Monday, September 19, 2011

Packing Heat Everywhere

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/opinion/packing-heat-everywhere.html?_r=1&ref=global

Right now in the House, there is an "extreme proposal" to take away state's rights to regulate the ability to carry a concealed loaded firearm. This would mean that states with tight gun control regulations would have to let people with gun permits from states with loose gun control regulation carry guns in their state despite the first state's tighter standards. The proposal is also unorganized and unreasonable because it provides for no way for police officers to validate the concealed weapon permits of people from other states, and therefore no way to efficiently enforce the law. It could also put police officers at greater risk, increase gun violence, and increase illegal gun trafficking. However, the demands of the NRA could matter more to some politicians than the major problems and dangers of the bill. I do no believe that people should have the right to carry loaded concealed guns at all, so I am also upset about this bill too.

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