Is the problem with gun control the people or the guns? Gun control supporters say that it is the guns that cause the problems and that they should ban them, but what if more law abiding citizens with concealed carry permits could actually reduce the crime rate. “Today, the number of concealed carry permits is the highest it’s been, at 8 million, and the homicide rate is the lowest it’s been in four decades, less than half of what it was 20 years ago” (Goldberg).
“To tell the truth we don’t see much bloodshed from concealed carry permit holders, they are usually law abiding citizens,” Winkler said. “That’s not to say that permit holders don’t commit crimes, but they do so at a lower rate than the general population” (Goldberg). People who …show more content…
“Anti-gun activists believe the expansion of concealed carry permits represents a serious threat to public order, but what if, in fact, the reverse is true” (Goldberg)? “Mightn’t allowing more law abiding private citizens to carry concealed weapons, when combined with other forms of stricter gun regulation actually reduce gun violence” (Goldberg)?
“Semi automatic firearms are not “more powerful” than other guns, gun control supporters say that semi automatic firearms are high powered” (Merino). “However, a firearm’s power is determined by the caliber or gauge of its ammunition” (Merino). “Semi automatic firearms are not fully automatic military machine guns” (Merino). “They fire only once when the trigger is pulled unlike a fully automatic firearm which can fire all bullets with one pull of the trigger” (Merino).
Gun control supporter believe that assault weapons increase the crime rate in the world, but facts show that this isn’t true. “The existence of such weapons does not correlate with more violent crime. Past assault weapon bans show that these laws do not reduce crime rates and criminals find ways around them” (Merino). “So called assault weapons, semi automatic firearms are different than military weapons and not necessarily more powerful than other guns”
“To tell the truth we don’t see much bloodshed from concealed carry permit holders, they are usually law abiding citizens,” Winkler said. “That’s not to say that permit holders don’t commit crimes, but they do so at a lower rate than the general population” (Goldberg). People who …show more content…
“Anti-gun activists believe the expansion of concealed carry permits represents a serious threat to public order, but what if, in fact, the reverse is true” (Goldberg)? “Mightn’t allowing more law abiding private citizens to carry concealed weapons, when combined with other forms of stricter gun regulation actually reduce gun violence” (Goldberg)?
“Semi automatic firearms are not “more powerful” than other guns, gun control supporters say that semi automatic firearms are high powered” (Merino). “However, a firearm’s power is determined by the caliber or gauge of its ammunition” (Merino). “Semi automatic firearms are not fully automatic military machine guns” (Merino). “They fire only once when the trigger is pulled unlike a fully automatic firearm which can fire all bullets with one pull of the trigger” (Merino).
Gun control supporter believe that assault weapons increase the crime rate in the world, but facts show that this isn’t true. “The existence of such weapons does not correlate with more violent crime. Past assault weapon bans show that these laws do not reduce crime rates and criminals find ways around them” (Merino). “So called assault weapons, semi automatic firearms are different than military weapons and not necessarily more powerful than other guns”