conceal and carry

conceal and carry

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  • Date Submitted: 03/12/2014 6:29 AM
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Death or salvation?
“While there is no federal law specifically addressing the issuance of concealed- carry permits, all 50 states have passed laws allowing citizens to carry certain concealed firearms in public, either without a permit or after obtaining a permit from local government or law enforcement. Illinois was the last state to finally enact the conceal and carry law – but its long-standing ban on concealed weapons was overturned in a federal appeals court, on Constitutional grounds. Illinois was required by the court to draft a concealed carry law by July 9, 2013, which needed include a 30-day extension, at which time the Illinois legislature, over-riding the amendatory veto of the governor who had sought to impose many restrictions, approved concealed carry to begin January 2014, at the latest.” Many Americans wish to carry due to work hours, area they live in, or simply a love of guns. A weapon as seen by many is not always a weapon, but a feeling of safety or protection for your loved ones. Making conceal and carry necessary for all U.S citizens who need or want the privilege. Guns can create life-altering effects, but the lives effected by the approval of the Conceal and Carry Law will have much more positive results than the possible bad.
John Lott and David Mustard wrote a book that showed that when conceal and carry laws were passed, violent crimes, such as murder, rape, and aggravated assault, decreased by some 4% to 7%; this is known as the deterrent effect. Also, the number of non-violent crimes increased as people influenced by the deterrent effect of confronting armed individuals switched from violent crimes to property crimes; this is sometimes called the substitution effect. Lott and Mustard noted that the deterrent effect of concealed carry weapon laws was most noticeable in high-crime and high population counties, while the substitution effect of switching to property crime seemed to be most obvious in low-crime and smaller...

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