Concealed Weapons
All but one of every public mass shooting since the 1950s have been in an area where citizens are banned from carrying weapons. Adults should be allowed to carry concealed weapons. Studies on concealed weapons have show that if civilians have concealed weapons, crime rates are significantly lower. Civilians with weapons have more knowledge than the police when the crime happens, and are safer. Bans on assault weapons have no affect on crime rates and fatal assaults.
Statistics show that crime rates are significantly reduced when citizens are in possession of a concealed weapon. There are 31,672 incidents where citizens are using weapons against other people. Weapons owned by citizens are 80 times more often to be used in self-defense or to protect than to kill. There are approximately 270 million firearms owned by civilians. For women who carry concealed weapons, there are 200,000 instances in a year where a woman is using her concealed weapon to defend against sexual abuse. Of felons who have taken a survey, 3 out of 5 won't mess with an armed victim. The U.S. has the highest gun
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ownership rate in the world at about 88 per 100. The U.S. is ranked 103 in the highest intentional homicides at about 4 per 100,000. Harvard University did a study of guns and crime rates internationally and it showed that the more guns that civilians had, the less crime there was. Different nations with higher gun control also have higher murder rates. The 9 European countries with the highest gun control have 3 times the amount of murders than the 9 countries with the lowest gun control combined. The U.K. for example, handguns are illegal. The U.K. has 4.4 times as many violent crimes as the U.S... When the U.K. banned handguns in 1997, violent attacks went up 77% that is about an attack every 2 minutes. The FBI did a study on states that had laws making concealed weapons legal and crime rates are down. Murders are down 8.5%, rapes are down 5%, assaults are down 7% and robberies and down 3%. Europe has some of the most strict gun laws and they still have had three of the six worst public school shootings. A town in Georgia called Kennesaw made a new law in 1982 that required the owner of every household to own at least one weapon and to have it in their home. After that law was made, crime rates dropped 89% compared to 10% for the state of Georgia. The violent crime rate in Kennesaw is still 85% lower than Georgia as a whole. As you can see, statistics show that crime rates are lower when civilians have weapons (Guns in America). The Police kill 500% more innocent civilians than armed civilians. Most of the time, civilians are at the scene when the criminal is going on a rampage and have a better idea of who it is. The police have no idea of who it is and may end up shooting the wrong person. The police tend to not ask questions before they start shooting. The University of Chicago did a study on how many innocent civilians are killed by the police compared to armed civilians. The Police killed 330 innocent people and armed civilians only killed 30. That means that the police killed 11 times as many innocent civilians and there are way more civilians that own guns compared to the number of police. This study also showed that the police accidental rate is 5 times that of armed civilians. Only 2% of civilian shootings involve an innocent civilian being shot. 11% of the time, the police make an error in whom they shoot. Armed civilians kill more armed criminals per year than the police do. The University of Chicago did a study on how many criminals and innocent civilians were killed in a year. They found out that they killed 600 criminals and 330 innocent civilians. So one third of the people that police shoot are innocent civilians. The police as you can see kill more innocent people than citizens (Armed Citizens). No, Police are not safer than armed civilians. First there is nothing on the internet that proves that police are safer than armed civilians. Next, the error rate of the police is 11% compared to only 2% for armed civilians. That means that civilians are safer with their weapons than the police are. The majority of the time, the citizens are on the scene when the crime is committed. They know who the good guys and the bad guys are. Also the majority of the time, civilians who have a handgun on them, have usually had some kind of training or may be an undercover or off duty police officer. Even the police say that a citizen with handguns is a good idea and if they are properly trained, they can stop crimes and help the victims. As you can see, armed civilians are safer than the police (Armed Citizens). The majority of police officers don't believe that bans on so called assault weapons is the answer to ending fatal crimes on the street. Police One did a survey of close to 15,000 law officers. 