what are the pros and cons of the conceal and carry law?
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Pros: Crime rate goes down.\n\nCons: If your a bad guy, you don't know who is carrying and who is not.
643752
Most definitely PRO.  The Fourth Amendment protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures, and details the requirement for warrants.  Unfortunately, it has been assaulted for years in attempts to give the police more powers.
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Xae answer is correct\n\nFederal\n\nyou have to apply at the State level then have it petitioned for all US states depending on your business need its not hard\nSource(s):\n\nprivate investigations\nalso other states do not honor state law's\nfor instance in Colorado I had to carry my weapon in a locked box where as in california I have a permit to conceal and carry.\n\nI even have buddies that are cops that have the same problems.
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Pros - it makes us think we are safer\nCons - We wont be safer.  The criminals will still get the weapons illegally and the innocent will not be able to defend themselves.
985380
If you are not a felon, and the gun is legally registered to you then there a several things that will happen.  First if you shoot someone you will go to jail period.  You will probably be released on bail and have to go to court.  You will most likely be found not guilty of criminal charges unless you are carrying the gun illegaly.  The main problem is that even if you are aquitted of the charges and your gun is returned to you, you will still most likely be sued by the victims family or even the victim in civil court.  You will most likely loose, and have to pay them money even if they committed the crime and not yourself.  I was taught this in a handgun course for carrying a weapon.  I live in TN. and we are allowed to carry a gun if you pay and have no felonies.
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The Law exists, and is there. However there are some little minor glitches here.\n1) Why do you have a gun?\n2)Why did you not attempt to walk away and call the Police/\n   (taking the Law in to your own hands...)\n3) you must be able to prove beyond reasonable "doubt" that    you  were in a situation of self defense, and you had no other recourse.\nMost likely you will go to prison, unless you can prove with witnesses.............
711690
No person shall knowingly transport or have a firearm in a motor vehicle, unless it is unloaded and is carried in one of the following ways: \n\n(1) In a closed package, box, or case; \n\n(2) In a compartment that can be reached only by leaving the vehicle; \n\n(3) In plain sight and secured in a rack or holder made for the purpose; \n\n(4) In plain sight with the action open or the weapon stripped, or, if the firearm is of a type on which the action will not stay open or which cannot easily be stripped, in plain sight.
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I live in the United States and the 2nd Amendment grants each citizen the right to keep and bear arms.  In the recent past, there have been attempts by Democrats to misinterpret our constitution and claim that the 2nd Amendment applies only to the military.  Well, they are wrong and I'd be very surprised if they ever succeed in taking away our 2nd Amendment right (please research the Emerson case for more specifics on what I'm referring to).\n\nPrivate citizens need guns for many purposes.  Hunting for sport and meat has been and continues to be a right exercised by millions of law abiding Americans.  Some of us collect guns because we simply enjoy the fine craftsmanship of a well made firearm.  Some of us shoot for sport and target practice as a form of recreation and honing our skills.  As for using firearms as weapons against people, there is much evidence to indicate that a criminal will be quite reluctant to attack a person if there is a possibilty that that person is armed.  I feel quite confident that my  parents, wife, children, and numerous other friends and relatives are well equipped with the proper skills and weapons to defend themselves if they should ever be attacked by a life-threatening criminal.  If more people practiced their skills, and responsibly carried firearms, there would be a much reduced threat of criminal attack.  Once a person has been convicted of a violent crime, his 2nd Amendment right should be taken from him.  Those of us who enjoy guns in a responible manner, however, should be allowed to pursue our hobby in whatever way we wish, without the threat of uninformed people threatening to take away our rights.  Guns are dangerous weapons at times, but in the right hands they can be used responsibly and are an integral part of how this country came to be in the first place.  Before anyone spouts off about gun lovers who are hiding in bunkers, harboring irrational fears, and making ready to commit mass killings, you should consider the fact that most gun owners are not weirdos who want to kill you.  Our guns are much less dangerous to society that your teenage kids, riding around drunk in their new sports cars that you bought for them......\n\nFor Bob D.:  "A well regulated militia being neccessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed".  I expected someone to try to misinterpret this again.....it keeps happening and we keep proving you wrong.  As I said, please research the Emerson case to see what the Courts have to say about this.  And, Bob, please cover up your bare arms!  The correct word is BEAR.
