Isn’t this an interesting idea? I like it! Of course there would inevitably be a lawsuit and crazy activist judge who would declare any such thing unconstitutional, but there would be many benefits.
Beats the hell out of posting a “Gun Free Zone” sign.
There’s a gun shop in my town where the clerks opening wear pistols on their hips. Years ago the store was robbed during broad daylight by thugs who simply took a large amount of guns.
Won’t happen again.
I can remember reading some years ago that in Detroit (I believe that was the locale) back a number of years earlier that grocery stores were affected by a rash of armed robberies, so the grocery store owners took it upon themselves to do handgun training and that this was given publicity. Apparently, the number of grocery store robberies plummeted for that good while afterwards.
Warm and fuzzies! Carrying at work makes me feel better. And thats all that really matters.
I’m not sure if I like the idea of requiring it, not everybody is cut out to handle a firearm.
All I can say is, states that allow reasonable CCW should have their school employees, mall employees, etc, do so. Then after a year or two maybe unreasonable states would see the difference in shooting incidents and we’d have a chance too.
I can see the left saying it is Racist, because everyone knows Blacks commit a disproportionate percentage of felonies.
If you're required to get the permit you aren't self selected.
My wife patronizes a hair salon near our house where the female owner of the salon requires all of her girls to have a cwp and to be armed while in the salon. It is a condition of employment.
2. There is an obvious, clear screen to limit employees to a select, high quality level. Permit holders are self selected to be one of the most law abiding, responsible groups in the nation. Their crime rates are only a fraction of those of police officers; they are many more times as law abiding as the general population.
This is what many business are doing, it is saveing them a lot in background checks.