Texas is more and more becoming a heaven for gun-loving people. At this time there are several bills that will allow gun possession to expand in Texas. Senate bill 321 will allow for Texan employees to carry guns in their cars at their company’s parking lot. This bill in meant to allow gun possession in parking lots at Texas’ companies and will overrule any policies of Texas employers prohibiting guns.
I personally don’t see a need to have a gun at work inside your car. Most people will spend the vast majority of their time inside the company and not in the parking lot. If someone decides to attack you leaving work or walking to the building you’re probably not going to be able to run back to your car to get your gun. The only way for a Texas employee to be able to use the gun from their car for protection would be if you get attacked while inside your car of if another employee inside his/her vehicle sees the attack.
Another problem with this legislature could be what happens when an employee gets angry at his/her boss or another employee or people with limited shooting experience. People do irrational things when angry or scared and I don’t think it helps to have a gun ready for use after you get fired or reprimanded at work. People are also prone to making human mistakes. Even trained gun-professionals like police officers and soldiers make mistakes when pressed with high risk situations and I would imagine an average Joe/Jane that only has the minimal requirements for gun possession would make more mistakes in these situations.
I took my opportunity to finish the last assignment early and not make Professor Seago wait any longer than he has to. So, I ended up reading Daniel Rivera's blog post about Gun Control.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first began reading it, I noticed a few grammar mistakes but I continued on. He states that there are, "several bills that will allow gun possession to expand in Texas." However, in the entirety of the blog, Mr. Rivera only gave one bill to talk about. I was kind of surprised that he did not at least mention a second gun-possession bill.
When he did begin discussing the one example he gave, he expressed his disagreements with it. "I personally don’t see a need to have a gun at work inside your car." I do agree with his statements, but he could have elaborated further than just giving a few situational examples.
One point he did state was if people were angry or had limited shooting experience. From my knowledge, though I'm not 100 % sure, to legally possess a gun and permit you must have taken a training course with the type of gun you carry. Although, I do agree with him on the anger subject.
Finally, the last thing I noticed is that he did not link to an article about the one example bill he gave. Which is part of the criteria for the post.
- Blake
My comment was over the character limit apparently. Here's the link:
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I agree with Rivera, although some statistical information would have been useful. Pertaining to SB 321, it is absolutely unnecessary. We live in Texas, we do not need more guns than we already have. Like Mr. Rivera mentioned, SB 321 allow people to keep their guns in their vehicles. What good will a gun do locked away in your car? I suppose our cars will be able to defend themselves for the eight hours a day they sit out in the parking lot? I understand that their are risk of being attacked in parking lots, but when or if you are attacked, the gun will most likely be out of your reach. If anything the criminal might not even own a gun of his own, but now thanks to SB 321, we might be providing them with one. If the purpose of SB 321 is self defense like Mr. Rivera says, wouldn't pepper spray do just as well?
ReplyDeleteAccording to Texas Less Traveled,Texas owns about twenty percent of guns in America. This twenty percent is approximately fifty- one million guns owned by Texans.Texas Less Traveled also brings up a very interesting point, maybe the saying "Don't Mess With Texas" is more of a threat at gun point than an environmentally friendly quote. Ironically and article in The Austin Chronicle, Texas scores a nine, out of one hundred possible points, on laws aimed at keeping guns from criminals and dangerous people. These numbers are scary, this idea is ridiculous.
Another important point that Mr. Rivera brings up is that we cannot fix a problem by adding another. It is crazy and naive to believe that people can e responsible with guns. I, personally, am a very bad tempered individual. It would not be wise to allow me to keep my gun anywhere within my reach, especially during one of my little outbursts. It is impossible to think rationally when one is upset. Allowing Texans to keep guns outside their jobs is extremely dangerous. A normal boss, if he or she is doing their job right, is most often not anyone's best friend, lets not make them a bulls-eye.