Concealed carry in the United States

they have? With population based restrictions on open carry and concealed carry, residents of California cannot possess firearms unless the weapons are stored inside of their homes or in the trunk of their cars. Although Californians can certainly defend themselves at home, self-defense becomes much more problematic when they leave their private residence as they cannot possess firearms with rare exceptions. With that being said, how does the state of California reasonably expect its citizens to defend

family protection, sporting, or even for collecting them. All 50 states have some sort of laws pertaining to conceal carry. Some states only issue permits to their residents, other states issue permits to residents and non-residents, and a few do not issue permits because they have what is called a permit less carry. Basically, in permit less carry states, they allow anyone that can legally possess a firearm to carry it concealed without a permit. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center

Concealed handguns are becoming an increasingly controversial topic in United States society as more mass-shootings, and even domesticated violence issues continue to occur. Citizens are torn between the use of a gun for themselves and their family’s protection, as well as the fact that ill-minded people may take advantage of the legalization and further increase violence at many societal levels. The thing these people lack to see is the fact that legal carriers have two main objectives, protection

the Bill of Rights, the founding fathers of America gave us the right to bear arms for self-defense. Everyone in America has the right to own a firearm, but you must have a concealed carry permit to bring a hidden handgun into a public areas. With people

16th 2007 at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a student with psychological problems began a two hour killing spree that left 33 dead (Reader). The massacre that occurred at this school is now the worst recorded incident in the history of the United States and eclipses the University of Texas massacre of 1966. In the wake of tragedies like these, students, teachers and administrators propose more measures to make us feel safe on campus. But why weren't these measures in place before? School administrators

brings up a very valid point: how would you feel if you couldn’t carry a concealed weapon? “Fifty six percent of Americans would feel safer if more people carried concealed weapons” (Ingraham). Now that’s not an overwhelming number, but anything over fifty percent is still a number that gets your attention. The reason for this is there have been a rise in shootings. People are starting to realize that if they are allowed to carry concealed weapons, they will have a chance to protect themselves. “Ten

police. Concealed carry means carrying a firearm that no one else knows about on your person. Carrying a concealed weapon was almost completely illegal until just recently. During the Civil War concealed carry was banned in many states, including among law enforcement. In the 1920s and 1930s is when many states adopted laws that made concealed carry legal with a permit. These permits were issued by the local authority. By 2003 every state in America had some sort of law about

Concealed Handguns are a very controversial subject and many disagree, but according to the 2nd Amendment, of the Constitution, people have the right to bear arms. Even in the nineteenth century, the laws and opinions surrounding concealed weapons varied widely. Although many people blame guns for violence, it is people that cause the violence with guns. While opponents argue that a criminal or mentally disturbed person will carry a concealed weapon, licensed or not, innocent victims continue to

Concealed Carry Across the States Gaven D. Crosby Pennsylvania College of Technology   In this paper, I will discuss Pennsylvania Concealed Carry laws, benefits of concealed carry and my views on such, states that Pennsylvania has reciprocity with and the troubles this creates, and the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014. Concealed Carry is the act of carrying a handgun that is hidden, usually under clothing. Concealed Carry is a controversial topic in today’s age, especially with the gun laws

the one at Virginia Tech or Oikos University. But the likelihood that it happens at your school, your kids school, or your friends school is at an all time high. From 2000 to 2010 nearly 70 people were killed in college campus shootings in the United States. This number more than doubles the number of killing from the 25 years prior to 2000. Not only are their more shooting but there are a proliferating number of sexual assaults happening on college campuses, in 2009 alone the number of sexual assault