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Originally Posted by Ian
Al makes some good points. However, the people applying for CCW would have a background check performed on them, they would have to take a NRA certified pistol saftey course (and pass it), and probably pay a decent amount of money for the processing ad the permit itself on top of it all. not to mention having their fingerprints taken and put into an FBI data base. plus here in NJ, legally bought handguns are registered so it will always get traced back to whomever bought it.
honest law abiding citizens should have the right to protect themselves. Criminals dont care if the law says they cant carry, they're going to do it anyway.
I own a gun and I can tell you that the last thing I ever want to do is use it for its intended purpose. its a last ditch effort in the truest sense of the term.
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Well, that explains it perfectly.
How do police know who is the law abiding citizen, and who is a criminal?
How many police shootings were a result of a cop thinking someone had a gun, while the cop had an itchy trigger finger.
Multiply that by X amount MORE people that never had the ability to cary, and now you have more cops on edge cause who knows. At least before, if you were carying...you were probably a bad guy.
IMO, if you fear for your life, you would probably have a gun near by anyway, dispite the law.