License holding gun owners are less likely to commit a serious crime involving a weapon than the general public. In his article “An analysis of concealed carry arrest,” William E. Sturdevant maintains that “license holders are 5.7 time less likely to be arrested for violent crimes and 13.5 times less likely to be arrested for nonviolent crimes than the general public”(7). In making this statement Sturdevant supports the right of people with conceal and carry licenses to carry their weapon on a college campus. The fact that licensed gun owners are less likely to commit crimes than the general public shows that having licensed people carrying guns on campuses won’t create a wild west type atmosphere with people resorting to gun fights to solve arguments that may arise on campus. One point that Nina Butts makes in her article “Texans against gun violence” is “even gun control agencies agree is a non-problem because there hasn't been wild west shootouts in the streets”. The fact that gun control advocates are agreeing that conceal and carry is not a problem shows that just because people have decided they want to be
License holding gun owners are less likely to commit a serious crime involving a weapon than the general public. In his article “An analysis of concealed carry arrest,” William E. Sturdevant maintains that “license holders are 5.7 time less likely to be arrested for violent crimes and 13.5 times less likely to be arrested for nonviolent crimes than the general public”(7). In making this statement Sturdevant supports the right of people with conceal and carry licenses to carry their weapon on a college campus. The fact that licensed gun owners are less likely to commit crimes than the general public shows that having licensed people carrying guns on campuses won’t create a wild west type atmosphere with people resorting to gun fights to solve arguments that may arise on campus. One point that Nina Butts makes in her article “Texans against gun violence” is “even gun control agencies agree is a non-problem because there hasn't been wild west shootouts in the streets”. The fact that gun control advocates are agreeing that conceal and carry is not a problem shows that just because people have decided they want to be