91% of the 15,000 officers don't believe that a ban assault weapons will have a negative or no effect on reducing violent crimes. And that is the thoughts of the men and women who serve on the front lines and protect our nation and its people. So would you rather listen to the politicians who hear all the biased stories for gun control or, the people who protect our beautiful country and have firsthand experience and know what an armed civilian can do with preventing a violent crime. Even the police agree that citizens can prevent crimes with their weapons and if their weapons are taken away, they can't prevent the crimes (Police One). The majority of police approve of citizens carrying concealed weapons if they are not felons and if they are physically and mentally capable of being responsible handgun carriers. Police did a survey of 15,000 officers and 91% of them thought that capable handgun carries is a good idea in public. Instead of the idea that armed civilians wreak havoc and spread carnage wherever they go, armed civilians have been the deciding factor in reducing the carnage in many mass shooting instances. In the Newtown and Aurora shootings, 86% of people believe that if a legal armed civilian was present, the number of injuries and deaths would be considerably lower in both cases and many injuries would have been avoided. For the idea that the casualties would have been avoided, they meant that the armed citizen would have either killed, injure, or made the murderer back down. So are you going to believe the cops that have said all these things, or the biased politicians (Police One). If you think that a ban on assault weapons will decrease crime rates, you are wrong. The majority of police don’t believe that the bans will help, as you have read in the two paragraphs above. It will just be harder for criminals to legally obtain weapons, and a majority of the time the weapon that the criminal uses is a stolen weapon anyway. So bans on assault weapons have no control of that and criminals will find weapons to use anyway. Legally armed civilians are not usually involved in the crimes, but are helping to stop the crimes. So if civilians can’t have weapons, then they can’t help stop the crimes. Also 80% of the time, a civilian weapon is used to protect a life rather to take one (Police One). There are many benefits to having concealed weapons.
These some major benefits of a concealed weapons permit. Number one is that the permit puts officers at ease. What I mean by that is when you get pulled over; the officer doesn’t know if you have a weapon in your car or on you. So when you get pulled over and if you have a permit, you should give your permit to the officer so that they know that you have a weapon and will see that you are qualified and won't act on impulses. The second benefit is that it helps when carrying a weapon around uniformed people. If they see your weapon and call the police, you can prove that you are legally carrying your weapon. The third benefit is that you can carry your weapon in more open places such as restaurants and within 1000 ft. of schools. Except you cannot carry a weapon in these places without a permit (The Daily
Caller). There are more benefits than drawbacks. For one thing, you have to take classes to get your permit. That means that you will be well educated with your weapon and know how to handle it in many different situations. You will know how your gun works and you will be very responsible with your weapon. If you are very responsible, you won’t have any accidents and end up killing someone. Another benefit is that it is easier to buy weapons. You are required to have a background check in some states to buy a weapon. In some states you don’t need a background check if you already have your permit to carry. If you have your permit, you will be safer around other people, police, and you will have a better understanding of the laws (The Daily Caller). I see that if you have your weapon on you and someone saw it and got nervous and pulled their weapon and started shooting at you, that would be a drawback. But if you properly hide your weapon, you should be safe from that. You also could pull your weapon and defend yourself. But the majority of the time someone just up and shoot you if they see that you have a weapon hiding on your body. As you can see, the benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks in this case. If you want to get weapons easier, feel safer on the streets, or have people at ease around you and not being like oh my goodness he has a gun, get a permit to carry (The Daily Caller). The benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks in carrying a concealed weapon. You can protect yourself, people around you, and the ones you love by carrying a concealed weapon. The politicians who are against concealed weapons or assault weapons are out of their minds. All they have read is about the school shootings that could have been prevented if concealed weapons were legal in them areas. If they were legal, the shootings could have been prevented. Civilian weapons are 80 times more likely to be used to save a life than to take a life. Concealed weapons are a good idea, are legal, and should stay legal. Nobody has the right to take that away.
Guns are not the trouble, people are. The United States is #1 in world gun ownership, and yet is only 28th in the world in gun murders per 100,000 people. The number of unintentional fatalities due to firearms declined by 58 percent between 1991 and 2011 Based on these facts, one can see the guns not the causes of gun violence. moreover, civilians who get permits take gun safety courses and have criminal background...
