Concealed Handguns Most homicides are committed by guns. Handguns are used more than any other gun in crimes and over 73,000 people are treated for non-fatal wounds every year. Although each state varies in what is needed to be able to carry a concealed handgun it is a fairly simple progress as long as a background check comes back good, with no history of crime or use of addictive drugs. Being able to carry enables people to do things they wouldn’t even think of doing if they didn’t have a gun with them at all times. There are many suicides each year from people who carry or know someone who does or has a family member who carries. The ironic thing is that if people didn’t have the right to carry concealed handguns, most crimes, deaths and injuries would not happen because it would just be harder to get ahold of guns. Concealed handguns can easily cause the risk of unnecessary shootings. Disagreements will happen and instead of a possible fist fight a person's anger can escalate and a gun could be pulled out and that disagreement or fight turns into a deadly shooting accident. Our society today is so lazy that there may be many that would not go through the trouble just to get a gun. In a way that’s a sad thing but it is also a very good thing that they don’t have the motivation …show more content…
People use Concealed Handguns for so much more than just protection. Many people who own concealed weapons use them to injure someone and to commit crimes. They do not realize that the more crimes they commit the more the public will panic and get their own concealed weapons to protect themselves and their families in case someone threatens to cause harm to their families. This causes injuries all around us, and is just a cycle of people trying to protect themselves and others trying to make an “easy”
Concealed guns are allowing the public to overcome the dangers in the world, but they are also a danger in many ways. These dangers have lead to many horrific accidents in our present time. These incidents are also causing more people around the world to join in on these events. Concealed guns should be banned because by permitting handguns, it can end up causing more crimes, dangerous people are more likely to carry a gun and endanger the public, and guns can make the public paranoid.
There are many opposing views pertaining to this argument, but if everyone was just able to come to an agreement; the world would be a better place. Accordingly, carrying a concealed firearm shows time and time again to reduce crime. If you were trying to rob someone and they had a concealed weapon you would be in for a huge surprise, so it kind of acts
A possible concern is that concealed firearms will make criminals more likely to commit more crimes. This is true and it may cause more crimes. Adults may be tempted to use their firearms in the wrong way. In spite of this, it’s important to remember that carrying a concealed handgun can help stop a public shooting spree. Maybe those adults who are tempted to use their firearm unlawfully will start a shooting spree, but those who are responsible will help stop that from happening.
Open carryment should be legal for all the people because they need to protect themselves from the other shooter near them so open carryment is helpful for other people .”Open carry advocates seek to normalize the carrying of firearms in public places and often use open carrying to protest what they see as unjust state firearms laws. While members of the open carry movement argue that they are just “exercising their rights,” The open carrying of firearms intimidates the public, wastes law enforcement resources, and creates opportunities for injury and death due to the accidental or intentional use of firearms”.(open carry summary). Open carrying poses particular challenges for law enforcement officers who must respond to 911 calls from concerned citizens about people carrying guns in public, carrying a gun in public aint harmful but it can be if they look suspicious but other than that people shouldn 't worry about a shooting in the public. Open carry advocates create a
According to a 2000 report by engineering statistician William Sturdevan, in Texas the general public is 5.3 times more likely to be arrested for violent offenses and 14 times more likely to be arrested for nonviolent offenses than concealed carry weapon permit holders. The Christian Science Monitor reported that “ the number of incidents in which concealed gun carries kill innocent people is a fraction of 1% of all gun related homicides. As one could see, concealed carry is a very important right in the US. This is why I think it important to be able to legally be allowed to conceal and carry a weapon or be able to own one for protection.
Concealed Guns Imagine this you're a student at ISU and concealed guns are banned on college campus while you are in class the weird guy in the back pops up and starts shooting people in a few seconds your dead or injured but maybe if guns were allowed on college campus when the first shot went off you or someone else with a concealed gun could have shot the man and probably saved many people's life. Even though this is not a true story this has happened at other colleges around the united states. Well are concealed guns good or bad are they useful or not. People say concealed guns owners are a treat or dangerous. With all these people saying they don't help the community there dangres the owners are a treat.
