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ArianaLester&JanetBecerra
Mrs.Henry
ServiceLearning,Period4
10March2016

Concealedcarryingshouldcontinuebeinglegal.
Ariana~OpeningStatement:Gunscarryaroundaheavystigmaofbeingdangerous.Inrecent
yearstheyhavebeenthecauseformassfearforthegeneralpublic.Butconcealedcarry
hasdonemoregoodthanbad.Therearemanyinstanceswheregunscarriedbya
responsiblelawabidingAmericancitizenshavesavedcountlesslives.Concealedcarry
shouldcontinuebeinglegalbecausethecrimeratehasgonedown...

Janet~Argument#1:Contrarytowhatmostwouldassume,thecrimerateinAmericahasgone
downinrecentyears.
Example#1:
Statesthatimplemented"shallissue"(meaningaslongasyoumeettherequirements,
yougetissuedapermitwhenyouapply)concealedcarrylawsreducedmurdersby8.5%,rapes
by5%,aggravatedassaultsby7%,androbberyby3%,accordingtoa2000analysisofFBI
crimedatabyeconomistandpoliticalcommentatorJohnR.LottJr.,PhD.Lottcalculatedthat
1,570murders,4,177rapes,60,000aggravatedassaults,and12,000robberiescouldhavebeen
preventedbetween1977and1992ifconcealedcarryhadbeenlegalineveryUSstateduringthat
timeperiod.


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http://concealedguns.procon.org/
Example#2:
ThenumberofconcealedcarryhandgunpermitshasskyrocketedsincePresidentObama
wasfirstelected,whilemurderrateshavefallen,accordingtoanewreport.
Since2007,thenumberofconcealedhandgunpermitshassoaredfrom4.6millionto
over12.8million,andmurderrateshavefallenfrom5.6killingsper100,000peopletojust4.2,
abouta25percentdrop,accordingtothereportfromtheCrimePreventionResearchCenter
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/14/murderratesdropasconcealedcarr
ypermitssoar/?page=all
Example#3:
ThedecreaseincrimeratecanbeseenspecificallyinthisexampleofChicagosmurder
rate,Chicagojustannouncedthatthefirstquarterof2014hadthelowestmurderratesince
1958andtheircrimerateingeneralhasgonedown25%since2013.
http://humanevents.com/2014/04/08/concealedcarryandchicagocrime/
Argument#2:Lawabidingcitizenshavetherighttoprotectthemselves.
Janet~
Example#1:
Anarmedpasserby,carryinghispermittedpistol,isbeingcreditedwithsavingthelives
ofseveralpeoplewhenhesteppedinoffthestreetandkilledagunmanshootingatoccupantsof
aPhiladelphiabarbershop.
http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/manwithconcealedcarrystopsslaughter/#0pe8WHvcgYadRZvM.99

Janet~
Example#2:


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Violentcriminalswillalwayshaveguns.Ratherthanbeingvictims,concealedhandgun
carriershaveasenseofsafetyandsecurity,especiallywhengoingoutsideatnightorin
dangerousareas.Accordingtoa2001studybytheNationalOpinionResearchCenter,59%of
peoplewhocarryagunoutsidethehomedosobecauseitmakesthemfeelsafer.InFlorida,the
percentageofconcealedhandgunpermitholderswhoarefemalerosefrom15%in2004to23%
in2014.Oneofthesefemalepermitholdersstatedthatwomen"needtobeabletodefendtheir
homeanddefendthemselvesiftheygoout.It'sjustasafetyissue.
http://concealedguns.procon.org/
Ariana~
Example#3:
AstudybycriminologistGaryKleck,PhD,concludedthat"robberyandassaultvictims
whousedaguntoresistwerelesslikelytobeattackedortosufferaninjurythanthosewhoused
anyothermethodsofselfprotection."ApeerreviewedstudypublishedintheJournalofCriminal
LawandCriminologyfoundthatwhensomeonedrawsaconcealedguninselfdefense,the
criminalretreats55.5%ofthetime.
http://concealedguns.procon.org/