Gun admirers have statistics that will prove their side on guns saving lives. According to one study by Lott “… for each additional year that laws allowing people to carry concealed handguns were on the books, robberies decli...
Law abiding citizens should have the right to protect themselves against criminals. You are less likely to suffer an injury when attacked if you are carrying a handgun, as opposed to other methods of self-protection. The right to carry a concealed handgun is protected by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution states “the right of the people to bear arms shall not be infringed” (ProCon.org 1).Carrying a handgun could keep a lot of people from being killed during a public shooting incident. Concealed handguns protect citizens from violent crimes such as burglary and robbery. Most criminals are armed and you don’t have much of a chance of survival if you are not carrying a
Everyone has had that time in their life where they feel that they would be safer if they had some sort of protection, concealed carry is a great option for protection. Over the years it has been growing in popularity, more and more people are going out and getting their concealed carry permit. With more and more people going out and getting their permit, some may view it as dangerous, while others feel it is a necessity. Concealed carry is essential because, it allows added protection, has certain restrictions that the person must meet, and if guns are handled properly they are not as dangerous
Should the 2nd amendment be revoked or changed? Many Americans would say “No,” stating that guns are dangerous and times have changed. Others might argue that having the right to bear arms keeps people safe and less threated by the outside world. In this debate, both sides of the 2nd amendments constitutional rights will be argued. The upcoming presidential election has been influencing voters to revoke our 2nd amendment rights which could change the democracy on which our country was founded.
For many years, America has witnessed mass shootings within it’s borders. In 2015 alone, there were 372 mass shootings (Oldham). The question most Americans are faced with is: do we need more gun control or is gun control the problem? With more gun control, it can be made mandatory that protective devices are used on firearms to prevent accidental harm. Gun control creates mandatory laws such as the requirement for an individual to pass a background check before he/she is permitted to purchase a firearm. Gun control has also been proven to prevent suicides due to the increased difficulty of obtaining a firearm. Those who believe that gun control is the problem claim that by removing one 's firearms, you are endangering them to threats that
This is caused because the more guns there, are the less violence there is. Dangerous criminals will think twice about robbing someone that has a gun. A victim with a gun is no longer a victim because they can not fight back against the attacker. Therefore, they can save their lives and save lives of the public which need help at that moment. Lott states, “The estimated annual gain from 1992 from allowing concealed handguns was over $5.74 billion” (House Report). This states that when a decline in violence goes down the amount of money goes up. Concealed guns can only benefit everyone in multiple ways. Concealed weapons can help create the feeling of safety and reduce violence. No one wants to live in
Everybody in America knows that guns can be a major problem. Especially when these tools are being used on other people. You must be very cautious when you own a gun, cautious as a mouse trying to steal cheese of a trap. Saddly, a lot of people think that guns shouldn’t be used as much as they are now. A handful of people say that if they screw up with using a firearm they should be placed in jail with a box of crayons and paper to draw on. That’s it. Now different cultures have different point of views of this topic. Although, to have a gun is a right that most people will fight to keep, so most people will lose that debate. Unless they have there own Saturday night special than you will probably lose. Plentiful of people also have an opinion on that they don’t think that the gun is the problem it’s the person.
Bart Palosz’s parents were on their way home one evening to the joy of their son, but instead, what they found was a tragic scene. Entering his sophomore year, on the first day of school, Bart was immediately targeted for a seemingly harmless joke organized by the other students; but little do they know it would be the last time they would see Bart Palosz. Bart has been a victim of bullying for over two years due to his body releasing hormones faster than the average teen at the age of 15 making him 6 feet and 3 inches tall. That evening, right after school, his heart and mind were so clouded by the pain of humiliation, Bart decided to end his life. Bart was aware of the shotgun in his parent’s room and he knew how to acquire it. With his parent’s
People who do not research the owning of handguns and form their opinion off of what they see on the news are left in the dark. One of the most misunderstood concepts is that more guns cause more violence. This is false more guns do not mean more homicides. In 1973, the handgun stock was 36.9 million and the homicide rate was 9.4 per 100,000. In 1992, the handgun stock was 77.6 million but the homicide rate dropped 8.5 percent. In 1994, the U.S. bureau of justice static's made a survey that stated 100,000 lives are saved by handguns. According to criminologist Gary Kleck, guns are fired in only about 24 percent of cases in which they are used for self-defense.
