded, concealed guns could lead to an elevation in crime, increase the potential for unintentional injury, permit a fast-acting dangerous person easier access to a weapon, and ultimately disregards beneficence. Being allowed to carry concealed guns on campus will not only put students and faculty in danger, but everyone who happens to be on the college