Should concealing a gun/knife in public be legal?

[Landon]

Where I live, we're hunters. Not me specifically, but most of my family and other families in my city hunt and have plenty of weapons.

Should concealing weapons (aka guns or knives) in public be legal?

Argument 1:

Concealing weapons is a threat to our society. It just allows people to look cool, and weapons are merely used to intimidate others, whether they are attacked or not (which is rare). That is the reason why we have the police to deal with situations. There will be no threat of weapons once they are extracted from society.

Argument 2:

If everyone had at least some form of self-defense, people would back off when it comes to fights. Weapons are not used to intimidate, but rather to defend themselves if a situation determines the need to use a weapon to protect a life or two. Police do not respond fast enough when it comes down to life-threatening situations.

You all know which argument I stand with based on my activity on the forum. But I want to hear what you have to say!

[scottish]

No, it should remain illegal.

I also fail to understand why you feel the need to mention people in your area are hunters, walking around the streets with a knife and gun concealed is hardly going to prove useful for any hunting? do you have deer jumping people or something?

[Landon]

No, it should remain illegal.

I also fail to understand why you feel the need to mention people in your area are hunters, walking around the streets with a knife and gun concealed is hardly going to prove useful for any hunting? do you have deer jumping people or something?

Then I'll make you understand. If you're a hunter then often times you will have many weapons. People do in fact walk around with guns and knives without the intent of using them for hunting.

[scottish]

So? They have a lot of weapons doesn't mean they have to walk about the streets with them.. still isn't making sense.

[despect]

I think it should stay illegal, we have enough crime and terriosts let alone adding something that could potentially cause more crime. I understand its for protection but its too risky.

[Alkaz]

Lmao are you mad?

[Landon]

So? They have a lot of weapons doesn't mean they have to walk about the streets with them.. still isn't making sense.

I can't control that. That's why people carry weapons for self-defense.

[scottish]

I can't control that. That's why people carry weapons for self-defense.

So you admit your comment about hunters was absolutely pointless?

[Landon]

So you admit your comment about hunters was absolutely pointless?

It's pointless to you obviously but not to me. I deal with this where I live and you don't.

[scottish]

You're still not getting it.

It makes absolutely 0 difference if one is a hunter or not when concerning carrying concealed weapons.

Just because person A has 10 guns/weapons that they use for hunting doesn't mean they're going to walk around with a weapon concealed all the time?

as I said from the start, adding that snippet of text is absolutely pointless and has no relevance to the thread.