Concealed Carry In Texas
analytical Essay
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The issue between open carry and concealed carry has been an ongoing topic throughout Texas. Currently, in order to have a handgun on your person, you must have a concealed handgun license. To obtain a license, the applicant must consent to a background check to make sure they do not have a criminal record and they must take a course on gun safety and how to handle your weapon. I believe that the current policy of concealed carry should remain throughout Texas opposed to open carry so that we, the people know that the citizens that have a firearm on their person are properly trained and capable of handling their weapon. In 2011, Texas had 699 cases of murder by firearm, although that was thirteen less than the previous year, that number …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Argues that the current policy of concealed carry should remain throughout texas opposed to open carry so that citizens are properly trained and capable of handling their weapon.
- Explains jeff wentworth's belief that if people carry a concealed firearm for the right reasons, crime would decrease with it.
- Explains that greg abbott supports the idea of "open carry" which allows people to carry a legal firearm on their person in public.
- Encourages people to apply for a chl so that they receive proper training on how to handle and shoot the weapon and know the laws about their firearm.
- Explains that some politicians believe that students should be able to carry a concealed firearm on their campus as long as it is approved by the school’s board of regents.
- Argues that the texas policy of concealed carry should remain in effect instead of allowing the open carry policy to take over.
- Opines that a ban on firearms, like some politicians want, would only stop the good civilians from having guns.
This policy creates a big controversy in Texas and Abbott is determined to pass it as a law. While Abbott proposes open carry to the state, that would also allow criminals to carry weapons around as they please. Abbott stated that “An openly carried weapon is no more dangerous than one carried in a concealed manner,” now that is not entirely true. The firearm would do the same amount of damage whether or not it is openly carried or concealed, but the owner of the concealed weapon has been trained and educated on how to shoot and handle his weapon. The owner of the firearm who is openly carrying it around does not have to go through training and may or may not know the slightest thing about his firearm other than it shoots bullets. It would be …show more content…
Some politicians believe that students should be able to carry a concealed firearm on their campus as long as it is approved by the school’s board of regents. This would improve the safety of all the students if properly trained citizens had the ability to defend themselves in the event of a shooting. A school shooting is an extreme case and it rarely does happen, but why should innocent lives be taken because the only person who has the authority to legally carry a firearm on campus is not near the crime scene. If citizens or even just teachers had that authority, it could save lives in these extreme cases. While some legislatures see a need for concealed carry across the US, “19 states introduced legislation to allow concealed carry on campus,” only two of those bills passed. Other legislatures have tried prohibiting concealed carry on campus, but not one of those bills
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