This post is in response to a class mate’s blog. The subject is Why Gun Bans Still Don't Work.
I have to completely agree with her critique. It would have been great if these laws had kept criminals from carrying guns but, of course this isn’t the case. If a law abiding citizen carries a gun legally then we have to assume that they have gone through the proper training in order to obtain a license to carry. Therefore, we should have not much of a reason to worry about a person using them inappropriately as the article stated.
Did you know that guns are banned in DC.. and it has some of the highest rates of gun violence in the nation. Does this tell you anything?
As my classmate states…If more law abiding citizens were to carry guns, I think a criminal would have second thoughts about pulling out there’s. It seems to me that a criminal has more rights, rights as in” lesser punishment” to carry an illegal gun than a “law abiding citizens” has to carry a legal gun.
In other words if I step over a fence as a hunter with a loaded gun and a game warden sees me, I can lose my gun, my car and my boat and pay a large fine. If I am a gang banger in the city caught with a handgun in my car, I'll probably get 6 months probation maximum. The solution: when a cop catches a gang banger with a gun in his car, they should call the game warden.