By having a self-defense weapon out in the public, there is a great chance that someone could gain access to that weapon. By buying a concealed carry permit, one not only terminates the problem of open carry issues, but it allows the gun owner to possess the weapon on their person, but it must stay hidden. Someone who is responsible and law-abiding would be able to carry their gun or self-defense weapon around using concealed carry. A very simple and easy technique to hiding a self-defense gun is to tuck the weapon under a piece of clothing. Even though it sounds useless and hidden under a piece of clothing, it can still be used to protect the carrier.
POW!! Imagine you just saved your family from a slum trying to take what you worked for Tough right? Well that can all change now. A concealed carry pistol can define, your life and death. Here's why,concealed carry should be for american citizens and why it should be legal for anyone without any restriction and permits, Also why concealed carry helps with crime and protects thousands of americans.
Some days crime rates are up and then the next they are down, what we do know is that America is becoming safer. In 2005, 11,346 persons were killed by firearm violence 477,040 persons were victims of a crime committed with a firearm, (National Institute of Justice). Surprisingly, a lot of gun violence in America is related to self defense. Between 1987 and 1990 it was found that guns were used in defense during a crime incident 64,615 times annually. This equates to two times out of 1,000 incidents (0.2%) that occurred in this time frame.
If it saves just one life, shouldn't we make it easier for people to own guns? As of July 9, 2013, Illinois was the last state to join the remaining 49 states and have a concealed to carry law. According to Alicia LeGrand-Riniker, a Newstribune Reporter, the concealed to carry the law states that the practice of carrying a weapon in public in a concealed manner, either on one's person or in close proximity. Not all weapons that fall under carrying a concealed weapon (CCW) controls are lethal. This is why we need concealed carry laws.
A “ 2000 study of the FBI crime data found states that allow concealed carry have lower murder , assault, and robbery rates” Biyu Chong pg.27 . Mainly, if you think of it from the criminal’s perspective, you would be less likely to rob someone if you thought that they maybe were carrying gun. Furthermore “Detroit Police Chief James Craig agrees saying, that concealed weapons are a deterrent and reduce crime “ Biyu
so people can feel more protected. As Well as giving people the protection that need if other resources are not available to them at that time that they need it. Next, concealed weapons give people a sense of awareness after taking a class on how to use their weapon. Finally, carrying a concealed weapon can decrease many risks that we have in day to day life. The “concealed carry lifestyle” should not be just pushed by gun manufacturers, but instead should be pushed by some organizations that support it.
They can be used to defend and protect as well as to threaten and kill. Guns and crime go together. A study conducted by the American Journal of Public Health found that the legal purchase of a gun seems to be associated with an increased risk of violent death. Every year, Americans are shocked by numerous mass shootings and senseless acts of violence involving guns and weapons. And, every year around 100,000 people are shot among which 18,000 are children and teens (Lane, 131).
A few years ago, a student named Amanda Carpenter attended the University of Nevada at Reno. She was walking to her car from class when she was attacked and raped. This student felt as if she had been allowed to carry a concealed gun, she probably would not have gotten raped that night (Wiseman, 2012). There are many misconceptions about carrying a concealed gun, everyone is not criminals, and everyone will not commit a crime. A thorough background check, training, and the passing of a test should qualify people the right to carry a concealed gun everywhere.
“Just in 2018 there has been 18 school shootings, on average per week” (snopes:How many school shootings have taken place so far in 2018). The incidents that have occurred have been a big impact in people 's lives. Yet no one with power has spoken about the problems regarding the recent shooting. See, there are two main sides of gun control, the side that agrees and the side that doesn’t. People who agree believe that no one should be able to own a gun, or that there should simply be stricter gun control laws.