Gun Needs And Gun Control

The Second Amendment has given the right to individuals to keep and bear arms since December, 15th 1791. Even though this has been in the Constitution for 223 years, the issue of gun control and the right to concealed carry has been a growing issue in the United States. Whether citizens should be allowed to legally carry a gun has been a growing debate. In this paper, I will talk about the history of concealed carry, the different types of issuances among the states, and how to obtain your concealed carry license in Wisconsin along with providing concrete evidence with different statistics and stating the pros and cons of the issue.

Each state gets to determine if they will allow concealed weapons. If the state does permit concealed carry then people have to go through a long process before they can receive their concealed weapons permit. A person must first fill out the application, then "State police post the names to a private website for local law enforcement agencies to review and object to if police feel there

Chicago gun laws; buying guns - need firearm owner ID card to buy rifles, shotguns, and handguns, open carry - none, concealed carry - allows concealed carry but needs to be approved for and own a license, no concealed carry in certain areas such as schools, assault weapons - banned, if owned before ban the owner must either modify to make non assault or give up to police (Kelly Bauer). Guns will always be available for

Concealed carry has been in news for a while now and is a hot topic. Concealed carry means more guns around us. Those who not paying attention might assume that open concealed carry is something new, something rare, perhaps reckless at best and dangerous at worst, but that is far from the truth. The Daily Caller newspaper states that, “concealed carry is currently legal in 44 states, and in 30 states you don’t need a license to openly carry a holstered pistol.” The norm states that one had to be licensed to hide the licensed gun. Over the years various restrictive gun laws have been created state by state, largely in an effort to suppress the ability of minorities and criminals to carry guns. The ability to lawfully carry a hidden gun became

To begin, Missouri is one of the worst states for gun control laws. The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence gave Missouri an F for gun violence, and out of all the states“Missouri ranked 39th out of 50 – having enacted few gun violence prevention laws.” (“Missouri State Law Summary.”) The thing is, that Missouri HAS disallowed the permit to purchase, the registration, and the licensing to owners of all guns. The problem is, is that even though you are not allowed to carry a rifle or shotgun around, you can carry a handgun around, which is what has

Ever since the 2nd Amendment was ratified, gun control has been a flaming topic of debate in America. The politics surrounding this debate could affect the lives of millions of Americas who already own firearms. Americans are looking for information regarding what a conceal carry permit is and how to obtain a conceal- carry permit so that they may formulate their own opinions on the issue. Investigating further, citizens are confused with the numerous conceal-carry permit classes, instructional courses, and the background checks of carriers. Who is allowed to apply? Where shall they be allowed to carry? Using data gathered from a multitude of sources, the average citizen might form a new frame of reference concerning this

Since 2007, over 921 American citizens have been killed by concealed carry weapons (VPC: Concealed Carry Killers). Concealed Carry should be illegal in the United States because countries with stricter gun laws have lower homicide rates and concealed carry weapons provide an easy way to commit suicide and other forms of violence. As of right now, the United States Government leaves concealed carry laws up to individual states to decide. Thirty-one states have shall issue laws, which entails that if law-abiding people complete specified requirements then they are eligible to get a concealed carry license (NRA-ILA). Connecticut is the single state with reasonable issue laws. Reasonable issue implies that the state has some discretion over

A piece of evidence for this would be that only a small portion of the country’s violent crime rate was caused by people with concealed carry permits. That would be, “approximately 0.003% of all murders in that time period.” (Kamy) This is only a small portion of the violent crimes committed in the U.S., and shows that people with concealed carry permits are usually responsible, law abiding citizens. Another piece of evidence would be that, "Gun control supporters believe that RTC laws cause crime. However, since 1991, when violent crime hit an all-time high, 25 states have adopted RTC laws, the number of people with carry permits has risen to over 12 million, and the nation’s violent crime rate has decreased 51 percent, to a 43-year low." (NRA) This shows that if one were to give someone the freedom to choose they may be less likely to work against the law, and they would show more respect to the law enforcers. Yet another piece of evidence for this reason would be that, “If it is illegal to carry weapons, then there’s a higher chance that the law-abiding citizens who aren’t likely to commit crimes will be defenseless against criminals and their weapons." (10 reasons) Imagine if someone were in their house having a good time and someone came in and pull a gun on them and their family. In that second wouldn’t they want to protect their family from getting hurt. Imagine if they couldn’t do anything about it? But, if guns with permits were allowed they could more easily defend themselves and their