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If you are only interested in a cost/benefit analysis of gun control laws, then the best indication that gun control laws don't work is found in recen statistics.  The number of gun owners is at a historical high, while the number of gun deaths has fallen to the lowest level in more than 30 years.  \n\nThis is very damning to those who claim that gun control laws reduce crime and gun violence.  If their position was the correct one then it would be impossible to have low crime rates and reduced gun violence when so many Americans own a firearm.\n\nThe greatest blow to the claims of gun control advocates came in 2002 when a study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control was published.  The two year project reviewed gun control laws across the nation and tried to find evidence of their effectiveness.  No such evidence was ever found, even though the authors were careful to point out that a lack of evidence shouldn't be taken as evidence of ineffectiveness.\n\nJames
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Without a doubt, absolutely!  More people use carry concealed guns.  More Guns, means less crime.  Less guns, more crimes.  Sounds backwards.  But guns are banned, the honest people will turn them in, thugs and criminals will won't turn in their guns.  So only the Criminals will be armed.
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1. False. The law says no open containers in the front seat.\n2. True\n3. False\n4. False\n\nIn Texas you can shoot someone... If you are protecting your own or someone elses life. If some one breaks into your property (House, car, office)... you can even shoot them if you catch them and they are running away. If you catch a man in bed with your wife. I think there are more but I forget.
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Mississippi Law(97-37-7&9)(45-9-101) People have the right to conceal weapons at home or their place of business or within any motor vehicle. But the minute you place the weapon on your person and step from the vehicle out,it's concealed and you can be charged, if you do not have a permit to carry.
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http://packing.org\nhttp://www.handgunlaw.us/ should be able to help I would also check those state's websites
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i say that only law enformcment should own guns....not like typical people. thats how guns get stolen and ppl get shot
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New Hampshire does, with a permit. Currently 37 states issue concealed weapons permits. Some are more strict than others. Only 2 states deny outright.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nFirst, thank you for identifying upfront that this is a homework assignment!\n\nI believe that any person who is not a convicted felon has the right to possess guns (and ammunition) in their home. I was brought up around guns, and taught a healthy respect for them. I realize many people have not been brought up around guns, and may have a healthy fear of guns ...I respect this. \n\nThe decision to possess firearms in the home is a personal decision, plain and simple! A firearm in the home may serve one or many of multiple purposes: recreation (sport shooting), occupation (a tool of one's job), collection (a person's hobby), hunting (putting food on one's table), or defense (protecting one's loved ones and home). \n\nYes, I know in today's modern society most people do not "need" to hunt. For some, this is not a choice ... it supplements their income or its their choice to have leaner meats that are free of steriods which are not available at your local grocery store!\n\nI know it is an old cliche, but it is coming more to life every day ... when honest people no longer have guns, only criminals will have guns. With the increasing number of home invasions, often being perpetrated by members of the drug culture, a "911" call will not hold them at bay until the police arrive. In today's society, as much as in the past, the individual has a right and obligation to protect themselves and their loved ones!\n\nGood luck!
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As long as you are not a FELON and you HAVE on YOUR person a valid weapons(gun) carry permit, AND you are of legal age to OWN and POSSES a firearm, there is nothing they can do about it;however,our LIBERAL MEDIA and their followers have done such a wonderful job scareing the heck out of the public at large that (people) will probably be some what alarmed by the presence of it if they notice it and you don't "LOOK" like someone who "should" be carrying a gun on your hip.Hereto there are so many places now that are posted "NO WEAPONS" that you would be taking it off and putting it on so frequently,why bother?In which case you might as well get a permit to carry a concealed weapon and then as your hopefully common-sense driven discretion allows you could "playfully" expose it to get the thrill of talking to the POLICE and being the center of attention that you're so desperately seeking as to be willing to have some trigger-happy cop take a shot at youbecause when he asked you to take it out and give it to (HIM) you did actually remove it from the holster instead of leaving it in the holster and handing over the whole thing so he could take it and check the national registry to see if it was stolen and to verify your credentials.DON'T THINK THAT I AM KIDDING AROUND HERE...They take people and train them regardless of personality to be pit bulls, suspiciuos of every one.In my town they kill people frequently and get away wth it,either with guns or tasers or their squad cars or their K-9,Oh yea babe! BAM! IF you really are such a thrill seeker or you just don't value your life at least get some life insurance so your poor family can give you a decent burial...