Citation

Trivigno FV. Public Aff. Q. 2013; 27(4): 289-310.

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(Copyright © 2013, Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State University)

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Abstract

In this paper, I propose to concede, for the sake of argument, that the pro-gun side is right, that is, if more people carried concealed guns for self-defense, they would themselves be safer and there would be less violent crime overall. If one accepts this, then one would seem to have a compelling reason to carry a gun and societies would seem to have a compelling reason to encourae citizens to carry guns through, at minimum, less restrictive gun laws. Granting this for the sake of argument, the question this paper addresses is this: are there any contervailing moral reasons that could be weighed against increased personal safety and the diminished likelihood of crime?

Language: en