“The cost of the permit is $500/5 years.”
I think it is terrible to place a $500 “poll tax” on carrying a piece of private property.
If they are forcing people to have “permits” to partake of what is admitted to be a right from God, and is supposedly acknowledged by America’s government of men, then charging for them is adding insult to injury.
I can’t wait to line up for the $500 permit on free speech.
I don't think there should be any permit. Just like AZ. If you can't get that, the $500 is only if you don't get some fundamental training. I grew up in a family with guns all over the place. I shot my first at at 6. I am an active shooter locally. Have you ever handed a gun to a first timer? I have. What's the first thing they do with it? Finger goes onto the trigger. What's the second? It ends up getting pointed at you...your feet, your arms, whatever. Maybe not leveled at your chest, but you're getting swept, it's a certainty. This is where I encourage people to get legal and proficiency training. If you don't want to bother? Pay more money, simple as that. If you're already a shooter, you've probably got certs anyway.