Posted on 07/28/2010 8:30:32 AM PDT by RKBA Democrat
True to its western heritage, Arizona has always been an "open carry" state when in comes to firearms.
Residents are free to strap on a sidearm, and, as long as the weapon is in view, walk around any place it is not illegal to have a weapon.
Anyone wanting to carry a concealed weapon, however, has had to complete and pass a concealed carry weapons class and submit an application to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. That all changes Thursday, when a new Arizona concealed carry law does away with the permit requirement.
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Apparently, not to mine (MD) anytime soon!
Liberals will swoon.
Which state will be next to go to Constitutional concealed carry?
I live in maryland too and I am also a bit jealous of Arizona. We cannot even get a carry permit here unless you know someone really well, and have the juice.
Excellent. I hope more states go this route, Virginia next.
you could always try open carry in your state, get arrested and challenge the law...
it is our right to keep and BEAR arms.
It’s already established case law nationally that an anonymous “man with a gun” call is not PC or RAS to even request an ID, let alone detain someone, absent other criminal activity afoot.
If Scott Walker is elected governor in Wisconsin...maybe!
“Which state will be next to go to Constitutional concealed carry?”
It’ll be a couple of years, but I’d expect Virginia to be at the top of the list. In the meantime we’ll need to demonstrate, for the 2,436th time, that allowing law adiding citizens to carry firearms will not result in “blood running in the streets.”
I won’t like open carry, I don’t like the attention and all that it brings with it.
Now that’s what I call progress.
Sorry, take out the first like.
I think this could catch on in Colorado, at least in the current environment. Time to get grass roots organizations advocating for this....
“I won’t like open carry, I don’t like the attention and all that it brings with it.”
Ever tried it? My experience has been that the vast majority of people don’t even notice.
I hope NM follows Arizona’s example. Maybe we can start things in the right direction come November.
Liberals will swoon.
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They are already pulling their hair out just thinking about it. Would they say “that’s unconstitutional”? sarc.
I remember some years ago when I was getting ready to move to Arizona for a job I’d taken, the wife and I were there scoping things out. We were sitting in a roadside diner somewhere, when a 3 or 4 guys pulled up in a pickup truck, got out and started for the door. I noticed they were all wearing pistols on their hips, and for a brief moment thought we were all in trouble. But they came in, sat down, and ordered breakfast...and nobody in the place batted an eyelash. I can’t wait to move back there!
And win a prize for any brick shot out of the air in mid flight.
Just once, and I felt very uncomfortable. All it took was one kid to mention something out loud, and my wife wouldn’t walk anywhere near me. To me, it’s not worth it. I used to have a carry permit in FL, but my current job prevents me from taking a weapon to work, and I don’t like being in more databases then needed.
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