MonsterMark
Dedicated LVC Member
No better reason than this on why we need this law. If an innocent bystander had had a gun, maybe we would have 5 or 6 fewer punks roaming the streets.
Conti94 said:I must agree that concealed weapons law may help. But It would have to be very strictly regulated so weapons do not get in the wrong hands.
:I :iconcur: I tell people this all the time.JoeyGood said:2. Guns don't kill people! People kill people!
Joeychgo said:Without my declaring a view on this... I just want to pose a question.
If your average citizen was armed, how many 'friendly fire' incidents do you think we might have? Im talking about someone jumping the gun (no pun intended) and firing when they really shouldnt have, or shooting when its permissible to do so, but having a stray round hit the wrong person.
Frogman said:Nevada does issue concealed carry permits, both resident and non-resident.
They don't accept any other states' permits though, just their own. (aka no reciprocity).
In most states, a LOT of "average citizen(s)" are legally armed, Joey. You don't see them "jumpig the gun" as you so eloquently put it. Are there accidents where the wrong person may get shot, or where the concealed carry person makes a mistake? Hell yeah, but the incients are far and few between. I can show you videos of cops almost shooting their partners, or DEA agents shooting themselves in the foot (literally) right after telling a roomfull of people that only HE was qualified to operate a firearm in that room.
Point is, 99.9% of permitted concealed carry individuals have a better understanding of when they can and cannot draw that weapon than a "layman"
Most "average citizens" who are CCW'd go shooting more than most cops do. I, for example fire on average of 15000 (yes, thousand) rounds a year. Granted, I'm in somewhat of a unique position, where I kinda have to, but most CCW permit holders I know go shooting at least once a week. Hell, I know a 17 year old that outscored the Local Sheriff Department's SWAT commander.
As nobodyspecial said it, the big cities/states with Strict Gun Control laws are pretty much lawless, and crime runs rampant. Why? The main reason being that the crooks KNOW the "average citizen" (god I love that description), does NOT have a firearm to protect him/her self against them.
In my residence state, residents can open carry without a permit, and ofcourse, concealed with a permit. Do you know when the last time we've had a convenience store, bank, etc robbery in this city was? Neither do I, but I know we haven't had one around here in the almost 5 years I've lived here.
The point I'm trying to make is that law abiding citizens legally carrying firearms can and DO stop crime every day.