I don't know how many of you are for guns, but i'm all for it.
Today me and my partner are going to be talking about concealed handguns and if people of the united states should be able to carry a handgun for protection.
The three topics i'm going to be talking about is does concealed handguns lower crime, should people who don't have a record be allowed to carry a handgun to protect themselves from criminals, and the right to carry concealed handguns is guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the US Constitution
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Concealed handguns lower crime
Concealed carry laws reduced murders by 8.5% rapes by 5% aggravated assaults by 7% and robbery by 3% according to a 2000 analysis of FBI crime data by economist
PhD. Lott calculated …show more content…
11, 2012 case Moore v. Madigan, ruled 2-1 that the Second Amendment's right to bear arms "must be interpreted to include a right to have a concealed gun in public, to have it ready for use, and to have it for self-defense."
The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Peruta vs. San Diego by a 2-1 vote on Feb. 13, 2014 that the Second Amendment requires states to "permit some form of concealed carry for self-defense outside the home."
Conclusion
The reasons i've stated this is why i believe that people who have a clean record should be able to carry a concealed handguns.
Work cited
“Concealed Guns ProCon.org.” Should Adults Have the Right to Carry a Concealed Handgun?, ProCon, 31 Jan. 2017, concealedguns.procon.org/. Accessed 4 May