JohnRich 4 #26 January 18, 2005 QuoteAccording to Packing.org there are 35 states with right to carry laws. I was thinking it was up to 38, but that number is fluid. There were several new states which passed the law last year. But of those, some of them are tied up in the courts and haven't actually been implemented yet. In others, some sheriffs are issuing licenses, and others aren't. It's a mess. So I'm not sure how those are being counted. And those are only the "shall issue" states, where the legislature sets the criteria to qualify, and then anyone who meets the qualifications must be issued the license. There are even more states which have provisions for concealed gun carry, but those are "discretionary" laws, where it's up to individual sheriffs to decide whether or not they issue the license, and many just choose not to do it. So there are actually only a very few states with no provision at all for concealed gun carry. The citizens of those states should be asking their legislators; "How come you don't trust the citizens of your state, when the legislators from all those other states have faith in their citizens?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #27 January 18, 2005 Quotewhat checks are made upon a person before they are allowed to carry a concealed handgun? ...There are also WAY more people out there who i think, were they to be allowed to carry a gun, be a danger to themselves and society at large. These are the people you have to worry about. Dave has answered the first part. The classroom instruction not only covers the law regarding deadly force, but also "conflict resolution", or how to try and talk your way out of trouble, so that you don't have to shoot. Also gun safety, safe home storage, and so on. The people that shouldn't be carrying a gun, are likely to already have a record of offenses which would preclude them from qualifying. However, there's nothing to stop them from carrying anyway - illegally. So by allowing the honest citizens to carry for self defense, it evens the odds, and suppresses the criminals who fear an armed response from anyone they might attack. Be it known that there hasn't been a single state in over 25 years which has passed this law, which has experienced sufficient problems to warrant revocation of the law. The anti-gun folks cry "blood in the streets!" every time a new state brings it under consideration, but in no case have their dire predictions of increasing gunfights ever come true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
