Carry It On

Ann Coulter is known by many Americans as a highly conservative woman that argues against illegal immigration, same-sex marriage, abortion, and drugs. She speaks out about highly controversial topics which most people find unpleasant. Because she is very bold when it comes to voicing out her opinions, she is often criticized for being a homophobic, racist, and sexist. In regards to trustworthiness, Ann Coulter is heavily biased towards her own opinion. This is especially true when she stated in…

with more gun laws it could reduce the number of gun murders per year. According to Background on Gun Control, “Over 100,000 people are shot each year in the U.S; 72% of all violent killings, guns were used as the murder weapon.” Many citizens carry guns on them, that is certain. If they were to get into a conflict on the streets they could easily pull out the gun and use it. Saying, with knowing there is a gun present could make a situation worse than it really is…

defense. According to the Washington Times, since 2007, the number of Americans who own concealed carry weapon permits has soared from 4.6 million to approximately 12.8 million. During the same time period, murder rates in the United States dropped by nearly twenty-five percent (Howell, 2015). When studied together, these statistics simply display that when a greater number of citizens own and carry firearms, less homicides occurred. One of the intentions of stricter gun control laws is to…

average of 58 minutes,” (Procon.org, 2015). Putting a regulation on conceal carry of a firearm will cause an individual to be less protected when police are nowhere to be found. Not only does this article refers to this situation as a reason why to conceal carry, and not regulating a limitation on possessing a fire. Also having a concealed carried handgun will deter crime. “States that implemented “shall-issue” concealed carry laws reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 3%, according to a 2000…

As a young Hispanic Texas woman, I personally do not like guns. They frighten me to an extent and things like the notion of open carry sounds awful. Although many of my friends and family have tried to convince me those guns keep us safe I am against the increasing support of our legislators to make laws that put more guns on our streets instead of removing them. My opinion is due…

Stephen E. Wright, an author and blogger, feels anti-gun groups fight to restrict a constitutional right. Wright feels anti-gun groups, to no avail, continue to reiterate old arguments (2012, para. 1). He believes a civilian can 't one day become a killer by having access to a weapon. Wright feels that by limiting handgun purchases, more problems will occur. He goes on to say, more guns won 't result in more shootings. While, gun control has been a topic of conversation for more than thirty…

There is a huge debate about gun control and there most likely will be until a compromise is reached. Gun control consists of the government taking away or altering the rules for the guns of the citizens. Some suggestions for gun control are complete removal, extreme background checks, and altering the laws so it is nearly impossible to possess or trade firearms. Gun control laws should be altered and be re-voted to only affect the modifications, use, and the background checks to possess…

Will gun control be the solution to all massive shooting? Or will this act diminish our second amendment “The right to bear arms”? Most citizens would agree with the idea,but some would not. The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution controls all gun regulation in the United States. The Amendment reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed".There are two debates over this…

that says “Conceal and Carry Welcomed” sign a psychopath would think “Oh if I go in there more than likely some trained, armed, law abiding citizen could kill me before i get a chance to kill anybody else.” Now yes the president’s kids indeed do have armed guards watching over them, and yes this is to ensure they are not taken as negotiation leverage, but the same idea can be used in schools. Take the teachers and ask if any want to volunteer to earn their conceal and carry permit. Take those…

shopping at a Walmart with his wife and children when he heard a woman scream, “Stop, put it down!” After telling his family to run to the front of the store and call the police, Nelson located the frantic woman. Nelson, who has a concealed carry permit and carries his firearm almost everywhere, spotted a man holding a large fillet knife to the woman’s abdomen. Nelson let the knife-wielding man know that he was armed, then demanded that he drop the knife. The attacker then turned the knife on…