Ahh......the good 'ol Violence Policy Center with another one of their skewed articles. Here ya go....
That is true. However if a let's say a rapist gets away with it once where if the person he raped was armed and shot him, he wouldn't go on to do it again and again. Same with most crime if the perp is stopped cold he/she won't go on to do it again.
And then we have all of the anti gun people trying to turn gun owners into social pariahs. However violent criminals or the ones that shouldn't have them could care less about "social standing" and as a result less people carry and more of the ones you don't want are.
Why do you think that?
I agree. I like to drag this out from time to time. Counterpoint: A rape survivor argues why we need guns on campus | MSNBC
I dont think so. In my scenario the CCW applicants are thoroughly vetted. Including a comprehensive background check, their bosses , family members, and neighbors interviewed and they have to pass a psych interview. There would also be 20 hours of training ing, both classroom and live fire scenarios where CCW applicants would be trained on the different situations where deadly force could or couldn't be used. The fact is that right now the total amount of CCW holders in the U.S. do NOT kill very many people instead of just "fighting". I've tried to explain that to another poster on this and other threads.
What law? I dont believe I referenced or stated any law. Yes there would be regulations to get a CCW. And few would do what? Apply for a permit? There are very few states that have lax CCW policies. ( GA., AZ, AK included) The rest, my county in CA included, do stringent background checks to make sure you are not the type of idiot like you are describing.
Yes in my original post I called it a law but I really meant a "policy" so to speak so forgive me.....
I don't think so look at the policies of many States right now like New Jersey New York Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts many of those East Coast States unless you are an ex LEO or a politician or somebody famous you cannot get a CC W. making a new nationwide policy that as long as you are a law abiding citizen and pass a background check that you can get a CCW that isn't infringing, that is making it easier, especially for those people who live in those States that right now can not get one. Nationwide "constitutional carry" will never happen
See my other post regarding that..... Nationwide constitutional carry will never happen but the ability to get a CCW IF you can pass a background check is better than nothing for some folks who are ****ed right now, like in New Jersey and New York.....
The interviewing is part of the background check. Its what I had to go through in my county. I feel very lucky to even have a CCW because in many other CA counties they are pretty much "no issue"
No I am not. I'm not advocating for lax laws I'm advocating for everybody in the country to be able to get a CCW if they can pass a background check, do you not understand? I'm saying there are States in this country that will not issue to anyone other than ex law- forcement or celebrities or politicians... that leaves many law abiding citizens out of luck if you understand now
My position is that I want any law abiding citizen in the United States to matter what state they live in to be able to get a CCW to protect themselves as long as they can pass a background check proving that they are not a bad guy ,ie past felon or someone with a history of violence or drug abuse. All you have to do is look at my history of posts to see my position. I was merely stating a scenario. I am very pro 2nd amendment and am very pro CCW. But I also understand the reality that nationwide constitutional carry will never happen. The United States is not just Arizona or Georgia.