Carrying a Concealed Weapon Victimology Florida International University By Melinda J. Persaud November 25, 2014 Introduction According to Florida statues you must have a license to carry a concealed weapon. In order to obtain a license you must be at least twenty-one years of age, not suffer a physical infirmity, and must be a resident and citizen of the United States or a permanent resident (Statues & Constitution). There are many more regulations in order to get a license.…
The Mechanics and Impact of Campus Carry Should students, faculty, and staff be allowed to carry gun on college campus?This has been the controversial topic of gun control in several sates.Tragic events like Sandy Hook elementary, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Umpqua Community College and UT in 1966 inspired legislature too sanction conceal weapons in college campus. Senate bill 11 pass and will take place in August 2016 in all public Texas university.There is an abundance of feeling about Senate bill…
“It is clear that concealed carry laws reduce crime.” There is a lot of people who believe that conceal carry does not reduce crime, but some studies show that it does. Not only this but it is our right, as citizens in this free country, to carry. In a study from the FBI crime database in 2000 results showed “that states that allowed concealed carry had lower murder, assault, and robbery rates.” The crime rates went down because more people had protection on them. If you were going to rob…
Concealed Carry on College Campuses On April 16, 2007, one of the deadliest shootings the United States has seen occurred on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The fatalities included thirty-two students and teachers. The shooter was a senior English major from the Blacksburg campus of Virginia Tech, Seugn Hui Cho. The violence began early that morning, when he shot a female freshman and a male resident from his dormitory. He then fled the scene. Police…
groups that share their views either for or against, like the NRA, National Rifle Association, which supports concealed weapons and the Brady Bill, which is against concealed weapons. At the end of the day there are just two groups, one for concealed carry and the ones against it. These two groups have the same goal, to keep people safe, but each have a certain ideas on how to make that happen. Many use the argument that mentally unstable people will get a gun and start shooting people, because…
The reason why I’m for the open carry law is because it’s basically for your protection. Some people need to have a handgun if someone tries to kidnap you. Mostly people need handguns for when all the crimes happens like at night time or in the middle of the day. Now all people want to do is play with their guns and fire them for no reason or try to be popular because they have a gun. That’s all young kids or teenagers do now is talk about killing someone or there selves. First, I think…
Conceal and Carry on Campuses The big question is, Should schools and college campuses allow faculty, teachers and student to carry guns in schools. Many people say that allowing students on campus with guns will make the problem worse, but by allowing them to, parents teaching them responsibility. Most parents think that horrible things are going to happen, but teaching children gun safety when they are little helps them understand how dangerous they are. Teaching children early on helps…
thought, huh? It’s a very controversial issue but it is our right to carry and conceal. Citizens should be able to conceal and carry so they are able to protect themselves, protect others such as family or random people, and it’s our right It is a person’s right to be able to protect themselves from any harm that they may come across or encounter. As long as the person is able to legally obtain a weapon and their license to carry one they have the right to bare arms. There are many times that…
Topic Sentence: Despite the fact that many in favor of campus carry view is as a safety precaution, overall, campus carry should not be allowed because they can distract from the learning environment and could also lead to an increase of suicides on campus. Dickerson, Darby. "Students Should Not Be Allowed to Carry Guns on College Campuses.” Guns and Crime. Ed. Christine Watkins. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "White Paper—Guns on Campus." NaBita.org. 2011. Opposing…
Constitutional Carry or Permit Free Carry refers to the right of law-abiding citizens to open or conceal carry a handgun in every state with or without a permit depending on state laws. Despite some misconceptions, this has nothing to do with purchasing a firearm. Currently, eleven states recognize constitutional carry and twenty-two states have or plan to introduce legislation to enact constitutional carry. The Federal Government has also put forth legislation regarding this issue. Many argue…