The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun

 

The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun

“To conquer a nation, first disarm it’s citizens.” This popular quote, said by Adolf Hitler, is a prime example of why the Senate Bill 45, is a beneficial law. Now the Senate Bill 45 or, “SB 45” amends the laws concerning the concealed carry of firearms. The bill basically gives anyone ages 21 and up, the jurisdiction to possess a firearm without the possession of a concealed carry license, as long as the individual is not prohibited by either the federal or state law to possess a firearm.  With this law in place, it will enable our communities to feel more safe and secure, knowing that there will usually be an armed civilian nearby if trouble were to occur.

               With more Americans being armed, it will strike fear in the back of the criminal’s minds that walk among us. Imagine for a second that you have the intent of committing some type of crime against a certain household. Knowing that a majority of households possess an easily accessible handgun that will put a hole through your skull the size of a penny, is a very deterrent thought. This law will allow normal citizens to be on the same playing  field as the thieves and lawbreakers that walk among us. In compliance  with that, Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, is quoted in the Topeka-Capital Journal as saying, “There truly is not a reason why you need the government’s permission to protect yourself or defend your family.” …..  “To conquer a nation, first disarm its citizens.” We can clearly see the correlation between these two quotes. One is promoting our freedom and our rights, the other is promoting guns bans and disarming the public. This law is aimed to aid our second amendment rights.

               Many critics of this bill say that it will put firearms into the hands of dangerous people. NRA Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre, when addressing the public after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, says, “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun.” By passing this bill, it’s not going to arm dangerous people, dangerous people are going to acquire guns regardless. It’s going to arm people who would be able to stand in the way of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, Adam Lanza, or Virginia Tech shooter, Seung Cho. All it would have taken is one armed individual to save the lives of hundreds, and with this bill, the chances of that happening will increase dramatically.

               Other skeptics of this bill claim that this bill will only add to the annual death count of our nation, and at first, I agreed. However, the GOA out of Springfield, Virginia referenced a study done by Clinton researchers who I might add, have been outspoken about being anti-gun. Anyway, in this study, they gathered that guns are used on average about 1.5 million times annually.  Now the overwhelming majority of these accounts, simply just fired warning shots. In fact, less than 8% of the time, is an attacker killed or even wounded.  On top of that, Stanford University conducted a research last November and found that states with mainly no gun restrictions, found a 22% decrease in the overall crime rate. So if this is not adding to the annual death count, and is working to reduce the amount of violent crimes per year, it is difficult for an opposition to make an argument against this.

               With numbers to back it up, we can see that this bill is a step in the right direction towards crime deterrence and aiding our rights. It will continue to put fear in the minds of criminals, which will in turn, deteriorate crime level. All it would have taken, was one armed individual to stop the Virginia Tech, or Sandy Hook shooter… One. America needs this bill. America needs this bill so that its citizens can once and for all, stand up to violent criminals without being at a disadvantage. 

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