[GypsyGoth]

I don't mind seeing police with guns, but seeing members of the public walking around with holstered guns would be somewhat scary.

[StephenPullen]

Originally Posted by GypsyGoth

I don't mind seeing police with guns, but seeing members of the public walking around with holstered guns would be somewhat scary.

Why would it be scary? If they have a gun in a holster it means they are licensed to do so. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. But I guess you're not used to it.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by StephenPullen

Why would it be scary? If they have a gun in a holster it means they are licensed to do so. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. But I guess you're not used to it.

It makes streets way more intimidating to see people armed, and gun crime far more likely. There's also no way of telling which people are licensed to have these guns or not by just passing-by, and also license fraud would become much more serious in this case.

[StephenPullen]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

It makes streets way more intimidating to see people armed, and gun crime far more likely. There's also no way of telling which people are licensed to have these guns or not by just passing-by, and also license fraud would become much more serious in this case.

I actually think it's the other way around. People will always carry guns, no matter if they're legal or not. I know people here in England who own guns (not always legally) and who have carried them before. I don't see how someone with a gun in a holster is intimidating. You've obviously been watching too much television and have never been somewhere where you're allowed to carry with a permit, it's not scary at all. I suppose if you lived or spent time there you'd see it differently.