After studying of the effects of the concealed handgun law, researchers concluded that after the first five years of the law, both robberies and rape declined by 1/10th, and murders decreased by just under 1/5th (Lott, “Carrying Concealed Weapons…”). Based on these statistics, the crime rate is greatly affected as more guns are added to the equation. As more civilians purchase guns, the amount of crimes have decreased immensely. By allowing guns to be sold to the general public, our country has become a safer place; guns in our society have not established a more dangerous world. Undeniably, by allowing more guns into circulation, the criminals are more likely to be turned off from committing crimes. For one well known example, New York City’s crime rate has dropped tremendously in the past few years. According to research, robbery decreased by more than half, aggravated assault by just under 40%, and rape has dwindled to a fraction of what it was before (Rosen). These numbers are mind blowing; they show that as more guns are distributed among the hands of the public, the streets of the city have become significantly safer. Thus, criminals have started to realize that their prey is no longer unarmed and is ready to protect themselves. By having such an abundance of armed people across the city, criminals have inversely been deterred from committing crimes. Although there has been roughly 700,000 crimes that involve guns (Connell), there has also been 2.5 million annual defensive gun cases that have been tossed aside (Lott, “Carrying Concealed Weapons…”). Each of these cases that have been ignored all involve guns which have been used to prevent
Gun control is one of the biggest debates that America is currently facing today. The reason why this topic concerns many Americans is because of the crime that is related from it. FBI data shows approximately 70,975 homicides were committed in America from 2006 to 2010 from various different types of firearms (Wenzel, 2012). That 's 14,195 on average per year homicides from firearms. Only 9,075 came from knives and other sharp objects, which equate to about 1815 homicide a year. Firearms are the number one tool being used in America for homicides. But even bigger than this, suicide rates reached over 19,000 casualties in 2010 from firearms. Firearms have a 90 percent success rate compared to poison, which is only 30 percent (Center for Disease
Citizens want to conceal carry a handgun because every day there are dangerous individuals who prey on the weak. In addition to that, concealed handguns are an effective non-lethal form of self defense the majority of the time. Gary Kleck from the Federal Bureau of Investigation “estimated that, 2 million to 2.5 million victims annually use handguns to repel criminal attackers” (Kates). The surprise of being armed is the advantage for the victim, which the victim has the disadvantage of knowing the time and place of being attacked. Concealed carry actually provides protection to citizens that do not carry because the criminals are not sure who is able to defend themselves....
As of 2013, all 50 states allow concealed carry of handguns (Concealed Carry Reciprocity Maps), although a few states don’t require a permit and the standards for licensing vary greatly from state to state. In the U.S. most states are “Shall Issue” states. This means they will grant anybody a permit that meets certain guidelines such as being 21 or older and not having any felony convictions, a history of mental illness or domestic abuse. A handful of other states are “May Issue” states. In these other states, such as Maryland, a permit will only be issued if you can prove you need it. This can be a large obstacle and these states will usually only issue permits to people in the public eye, wealthy individuals that are well-connected or business owners frequently transporting large sums of cash (Concealed Carry Reciprocity Maps). Although the requirements and standards are different wherever you may live, one thing holds true- concealed carry permit holders are rapidly growing. The market for handgun training, concealed carry courses and smaller, more concealable handguns have opened up. When concealed carry was first gaining popularity there were two very different schools of thought. Some thought that violent crime would decrease, as criminals would fear the everyday person that just may happen to be armed. Others thought that having people carrying around concealed handguns in public would lead to an increase in violent crime with people losing their temper and shooting each other. When analyzing the data and crime trends, it is clear that with this influx of concealed carry permit holders there has not been a corresponding increase in violent crime.
Gun safety is a subject that has been a main topic in the past few years among many, especially within politics. It is something that has become a substantial topic in the past few years due to many shootings and accidents that have occurred with today’s youth. It is a topic that needs to be addressed.