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Question : Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun? Explain your position in 4-5 sentences. Guns and Substance Abuse. Second Amendment.
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Question: Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun? Explain your position in 4-5 sentences.
Second Amendment “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
“Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun?” YES 1.) Criminals less likely to attack someone that they believe might be armed. 2.) Concealed-carry laws reduce murders by 8.5%, aggravated assaults by 7%, rapes by 5%, and robberies by 3% 3.) The right to carry concealed handguns is guaranteed by the Second Amendment (“Right to Bear Arms”) 4.) “Guns don’t shoot people; People shoot people.” NO 1.) Concealed handguns are not an effective form of self-defense. Someone carrying a gun for self-defense is 4.5 times more likely to be shot during an assault than a victim without a gun. 2.) Concealed-carry laws lead to increases in rates of rape, robbery, and violent crime. 3.) Ability to carry a concealed handgun NOT guaranteed by the Constitution. Second Amendment for military and militia purposes, not personal carry. 4.) Guns are a primary tool used by people to kill people.
Restrictive Laws • Gun Control Act of 1968 • Prevented convicted felons, minors, and illegal aliens from purchasing guns • Requires serial numbers on all guns • Prohibits mail-order sale of firearms and ammunition • Prohibits the interstate sale of handguns • Brady Act of 1993 • Background checks
What is a “substance?” • Term used to describe all the different types of chemicals that people abuse, including alcohol and drugs. • Contributes to… • the breakup of families • decreased productivity • injuries in the workplace • automobile crashes
Alcohol • Most widely abused drug in America • Due to social acceptability in American society • Many commit spouse abuse, child abuse, and other crimes while under the influence of alcohol.
Alcohol-Related Arrests • Alcohol use is a factor in ~1/3 of all violent crimes. • 2006: ~1.4 million DUI arrests • 35% of highway deaths alcohol-related • 2/3 of all victims of domestic abuse claim alcohol played a role
Drunk Driving • Term used in a general senses to refer to the legal terms driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving under the influence (DUI) • Same thing in Illinois • Refers to person’s blood alcohol concentration • Legal limit in all 50 states = 0.08% • Death possible at 0.30% to 0.40%
How Many Does It Take? *Subtract 0.15% for every hour of drinking.
Drunk Driving Stats • Almost every 90 seconds, a person is injured in a drunk driving crash. • One in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime. • In 2011, 9,878 people died in drunk driving cashes—one every 53 minutes • An average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before first arrest. • 50-75% of convicted drunk drivers continue to drive on a suspended license • Every day, ~27 people die as a result of drunk driving • Rate of drunk driving highest among 21-25 year olds
Possible Penalties • Monetary fine • Enrollment in DUI school • Community service • Suspended license • Revoked license • Jail sentence
How Expensive is a DUI? “Illinois estimates that the minimum cost of a first DUI conviction is over $14,000. Where does this money go? To bail, bond, attorney fees, fines up to $2,500, court-ordered assessments, remedial education or treatment programs, and insurance premiums up to triple what they were before. This total ratchets up for subsequent convictions. A fourth conviction results in the lifetime revocation of the driver's license, up to three years in prison, and fines up to $25,000.”
Reasonable Suspicion to Stop Percentage figure that the driver is over the legal limit
What If I Refuse to Blow? Implied Consent: consent which is not expressly granted by a person, but rather implied from a person’s actions and the facts that circumstances of a situation (or in some cases, by a person’s silence or inaction).
http://www.dmv.org/il-illinois/automotive-law/dui.php http://dui.drivinglaws.org/resources/dui-refusal-blood-breath-urine-test/illinois.htm http://alcoholism.about.com/od/dui/a/Should-You-Refuse-A-Breathalyzer.htm