Concealed carry in the United States

Some gun control laws make it more difficult to obtain a gun or carry it in certain public places, like parks or schools. While some may argue that making it illegal to carry a gun without a concealed carry license will only stop those that abide the law from carrying one, others would state that you must go through an extensive background check and, in some cases, a considerable amount of training to be able to buy and carry a firearm (Taylor, 1). If the correct laws are in place, only those…

Increased guns, Decreased Crime Gun control has become a largely talked about topic in modern day America, due to terrorist attacks, school shootings and many other events. Gun control was established to help regulate the use of firearms and who can carry a firearm. Some people want gun control laws strengthened because they believe that if there weren 't any guns then there would be no violence. On the other hand people people against gun laws believe that without guns to protect themselves,…

today’s society. One law in some states allows licensed individuals the privilege to openly carry firearms. Thirty-one states allow the open carry law and only thirteen of those states require some form of licenses or permits (Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence), Delaware is one of thirteen states that require a permit (National Rifle Association). Another law is the concealed carry which allows an individual to carry a firearm, such as a handgun, in public in a concealed manner. In my opinion,…

stopped in areas where people are allowed to carry concealed weapons, they still are taking advantage of the gun control laws (Taylor). Opponents say that the solution to this problem is to allow citizens to carry concealed weapons. However, this argument relies on the notion that stricter…

in the United States 2013: Expanded Homicide Data Table 9.” Most Americans respond to this fact with the same reaction, rage, but two vastly different solutions are suggested to fix this problem. Some suggest that there be greater restrictions on gun ownership and that gun availability should be lessened. However, others are convinced gun control is to blame for all the violence because it prevents citizens from practicing their second amendment right. Gun control in the United States has…

According to The New York Times, Ohio is close to approving a law that allows parents to have concealed weapons in their cars when dropping off their preschoolers to school and they are allowed to conceal them on themselves in the designated “victim zones” (The Editorial Board, 2015). There is a lot of backlash, mostly from the Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America group. They argue that this will lead to more damage because people who are concealing their weapons will want to be a…

The Brady Campaign’s article, “Gun Control Laws: Should the United States Adopt Stronger Gun Control Laws?”, explains why it is a bad idea to limit the amount of guns being sold. If criminals want to get guns, they will. This is no secret to the general public that when something is illegal, typically that does not…

like the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries with similar laws regarding guns or gun control. Just using this as an argument is an issue, because it completely ignores major differences between America and places like the UK and Australia. The UK and Australia are both island countries, which makes it significantly harder to smuggle illegal items and contraband there then in the US, which is connected to Central and South America, as well as Canada. While gun crime in the United…

Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook, San Bernardino, Columbine, Aurora. What if these events could have been stopped by someone through the means of legally having a concealed firearm? There is no explanation needed to why 2015 was a record year for background checks to own a gun in the United States. As a result, President Barack Obama along with several other politicians have called for a series of stricter gun control across the country and plans to take executive action to finalize new gun control…

In 1971 the second amendment has adopted and it states “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.” In the 2000s guns were protected by many laws Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act and Child Safety Lock Act of 2005, The National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Amendments Act, and many others. The most common state gun control laws include background checks, waiting…