Right To Bear Arms

The right to keep and bear arms is more than just owning an item. The right to keep and bear arms is just that: a right. Without this right, we are vulnerable to danger in various forms: tyrannical government and numerous criminals. Regardless of the facts that defend the right to keep and bear arms, there are still a number of people who promote gun control, due to their own personal beliefs, that need to be persuaded further. I also believe that the right to bear arms is a fundamental right because, without the right to bear arms, I cannot provide wild game, such as ducks and deer, for myself or my family, nor can I protect myself, nor my family, from danger: criminals (who are with or without guns or other weapons), wild animals, tyrannical

In concealed carry classes, teachers are taught several essential gun facts and social facts about carrying concealed firearms: pros and cons of different holsters, places that allow concealed carry and places that do not allow concealed carry, the type of belts that make concealed carry comfortable, what to do when going into “gun-free” zones, the necessity of a first aid kit, various gun myths, ways to talk to the police, and much more (Owens). Other lessons include avoiding accidental discharge, how to draw a weapon correctly in different scenarios, different types of knives, firearm safety rules, close-quarter techniques, how to pie corners, and how to handle more than one assailants (Owens). These lessons, along with carrying a concealed weapon and/or firearm, allow teachers to be ready to defend themselves and their students from any kind of harm, especially a criminal with a gun threatening to kill and wound numerous people: ‘…training weekly and being checked out weekly and knowing how to use that weapon and being willing and able to do it’ (KDVR.com). Why should teachers go through these lessons? The answer is simple: teachers need to be able to protect their students’ lives and their own lives from criminals that wield firearms and other weapons. Teachers also conceal the firearms so that the students will not be able to see the firearm, nor take the firearm: “these are concealed weapons–the students shouldn’t ever know that the teacher has a weapon. Weapons are typically secured so someone unfamiliar with that particular holster could not just take the weapon out”