who thinks we should be able to open carry a gun?
2007-08-24 15:18:03 · 7 answers · asked by Cgurl32 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Very much in favor of open OR concealed carry. Statistics have shown conclusively the more restrictive gun law states and cities have higher crime rates. The more liberal such laws the lower the crime rates. Criminals would much prefer to prey on unarmed citizens. In the U.S. each year there are more than two million crimes stopped or prevented because an honest citizen was armed.
2007-08-24 15:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by Dick F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well there is a good reason why they have the laws the way they do....Few criminals wish to get into a fight with the intended victim. Most desist and try to flee before the lawful defender has even cleared the holster. Again, since the perps can't tell who is armed ahead of time, concealed carry affords a protective umbrella even to those who go unarmed. Note that almost every mass homicide in the last decade happened precisely in those locations where lawful carry was prohibited by Federal or local law - schools, hospitals, churches - or by company policy.
Carrying a concealed sidearm is legal in about forty states. Most require training and a criminal background check to receive a license to carry. Interestingly, the two states which require no license to carry, Vermont and Alaska, have not had any problems due to this liberal approach. Equally curious is that Washington, D.C., where not only concealed carry but any firearms ownership is illegal, has one of the highest rates of violent crime.
2007-08-25 20:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not a big fan of open carry. Concealed carry is much better. You see, a criminal should never know who is and who is not able to shoot back. That is the most effective way to thwart crime.
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2007-08-24 22:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think legal carry with a permit is best..Open carry would be a invitation to a lot of bullies to show their a#s.
2007-08-24 23:30:02 · answer #4 · answered by Dragons Slayer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends on the situation of course. It also depends how your record is, what type of gun, and a whole bunch of other things. I think that carrying an unconcealed gun is dangerous though, for the wielder, and for people around them.
2007-08-24 22:27:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kenneth 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do....as long the person has been properly trained...Of course cops have been trained and yet they cross the line..so why not a regular citizen.
I get tired of the that's why we have cops...well cops can't be everywhere and maybe those criminals may think twice before doing anything.
2007-08-24 22:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im in favor. Its my constitutional right. The right to bear arms.
I also agree there should be egulations such as there are, but we dont need more laws. We just need the ones on the books already to be enforced.
2007-08-24 22:40:35 · answer #7 · answered by chris18j2002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