Should a person be allowed to carry a gun anywhere they please?

Answer 1

"What would happen if only the criminals carried guns?"

Answer 2

One of the most important facets of a Carry Permit was barely touched on in this thread. What about home security, car-jackings, and coming face to face with an unruly person(s) that is exhibiting threatening behavior toward you or someone in your group? Florida has prepared and adopted The Castle Doctrine. It simply says you can protect yourself not only in your home but in your vehicle and anywhere you may go no matter who you are with. That protection goes up to and includes deadly force should you feel threatened. The Castle Doctrine is now being adopted in many states. Florida's major crime numbers have been falling steadily since the adoption of the concealed carry law many years ago. The falicy put forth by opponents stated the streets will "....run red with blood." Nowhere has this happened. The incidents of unlawful use by permit holders still is less than 1% in several hundreds of thousands of licensees.

Carrying a firearm, "Should a person be allowed to carry a gun anywhere they please?", has never been apart of permit/license holders. In their classroom studies for obtaing their license they are told where they can and cannot carry a firearm. It is usually a government building, school hospital, etc. There is a caveat though, how will the unlicensed be policed? We have seen in the news recently where a staff person for Democrat Senator Jim Webb was arrested for carrying a firearm into the Senate Office Building in D.C. This man is an Iraq War veteran, for God's sake. In his indoctrination he had been informed not to bring ANY weapons into any government building. He new better, no matter what was reported.

Personal safety is the watchword here. Safety for your family. There are even programs well produced and accepted by school administrators to teach gun safety in schools.

This disabled LEO believes in man's ability to protect himself and his family by the use of another "tool".

Answer 3

No, but they should be able to keep and bare arms! Guns owned by citizens, should not be allowed in Courtrooms or government buildings, unless they are sworn officers of the law! That is the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Anything else is Hitlerism or from the Planks of Communism. People should watch out for cities, towns and states that are adamant about curtailing those rights. Every dictatorship,first disarmed the regular citizens! It has also been proven that states that have less restrictive gun laws, have far less Crime!

Answer 4

In a perfect society...yes...however we don't live in a perfect society and never will. I think non-hidden weapons should be allowed in *most* areas with places like bars, banks, etc. being the exceptions, however, I think before you are allowed to do so, you should have to pass a certification in gun safety and a background check. This certification should be displayed as a tag or badge on the outside of the clothing whenever a person is "carrying". Carrying a concealed weapon should also require a further certification and a permit.

Laws requiring gun registration however should *definately* be removed as they are undeniably unconstitutional. There should be NO restrictions on a person owning or keeping a firearm in their own home.

Answer 5

No because if you are kidnapped or something and try to resist the gun is often used against you. And we shouldn't be able to take guns in private buildings and stuff. If people carry guns around, do you think tourism is going to boost? That people will feel safer in an area where anyone can walk around with a gun? I don't think we should be able to have guns anywhere we want.

Answer 6

My Hat is off to Kitty and all those that support the Right to bear arms(I do not mean rolling up your shirt sleeve's)Either way concealed or wearing in open would thwart crime.
Be aware of the circumstance for which firing the weapon must be Justified and the burden will be placed on you to do such in court. The perpetrator can file a lawsuit, if still alive.
All of those who have a felony conviction will not be allowed to carry but most likely will for their own means. but than again he will be laying on the ground with another hole in his/her body. Allowed to carry in Alaska. You should know that to carry a firearm anywhere takes common sence,and dictates that one should not carry anywhere.

Answer 7

Most definately. The constitution gives us the right to bare arms. Without being able to carry a gun, we would have virtually no way to protect ourselves. Many crimes would be prevented if people were aloud to defend themselves by carrying a weapon instead of depending on the police. We should not have to have a permit to have a gun, but the right should be taken away from felons. Outlawing guns would be against the 2nd ammendment.

Answer 8

When George W. Bush as Texas Governor passed a concealed hangun law, it had no effect on violent crime, so given that my answer is no. I believe in people using such to protect themselves if need be by getting a permit to carry such and mainly their property; which is the real reason we have the Right to Bear Arms. Once his successor Rick Perry wanted to pass the right for people to bring arms into a courtroom, thank God he could not get his way; given the types of decisions that courts have to make affecting people's lives, that could turn into volatile, deadly and serious situation; this could put judges, jurors, observers and everyone in danger. No decision by a Judge is ever liked by everyone, no matter how just and necessary it may be.

Answer 9

I believe that a person who qualifies under the prevailing law should be able to carry their weapon wherever they go with a few exceptions: Churches, Gov't Buildings and anywhere Alcohol is sold. So, I pretty much agree with the current laws. However, I do wish we would just skip this concealed problem and strap it back onto our hip. That would leave little doubt who was armed and cause many impulse criminals to think twice.

Answer 10

Yes and No. Right to bear arms is a fundamental issue in our Country. If you are a law abiding citizen, then you should have the right to "pack" if you choose. I believe in handgun safety courses, background checks, and HUGE STIFF PENALTIES for violators. If you are allowed to enter a building then, as a law abiding citizen, if you want to bring your gun, you should have that right. Criminals shouldn't be the only ones in a bank or school with a gun. If they thought there might be opposition (armed) I would bet that less crimes would occur. A humorous quote which bears strong rationale is "An armed society is a polite society." If that lazy thug thought he was going to face an honest citizen who has the right to fight back, the scum would think twice before attacking.

Answer 11

I believe that if they go through firearm safety (such as hunter's safety) then yes, people should be allowed to carry a gun with some restrictions- church, a place the serves alcohol, and government buildings (too much temptation to shoot...). If everyone, and not just criminals, carried a gun, wouldn't you think twice about drawing down on someone?