Self Defense, Concealed Carry, Second Amendment

A recent Gallup poll indicates that Americans are becoming more comfortable with the idea of responsible gun ownership. This is good news because there has been a trend over the last few decades to blame violent crime on firearms while turning a blind eye to the real problems facing society.

One reason for the shift in public opinion about guns could be the trend over the past ten years of states allowing licensed citizens to carry guns for personal protection. Beginning with Florida and spreading to 48 states, these carry laws have resulted in measurable decreases in the violent crime rate.

Those who predicted that allowing citizens to arm themselves in public would result in "Blood in the streets" have been proven wrong. In fact, an estimated annual 2.5 million violent crimes have been prevented because the victim merely had a gun.

There was no bloodshed, no shooting. Just the presence of a firearm in the hands of a person who refused to be attacked stopped 2.5 million violent crimes.

The facts are clear - guns in the hands of responsible Americans works to prevent rapes, murders, robberies and home invasions.

Now it is time for those responsible adults to have the same protection in Illinois, Wisconson, and on college campuses across the nation.