It has compounded to the increased concerns in the state that underqualified trainers could take advantage of the situation to inappropriately instruct some new gun owners on their usage. Despite the concealed carry element of the law, and even though schools and campuses are of the exceptions where weapons are prohibited, there have been reports of gun-related violence in the confines of some Illinois campuses, especially in the Chicago area. Thus, the benefits of this policy are debatable, and there is a lot of evidence that suggests that it has not been successful in making the colleges safer, but instead become more dangerous to the whole

Ever since the 2nd Amendment was ratified, gun control has been a flaming topic of debate in America. The politics surrounding this debate could affect the lives of millions of Americas who already own firearms. Americans are looking for information regarding what a conceal carry permit is and how to obtain a conceal- carry permit so that they may formulate their own opinions on the issue. Investigating further, citizens are confused with the numerous conceal-carry permit classes, instructional courses, and the background checks of carriers. Who is allowed to apply? Where shall they be allowed to carry? Using data gathered from a multitude of sources, the average citizen might form a new frame of reference concerning this topic with

When a person thinks of the United States, the first thing they think of is guns. The American population has an unbridled affection with carrying and owning the weapon. Recently, the Texas Legislature passed a bill commonly known as the S.B. No.11, on June, 2015. The bill allows for the carrying of a concealed handgun on all public college campuses; the carriers have to be licensed within the State of Texas. To qualify for a Concealed Handgun License (CHL), a person would have to be at least 21 years of age, have not been convicted of a felony, and have to be a resident of the state (Texas Dept. of Safety pg. 5-7). After obtaining a CHL, the person may carry a concealed firearm on public college campuses. To be considered concealed, the weapon

All 50 states allow a conceal carry on the same level but only a few are more restrictive than other. I think this is the issue at hand and can be an issue if the federal government doesn’t fix it. So, to answer the question, who regulates gun control – federal government or the individual states? The federal government regulates the gun control but without being specific on the gun regulations, the individual states can form gun laws that restrict a person from possess or carrying a firearm. It’s not right but, there is no clear definition in the Constitution that states that the individual states cannot make laws on how to obtain a firearm or a carrying permit.

Federally, there is nothing prohibiting or requiring the concealed carry of firearms by private citizens. But thus far, the executive actions taken by President Obama regarding our nation’s guns have been hinting toward a distrust in the people he stands to defend and protect. Albeit there will always be outliers and wrongdoers, the implementation of these policies can only reinforce their desire to cause harm to others. After all, “since 1950, all the multiple victim public shootings in the United States have taken place where guns are banned,” with the exception of only two. Gun-free zones have been proven targets for those looking to cause great harm and loss to our people, and with the current campus carry policies, my own university campus

Gun control in the United States has been a subject that many most likely will argue about. In the field I hope to enter into, as an event and security operations manager, you feel as though it’s your fault when something horrific and uncontrollable happens in your arena or building. 31% of global mass shootings occur in the United States (Fox, 2017). This percentage gives the US an idea of how much people are affected by gun control and how much fear is put into the lives of everyday Americans. Does this statistic make people afraid to leave their homes everyday? Or? Should this statistic help one see that there’s always some type of risk taken everyday even if it doesn’t involve gun violence. Should security be heightened when a large population is going to be attending a sporting event or a concert? I, myself truly believe that it is not the arenas responsibility to think the worst in different situations and that security protocol does not need to be heightened when it is already obtained in a way that makes all guests and workers feel safe.

Getting a conceal carry permit is something that has very precise steps to follow in order to obtain it. You are required to be at least 21 years of age. If for some reason you are ineligible to purchase a firearm then you are no longer able to get the permit to conceal a handgun. A person that has been convicted of a violent misdemeanor or drunkenness in the last three years will be rejected if applied for a conceal carry permit. As you can see a lot goes into obtaining the permit to be able to conceal a handgun. After a very thorough background check gets cleared for the applicant the court may require proof that the applicant can demonstrate competence with a handgun. This includes: completion of a firearm training course offered by the NRA, the state, or school (Virginia Gun Laws). Also a lot more goes into it. Many choose to conceal carry instead of open carry for a couple of different reasons. When you conceal a handgun nobody knows you have the gun. If a criminal comes to rob a gas station that you are in and sees a handgun on your hip