Peacesells wrote:
AngelRho wrote:
People with criminal and violent tendencies are going to harm others at will without regard to any regulatory law. The kind of person who is open about the fact he HAS a gun and exposes himself is not the kind of person looking for trouble.
So even if everybody carries guns and is allowed to do so openly, people with bad intentions will not do it openly because they are evil, like in a bad thriller movie. I guess they'll probably get their guns illegally too because it's more evil, even if they could buy one at the grocery store in front of their house.
Also lol if she wanted him to take off his shirt.
Ummm...who said anything about evil?
My point is that people with bad intentions aren’t concerned with what the law says. People who plan on killing someone or has a history of violence, or people who have criminal records who aren’t allowed (legally) to buy guns will get weapons, even guns, if they really want weapons badly enough.
Concealed carry, on the other hand, is merely a recognition that individuals LEGALLY possess firearms. If someone is caught with a firearm who is NOT licensed, they get jail time (if you’re innocent of any crime, why would you NOT register? Gun advocates might answer that a different way, but it’s pointless when one has nothing to hide).
A gun owner with a permit, if confronted by police, simply has to keep his hands in sight, alert police that he has a permit, and ask the officer to take his gun if necessary. If you’ve committed no crime and aren’t acting suspiciously, most likely they’ll let you go. Reach for your gun while a gun is pointed at you, and it might well be the last thing you ever reach for.
I recently heard about a guy who shot an intruder. What he did was well within his rights. Sadly there was some confusion and he ended up killed by a police officer. There is nothing “wrong” or illegal about keeping a weapon handy. Just be careful out there. “He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.” There is only just so much faith you can place in a weapon.