The concealed carry vs. open carry debate is a whole nother thread. But this is what it boils down to. Lets say a shooter wants to take out a few people. He walks into a class, sees noone open carrying, and kills every single one of them. Or maybe he sees a person or two carrying a gun, they will be the first two people he will take out.
VS. a gunman walking into a class and looking around, seeing no guns, and starts to shoot. One person with a concealed weapon is able to get the jump on him and only a few lives are lost compared to many.
As far as younger people not being trusted with weaponry, what would you consider younger? I would consider anyone old enough to get a concealed weapons license old enough.
And another thing about open vs. concealed carry. You dont have to get a license to open carry, for concealed carry, you have to go to an 8 hour class (In my state) and take a shooting proficiency test. Then you have to send your fingerprints, a photo, documents, etc to the state police and they have to issue you a license. Compared to open carry where anyone who is 21 and can own a gun can do it with ni training whatsoever.
You HAVE to be 21 to carry a weapon concealed or open. (In Louisiana and most states). So the young people not being allowed to carry guns is already taken care of.
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