Open Carry Research Paper

Open Carry: A Law to Scare and Protect The new Open Carry law in Texas has created a lot of heat recently. This law allows previses owners of the concealed handgun license (CHL) to now freely display their weapon at the side of their hip or shoulder as long as it is inside a holster. In order to actually be able to openly carry a handgun in Texas you must: be at least twenty-one years of age, have a clean criminal and psychological record, and also complete the classroom training; while passing a shooting test. So imagine walking down your neighborhood or public park and seeing someone with a loaded handgun at the side of their hip. This may be concerning for some citizens because they do not know if this is someone whom will go buck-wild and open fire at anyone in their crosshair or they could be the only person whose lead encouragement will protect your very life. This law has complete support from the peculiar views of the second amendment, yet still has a copious amount of combined restrictions for the: gun owners, businesses, non-gun owners, and even the police. Texas has allowed its citizens to carry a concealed handgun for over twenty years; you have probably encountered a countless number of civilians with a concealed weapon and never realized it. So while open carry may be fairly new to being revitalized in Texas, it
According to a State Representative of Florida; Matt Gaetz. In the states that do not allow open carry violent crimes are twenty-three percent higher. These violent crimes defined by federal officials as: murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. There is no direct proof that open carry caused the decrease in crime, but it is proof that the open carry law does not increase the rate of crime. Open carry has time to change and improve and I hope to see it save many lives in the future. So as of now I am a stout enthusiast of Open