Concealed carry in the United States

Did you know that only .42% of people carry a concealed weapon legally have had their right taken away due to a crime? People with their carry and concealed permits are less likely to be involved in a violent crime. That is less than 1% percent.Today I am talking about why you should have the right to carry a concealed weapon. I know that most of you are probably thinking that people carrying a concealed weapon puts you in danger, but most of them time, it makes it so that you are safer. Think…

included, allowing students to carry firearms on school property along with other kinds of weapons such as knives. Ann Arbor Public Schools will ask the judge to dismiss the case. William J. Blaha filed that school policies do not violate state law. While on contending side, the Michigan Gun Owners attorney Jim Makowski is confident he will prevail. State law only prevents people from carrying concealed firearms on school property. Although, citizens with concealed pistol licenses are an…

that the current method is ineffective? The answer is clearly no for many understandable and protection reasons. Imagine being a male and having to reframe from talking to females because you think they may act irrationally. If we allow females to carry guns then this may start a chain reaction and lead to males having weapons also. Sometimes the best way to…

A concerning feature of this study is a lack of a true representation of one’s knowledge of firearms use and safety. The survey relies on self-reports, and while it may be some time before a study is conducted to access this phenomenon in regards to actual competency, such as having participants operate a firearm to evaluate their actual ability. The current study is utilizing a Qualtrics survey to recruit WSU students to access this phenomenon as it relates to firearms use and safety. The…

are hurting law abiding citizens and helping criminals. Conceal and carry is a law where people conceal handguns on themselves to defend themselves if attacked. Open carry is the practice of openly carrying a firearm on one's person in public. Society should be able to change or make norms to improve society. People should have the rights of conceal and carry because people have the right to defend themselves and conceal and carry prevents more crime. People would say what about the danger of…

to come into the school if they know that the teachers or students have guns and can defend themselves.“Holders of state-issued concealed handgun licenses should be allowed the same measure of personal protection on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else” (Savage). This quote is explaining that if someone goes through the work of getting the concealed…

Hitler signed a new gun control law, which denied firearm ownership to enemies of the state (Halbrook 2). This paved the way for a historic night now known to be called, Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass). Everyone deemed an enemy of the state had their weapons confiscated therefore; the Jews were left unable to defend themselves from the violence they would endure for the next seven…

lead criminals to believe that victims are more likely to have a gun so the criminal will be more likely to also carry a gun. • Although there are requirements that need to be met in order to obtain a gun they are not strict enough so dangerous people can still obtain them. • Allowing concealed handguns increase the amount of crime that takes place. • In someone where to carry a concealed handgun that increase the chances…

handguns. With the signing of SB 11 into law, concealed handgun owners may soon be allowed to carry their weapons into classrooms. According to a report published by the Safe Schools Initiate Division at the University of Arkansas, university campuses are among the safest places in the nation. With crime rates on campuses being substantially lower than those off campus. One piece of legislation, SB 11, will allow concealed handgun license owners to carry guns in campus buildings and…

“More than 150 U.S. college campuses have allowed concealed carry for a combined total of almost 1,500 semesters (spring/fall) over the past twenty years. Not one of these campuses has seen a single resulting act of violence (including threats) or a single resulting suicide attempt” (Campus). The presence of guns on over 150 college campuses has not resulted in any safety problems, and one could even say that the knowledge that guns are present on campuses may have prevented any potential…