Ariana~Argument#3:TherighttocarryconcealedgunsisguaranteedbytheSecond
AmendmentoftheConstitution.
Example#1:
TheentireSecondAmendmentstates:"awellregulatedMilitiabeingnecessarytothe
securityofafreeState,therightofthepeopletokeepandbearArmsshallnotbeinfringed."The
federal7thCircuitCourtofAppeals,intheDec.11,2012caseMoorev.Madigan,ruled21that


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theSecondAmendment'srighttobeararms"mustbeinterpretedtoincludearighttohavea
concealedguninpublic,tohaveitreadyforuse,andtohaveitforselfdefense."
http://concealedguns.procon.org/
Example#2:
TheConstitutionofthestateofPennsylvania(adoptedSeptember28,1776)allocated
morewordstomakethepointevenmoreunmistakable:XIII.Thatthepeoplehavearightto
beararmsforthedefenseofthemselvesandthestateandasstandingarmiesinthetimeofpeace
aredangeroustoliberty,theyoughtnottobekeptupandthatthemilitaryshouldbekeptunder
strictsubordinationto,andgovernedby,thecivilpower.
https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/theconstitutionalrightandobligationtocarryagun
/
Example#3:
TherulingbasedmuchofitsdecisiononthepriorSupremeCourtrulinginDistrictof
Columbiav.Hellerandmakesclearthattherightto"beararms"isequalindefinitionto
"carryingarms.
TheSecondAmendmentsecurestherightnotonlytokeeparmsbutalsotobear
themtheverbwhoseoriginalmeaningiskeyinthiscase.Savingusthetroubleofpullingthe
eighteenthcenturydictionariesourselves,theCourtalreadyhassuppliedthewordsplain
meaning:Atthetimeofthefounding,asnow,tobearmeanttocarry.
Nooneshouldhavetowaituntiltheyareassaultedbeforetheyareallowedtoexercise
theirfundamentalrightofselfdefense,saidChrisW.Cox,ExecutiveDirectoroftheNRAs
InstituteforLegislativeAction.TheU.S.SupremeCourthasalreadyaffirmedour


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ConstitutionalrighttoKeepArms,andtoday,the9thCircuitCourtofAppealsaffirmedtheright
toBearArms.Ourfundamental,individualRighttoKeepandBearArmsisnotlimitedtothe
home,concludedCox.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/02/13/secondamendmentvictoryninthci
rcuitcourtofappealsstrikesdownbansoncarryinginpublicn1794703
EXTRASTATISTICS:
Researchersfindthatthehigherthepercentageofconcealedcarryguns,thegreaterdropincrime
rates.Therealmeasureofthedeterrenteffectofconcealedcarrypermits,accordingtoLott,is
notlawsonthebooks,butthe%ofagivenstatespopulationthatholdsthepermits.In10states,
morethan8%ofadultsholdconcealedcarrypermits,andallareamongthestateswiththe
lowestcrimerates.Lott(CrimePreventionResearchCenterpresident)claimshisgroups
analysisshowsthateach1%pointincreaseintheadultpopulationholdingpermitsbringsa1.4%
dropinthemurderrate.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/07/09/murderdropsasconcealedcarrypermitsriseclaimsst
udy.html
74%inDebate.Orgagreethatconcealedcarryshouldbelegalforvaryingreasons.Forexample,

Yes,peoplecertainlyshouldcarryconcealedweapons
Icertainlybelievethatresponsible,lawabidingcitizensintheUnitedStatesshouldcarry
concealedweapons.Notonlydoesitgiveyouasenseofsecurity,butIhonestlybelievethatif
morepeoplecarriedconcealedweaponsthatitwouldmakecriminalsthinktwicebefore
approachingpeopleinahostilemanner.Or
Yes,Ibelieveitismorallyright.


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Whywoulditnotberightformetocarryaweapon,butapoliceofficerwhomsocietydeemsto
beagoodpersoncan?Imeandoyoutrulybelievethateverycopoutthereisagoodperson?Just
byspeakingwithsomeIcantellhowcorruptinpowertheyare,onlybecauseoftheirprivileges
toincriminatepeople.YesitwillhelpothercriminalssecondguessthemselvesbutIfeelthatitis
anyonesrighttocarryaweapon.
http://www.debate.org/opinions/shouldpeoplecarryconcealedweapons