Concealed weapons!Concealed weapons!

By MadeleineBy Madeleine

Allowed or not?Allowed or not?

Most states allow concealed weapons Most states allow concealed weapons in side there state building few do in side there state building few do not. You are allowed to carry not. You are allowed to carry concealed defensive weapons around concealed defensive weapons around on your body. I agree with that on your body. I agree with that statement. (: statement. (:

(if you have a permit ha ha ha)(if you have a permit ha ha ha)

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• Fact: Forty states150, comprising the majority of the American population, are "right-to-carry"

• states. Statistics show that in these states the crime rate fell (or did not rise) after the right-tocarry

• law became active (as of July, 2006). Nine states deny or restrict the right to carry.

• Fact: Crime rates involving gun owners with carry permits have consistently been about 0.02%

• of all carry permit holders since Florida’s right-to-carry law started in 1988.151

• Fact: After passing their concealed carry law, Florida's homicide rate fell from 36% above the

• national average to 4% below, and remains below the national average (as of the last reporting

• period, 2005).152• Fact: In Texas, murder rates fell 50% faster than the national average in

the year after their• concealed carry law passed. Rape rates fell 93% faster in the first year

after enactment, and

more more factsfacts CCW permit holders murdered at least 286 private citizens.

25 murder-suicides were committed by CCW permit holders.

18 mass shootings were committed by CCW permit holders.

11 law enforcement officers killed by CCW permit holders.

Even more factsEven more facts70 to 80 million Americans own guns. 70 to 80 million Americans own guns. 40-45% of households in the U.S. contain a gun. This translates into a loaded gun in one in 40-45% of households in the U.S. contain a gun. This translates into a loaded gun in one in every ten households with children, and a gun that’s left unlocked and just “hidden away” in every ten households with children, and a gun that’s left unlocked and just “hidden away” in one in every eight family homes. one in every eight family homes. The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." not be infringed." As of January, 2011, 39 states have laws permitting individuals with gun licenses to carry As of January, 2011, 39 states have laws permitting individuals with gun licenses to carry concealed guns in the streets. concealed guns in the streets. The Federal Gun Free School Zone Act of 1995 states that people with guns cannot walk The Federal Gun Free School Zone Act of 1995 states that people with guns cannot walk within 1,000 feet of any school (kindergarten to 12th grade). within 1,000 feet of any school (kindergarten to 12th grade). There are no federal laws that prevent minor access to guns. There are no federal laws that prevent minor access to guns. In 2010, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence graded Obama an "F" on gun control, In 2010, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence graded Obama an "F" on gun control, citing "extraordinary silence and passivity." citing "extraordinary silence and passivity." In 2009, the federal government performed 14 million background checks on gun purchases. In 2009, the federal government performed 14 million background checks on gun purchases. Only nine states have trigger-lock laws, where gun sellers are required to sell integrated or Only nine states have trigger-lock laws, where gun sellers are required to sell integrated or internal trigger locks with handguns. internal trigger locks with handguns. Most guns used in crimes are stolen, either from homes or gun dealers. Most guns used in crimes are stolen, either from homes or gun dealers. Federal law requires federally licensed dealers to report guns that they know have been lost Federal law requires federally licensed dealers to report guns that they know have been lost or stolen to law enforcement. or stolen to law enforcement.

And More fact………(hehehe)

Concealed weapons are good maybe a little bit bad. Maybe!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(: