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With those two things in mind, shouldn’t a person have the right to defend themselves to the fullest extent that they can?
IV. However, it is not possible to defend yourself to the fullest in Wisconsin due to the fact that the current law prohibits civilians from carrying weapons.
V. The solution to this is to legalize the right to carry a concealed weapon.
VI. There are three primary advantages as to why Wisconsin should legalize the right to carry a concealed weapon.
a. It can increase people’s comfort level with guns.
b. It can drop the crime rate of our state.
c. It is a psychological “force multipler”.
(Transition: Let’s start this process by looking at the comfort level of people.) (0:59)(1:10)
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I. The first advantage to legalizing concealed weapons is when considering the comfort level of people around and with guns.
a. First, you must consider the training of the person in possession of the gun.
i. Permit required
1. Attend classes
a. 8 hour classes
b. Usually 2 to 3 classes
2. Perform demonstration ii. Know Gun Free Zones
1. Places where guns are prohibited
2. Examples:
a. Schools
i. Gun Free School Zone act states that you can’t come within 1000 feet of K-12 school
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For reasons such as
a. Afraid children will accidentally shoot themselves
b. Afraid it will fall into wrong hands
i. Criminal/felon ii. Rob house or hold person at gunpoint iv. Concealing helps with unwanted nervousness
v. It still provides security
(Transition: Now that we’ve looked at the comfort level of people around guns. Let’s look at how the crime rate will be effected.) (3:20)
II. The second advantage to legalizing concealed weapons is to examine the crime rate.
a. Wisconsin should have a decrease from the current crime rate.
i. National Institute of Corrections states “ there are 3,030 crimes per 100,000 people” ii. The national average rate is 3,668 crimes per 100,000 people.
1. Wisconsin is about average iii. Several states had extreme decrease after 1 year
1. New York: 20,000 violent crime decrease 1993-1994
2. California: 18,000 violent crime decrease 1993-1994 iv. The FBI Uniformed Crime Report stated that “states with right-to-carry laws have a 30% lower homicide rate, 46% lower robbery, and 12% lower aggravated assault rate and a 22% lower overall violent crime rate than do states without such laws.”
b. Study done in Utah after passing of concealed weapons bill
i. Main objective: See if crime
IV. However, it is not possible to defend yourself to the fullest in Wisconsin due to the fact that the current law prohibits civilians from carrying weapons.
V. The solution to this is to legalize the right to carry a concealed weapon.
VI. There are three primary advantages as to why Wisconsin should legalize the right to carry a concealed weapon.
a. It can increase people’s comfort level with guns.
b. It can drop the crime rate of our state.
c. It is a psychological “force multipler”.
(Transition: Let’s start this process by looking at the comfort level of people.) (0:59)(1:10)
BODY
I. The first advantage to legalizing concealed weapons is when considering the comfort level of people around and with guns.
a. First, you must consider the training of the person in possession of the gun.
i. Permit required
1. Attend classes
a. 8 hour classes
b. Usually 2 to 3 classes
2. Perform demonstration ii. Know Gun Free Zones
1. Places where guns are prohibited
2. Examples:
a. Schools
i. Gun Free School Zone act states that you can’t come within 1000 feet of K-12 school
b. …show more content…
For reasons such as
a. Afraid children will accidentally shoot themselves
b. Afraid it will fall into wrong hands
i. Criminal/felon ii. Rob house or hold person at gunpoint iv. Concealing helps with unwanted nervousness
v. It still provides security
(Transition: Now that we’ve looked at the comfort level of people around guns. Let’s look at how the crime rate will be effected.) (3:20)
II. The second advantage to legalizing concealed weapons is to examine the crime rate.
a. Wisconsin should have a decrease from the current crime rate.
i. National Institute of Corrections states “ there are 3,030 crimes per 100,000 people” ii. The national average rate is 3,668 crimes per 100,000 people.
1. Wisconsin is about average iii. Several states had extreme decrease after 1 year
1. New York: 20,000 violent crime decrease 1993-1994
2. California: 18,000 violent crime decrease 1993-1994 iv. The FBI Uniformed Crime Report stated that “states with right-to-carry laws have a 30% lower homicide rate, 46% lower robbery, and 12% lower aggravated assault rate and a 22% lower overall violent crime rate than do states without such laws.”
b. Study done in Utah after passing of concealed weapons bill
i. Main objective: See if crime