More places to carry

This article will get you to thinking. State Legislators Weigh in on Gun Debate.

The article opens with a surprising fact, and asks a pertinent question:

With more than four out of five states allowing law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons, that argument is finished. Now, the nation's long-running argument over guns turns on how much to loosen the rules — should guns be allowed in judge's chambers? Bars? In workplace parking lots?

Many states are loosening the carry laws as to where citizens with Concealed Weapons Licenses can go. Like here in Tennessee, when the law was first passed, I could not go armed into any place which "sold or served alcohol." That was ruled to include places like grocery stores and convenience stores. That hole is now in the process of being corrected.

Look at it this way: School shootings started to occur after schools were declared "gun-free zones." Why? because people don't have guns there. There would be no one to prevent them from killing with impunity.

Put yourself in the shoes of a criminal. You pull a knife on someone and ask for their money. They pull a gun instead of a wallet. What are you going to do? Run like hell. Even if you have a gun, are you going to be enthusiastic about trying to rob someone who can shoot you? If you don't know who's armed, are you likely to go after anybody?

Guns, in the hands of responsible citizens, reduce crime, period. They deter anybody who wants to do bad things. If you don't know who's armed, you are less likely to carry out your plans.

Think about it.