Quote Originally Posted by ISAtlanta300 View Post
Not necessarily defending anti-gun laws, but I can see his point.

People react differently under stress. While ONE person may calmly wait for a window of opportunity to take a robber out, others may 'panic' and start shooting wild west style. A stray bullet can travel very far, and unless you are a crack shot, you would be more likely to kill an innocent bystander than the actual robber himself.....

Also, with Guns, some people will rely on it for security vs. their own common sense. They will take more risks because they will think "dark alley? the fuck do I care... I be having a gun, fool !!!!". You give two persons a gun. One may understand it's power and keep in concealed and only as a means of protection. The other will look for an opportunity to actually use it.

I am all for a law that protects the American's right to protect himself. I am all for concealed carrying. I just don't think we should have a line at the local gun license office spanning 10 blocks giving away permits without proper training and screening, while screaming "peeeermiiittts ! Get yo peeerrmmiiitss !! Buy one, get one for your kid free!".

Look how easy it is for anyone to get a gun. Even the Time Squares bomb guy was able to get one LEGALLY.... go figure......
i dont even think i should have to get a permit to carry.... arizona, vermont, alaska dont. havent had any issues from it. Criminals will buy their guns illegally, and carry them illegally. Only law abiding people have to hop thru hoops to get them. Everytime i go thru this argument with someone, all i hear as "if" but "if" but "if", without any proof of anything. Just irrational if statements. Having no places off limits, has not caused issues. There are states with those laws. I cant point to it and say look, they did it, nothing happened. In fact its legal to carry in a restaurant or bar drinking in quite a few states (soon to be GA) *gasp*!!! but there has never been a permit holder murder someone in these places. As i have said before, license holders are the responsible citizens of our society and will make smart decisions as a whole. Just as tiger doesnt carry right now because he feels he would do more harm than good. A license holder wont carry while drinking if he doesnt feel it to be safe. I have friends that carry all the time, but not while drinking. You are legally allowed to be drunk and have a gun btw. In a few statistical studies of permit holders, we actually have a lower crime rate than police officers (who you trust to carry guns everywhere).