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> If it's not, then why do we allow open carry/concealed carry permits in public spaces? It's often not allowed to carry in places like schools (varies dependi
by xabotage 7y ago
> If it's not, then why do we allow open carry/concealed carry permits in public spaces?
It's often not allowed to carry in places like schools (varies depending on district or state). However, many pro-gun supporters make the argument that CC supposedly makes public spaces safer because active shooters don't really need a license to murder people anyway, so anyone carrying during a situation has more defense (just stating the argument, not certifying it's correctness). But I'm interested in hearing how often it's the case that some licensed idiot badly secures their weapon in a public space leading to an active shooter situation (and for this reason I definitely wouldn't trust students to CC. But I'm also not in favor of clear backpacks, as that similarly feels like a case of "solving the wrong problem").
- bb88 7y agoIt's not so much about how good or how bad you secure your weapons. It's about how likely are you to become insane when you have access to weapons. It seems to me that adults have been active shooters as often as children. Note that in most of the geographic US, concealed carry is the norm, not the exception: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Concealed_carry_across_USA_by_county.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Conceale... (blue and green are either constitutionally protected rights, or the state is legally required to give a permit)