Imagine being in Texas on a hot summer day, when you walk down the wrong alley with your family, and get caught in some trouble. You hesitate to pull out your gun, but the other man thinks faster and pulls out his gun, and forces you to listen to him. He decides to fire at you and your family, and run. This is just one scenario that could’ve been stopped. Carrying weapons is bad because, it causes many great loses, increases crime rates, and people with bad backgrounds can get ahold of them. This could’ve been stopped, if concealed carry was illegal.
The very first and important reason it should be illegal is because it causes many great losses. The first example is that it is responsible for more than 27 mass shootings (Smart Gun Laws.) This …show more content…
First off, since 2007, 494 US deaths were from concealed carry, 27 mass shootings, and 14 law enforcement deaths (Huffington Post). The people that struggle everyday to survive or help keep you safe, are dying from these concealed carry crimes. Jared Lee Loughner shot representative Gabrielle Gliffords and killed 6 other people in 2011 (Huffington Post). This just proves how crazy these people are, and why they shouldn’t have guns. Concealed carry is a very serious case, and why it shouldn’t even be legal. Finally, in Florida, alone, there was 1,400 new cases because of concealed carrying being legal in all fifty states (Huffington Post). This shows just how much society is changed, and how messed up it …show more content…
A staggering 1,400 people in Florida have actually pleaded guilty to their crimes, turning themselves in for abusing their concealed carry laws. Of that, 1,400 people 216 have wanted warrants on them, which just makes it scarier. And lastly, 128 of that 1,400 cases was from domestic violence, and 6 of that, registered sex offenders. It’s shocking how much one law can change this world.
While some may argue that concealed carry should be legal because it may lower crime rates. It is more true that it raises crime rates. Some evidence to prove this reason is that anybody can get ahold of firearms because of the loose laws (Smart Gun Laws).
To conclude, concealed carry is an absolute horrible things because it causes great losses, raises crime rates, and many people that get their hands on these weapons who have horrible criminal records. While the other side may conclude that it actually lowers crime rates because everyone can defend themselves, are actually wrong because anybody hurt these people. There is 6,824 crimes related to concealed carry in just 2 states, when the whole country allows you to carry weapons on you. If all the states had the same crime rate, there would be 327,552 crimes related to concealed carry per year, in only 5 years there would be 1,637,760 crimes related to concealed
The very first and important reason it should be illegal is because it causes many great losses. The first example is that it is responsible for more than 27 mass shootings (Smart Gun Laws.) This …show more content…
First off, since 2007, 494 US deaths were from concealed carry, 27 mass shootings, and 14 law enforcement deaths (Huffington Post). The people that struggle everyday to survive or help keep you safe, are dying from these concealed carry crimes. Jared Lee Loughner shot representative Gabrielle Gliffords and killed 6 other people in 2011 (Huffington Post). This just proves how crazy these people are, and why they shouldn’t have guns. Concealed carry is a very serious case, and why it shouldn’t even be legal. Finally, in Florida, alone, there was 1,400 new cases because of concealed carrying being legal in all fifty states (Huffington Post). This shows just how much society is changed, and how messed up it …show more content…
A staggering 1,400 people in Florida have actually pleaded guilty to their crimes, turning themselves in for abusing their concealed carry laws. Of that, 1,400 people 216 have wanted warrants on them, which just makes it scarier. And lastly, 128 of that 1,400 cases was from domestic violence, and 6 of that, registered sex offenders. It’s shocking how much one law can change this world.
While some may argue that concealed carry should be legal because it may lower crime rates. It is more true that it raises crime rates. Some evidence to prove this reason is that anybody can get ahold of firearms because of the loose laws (Smart Gun Laws).
To conclude, concealed carry is an absolute horrible things because it causes great losses, raises crime rates, and many people that get their hands on these weapons who have horrible criminal records. While the other side may conclude that it actually lowers crime rates because everyone can defend themselves, are actually wrong because anybody hurt these people. There is 6,824 crimes related to concealed carry in just 2 states, when the whole country allows you to carry weapons on you. If all the states had the same crime rate, there would be 327,552 crimes related to concealed carry per year, in only 5 years there would be 1,637,760 crimes related to concealed