In the future, a family eating dinner out in public can just look up and maybe see someone carrying a gun right in front of them. This is crazy.

The second amendment is very important to most Americans: the right to keep and bear arms. Ever since the Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution, the second amendment has been interpreted in many different ways. Times have changed since the late 18^th century, but people wanting guns to protect themselves has not.

People in that age had no protection from dangers whatsoever. Most households had guns because the men were in the militia as well. Things are different in the country now. There is no reason for guns being everywhere because of how safe the country is as a whole.

All 50 states in America have laws regarding concealed carry. There is no federal law concerning concealed carry; it differs state by state.

Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill on April 2 changing the state’s rule on carrying a weapon on a person from requiring at least eight hours of training to no hours of training. This will go into effect July 1.

There is a lot of speculation surrounding whether this bill will work out or backfire because no training or background checks will be required to carry a hidden gun. Getting a concealed carry used to cost around $132.50 and required at least eight hours of training, but now no training is required.

If Kansans want to carry a concealed firearm in other states, they would still need a permit.

Kansas is one of only five states that has this law; the other states are Alaska, Arizona, Vermont and Wyoming.

The plan is called constitutional carry based on an interpretation that the Bill of Rights gives Americans a virtually unfettered right to keep and bear arms.

Some people feel that this bill is taking away their sense of safety, yet others argue that it is keeping citizens safer by allowing people to better arm themselves against attackers.

As of right now, there is no law stating whether shops are required to allow people to carry gun, but right now some shop owners have stated they will ban guns from freely being carried in their stores.

The training that was in place in order to carry a gun on oneself was put there for a reason. Since Kansas has gotten rid of all training required, the state is basically back in the times of the Wild West.  Not everyone has the common sense that is required to handle a gun.

At least 1,000 hours of training are required for hair stylists to get a license to cut hair. We are putting more trust in random strangers carrying guns than we are in people cutting hair.

Too many people invoke “the second amendment” when laws to limit gun use are put into place. Hasn’t the country seen what guns in the wrong hands can do?

Yes, guns aren’t the only problem in those situations, but if a gun wasn’t used, the damage would have been much less in many of the situations.

Hopefully Kansas won’t see the bad effects this bill could have on the state, and hopefully many people don’t realize what the new bill says and things stay the same.