Supreme Court Gun Ruling

Supreme Court Gun Ruling. I'm certainly glad the voters are in agreement with the ruling. A lot of misinformed people think that guns create more crimes. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the crimes are committed by people who carry guns illegally. A lot of people don't understand that no law allows a convicted felon to carry a gun ... yet they do anyway. They will blatantly violate the law regardless ... that's why they are felons. Allowing guns really protects the honest citizen and allows them to protect themselves. The honest citizens are the ones following the law.

I remember when I was back in college in Texas and there was controversy on whether the concealed handgun law should be passed. People against it said it will create crime and people for it said it will prevent crime .. because criminals intent on committing crimes know that people can carry guns to defend themselves with lethal force and will have second thoughts. Who really knew what the result would be ... though I had my guesses. Well the law passed and crimed was reduced and it stayed that way until the New Orleans residents came to Texas but that's another story. It doubt if most of them were carrying guns legally in Texas. More criminals in an area, more crime. So citizens need to arm themselves.

When I was taking the defensive handgun classes, the Humble Police Lieutenant told me that we need more people registered to carry concealed handguns. He said, during the aftermath of the Katrina disaster, that crime rate was rising and we need more people registered with concealed handguns. He firmly believed what he told me, I could tell.

Again, convicted felons are not allowed to carry handguns under any law. Most felons carry them illegally. There are occasional incidents where someone goes ballistic and goes on a college campus and shoots a lot of people. There have been no laws limiting guns in the history of the United States that could prevent this. Anyone who is not a convicted felon can buy a gun. Even with the tightest gun control laws, people can buy guns for home protection and then carry it illegally. They are doing it against the law, but if they are intent on committing a crime, they don't really care about the law. Now if honest students were allowed to carry guns and defend themselves, that would be another story.

I don't know if people know, but while taking the concealed handgun class, if the instructor senses you are a danger to society or out of control, he can write you up as having mental problems, and you may never get to carry a gun legally. It is a class in gun education, and it is better for people to take it and use a gun responsibly. I think everyone who buys a gun for the first time should be required to take such a class. It may prevent a certain number of problems.

The bottom line is that criminals are not allowed to buy or carry guns under any law, yet they do anyways because they can get their guns in the black market. The only hope is to allow honest citizens to be able to defend themselves and educate them on the proper usage.