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Originally Posted by worth
Pretty much all the people who want to won a handgun do. All that would change is they would be allowed to wear it on their person in a concealed manner...
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In the event that this were to be law, then I would argue that it is a direct infringement on the rights of every citizen who makes the reasonable choice not to conceal a weapon to feel safe. If I do not know who is packing heat, how can I maintain a sense of personal safety when in public? Places in the US where people are permitted to conceal lethal weapons suffer from a self perpetuating, viscious circle of escalating fear, and the need to protect oneself.
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Originally Posted by worth
I guess the point i'm trying to make is that when it comes down to it, the criminals are the ones who acquire guns illegally and use them to commit crimes, no the people who would go through the trouble of acquiring licenses to carry weapons. I feel as though if a person wants to carry a gun for self defense that should be their choice. Perhaps if criminals had the thought that this person may be armed, they may give the crime a second thought.
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Your point only makes sense if you can in fact prove that a concealed weapon will in fact result in a dramatic reduction of gun murders and handgun crime in this country. I would warrant that GSDs in this country are substantially low, and that there is absolutely no good reason to permit
any private citizen, no matter how responsible to conceal a handgun in public. Reciprocally, the very presence of concealed lethal weapons of any kind (and guns are almost certainly the most lethal of any hand weapon) is an infringement of a much more important right to public safety.