People must have permits before carrying concealed firearms. There’s a simple explanation. Firearms are weapons and can be used to harm, or kill, others.
These are very obvious statements, and we’re making them for a reason.
Stun guns are weapons too. Sure, these devices are often associated with self-defense and protection from those looking to either rob or assault another.
Many people carry stun guns or electroshock weapons for their own safety, and that’s all very well.
We have every right to look after ourselves, particularly with devices that will not put a would-be attacker into the city morgue.
We just want to prevent harmful incidents by immobilizing them.
Though stun guns are considered by many to be defense pieces, there is absolutely no reason to believe criminals cannot use them for their own purposes. A criminal can very well rob a store clerk, or assault another (then who knows what they could do with the victim?) with the help of one of these “safety” devices.
That’s why the Legislature is considering a bill, sponsored by Rep. Steve Hurst of Munford, that would require persons to have permits to carry stun guns or any other electroshock weapon either by person or in a vehicle.
“I don’t want them to get in the wrong hands,” Hurst said. “I would have to see children or teenagers having TASER parties and shooting each other.”
Permits would be practically free, costing those who need them a dollar.
An argument many who possess stun guns might make is they should not have to register devices purchased for their safety. It could be considered as a slap in their faces.
But they must be reminded that stun guns are weapons that can be used for harm and appreciate the fact that such a bill is being introduced that would help increase the safety of all.
The most important aspect is safety, improving the lives of Alabama citizens and taking whatever means are possible to give would-be criminals fewer options. This bill should be passed.
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