Do you carry a gun?

Let's go for something controversial. You might agrue that although it's OK to have a gun at home, but that only police officers on duty should be carrying around guns on their person. It sounds quite violent and maybe idiotic to allow people to waltz around town with guns in their jacket, but that's not all there is to it. There are rules, which vary by state, that determine where you can and cannot carry your gun -for example, government buildings are off limits.
Think in terms of employment, what if part of your job was going to people's homes -this can range from door to door sales to nursing? Now think of how you feel when you end up lost in a very sketchy part of town. Combine the two feelings. You've been sent by your employer to go and redo a bandage on a man in a very shady neighborhood. Wouldn't you feel safer if you had a gun to protect yourself in case of an emergency situation? I would.
Besides any of that, even if you don't worry about yourself going off the handle on a shooting spree, what about everyone else? First of all, I highly doubt that if you're planning on committing a massacre that you will bother to get a concealed weapons permit. Second, statistics have shown that since Florida has adopted the "right to carry law in 1987" the "firearm homicide," "handgun homicide," and overall "homicide" rates have gone down over 35% each. "Firearm homicide" decreases by 37%, while the "handgun homicide" rate has declined 41%, and the overall "homicide" rate has gone down 36% (all from 1987 -1996). So, this means that while Florida citizens were gaining concealed weapons permits, less bullets killed people in the homicide arena. This deeply contrasts the popular belief that allowing citizens to carry guns is barbaric and can only lead to violence.

Think about it.

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