FLASH – permitless carry passes Senate 30-20(MT)

MSSA ^ | 28 April, 2011 | Gary Marbut

[jjm2111]

I love this graphic.

[JimRed]

In front of Dunkin’ donuts?

Good neighborhood!

[Still Thinking]

I'd missed entirely that this was up for consideration, and I'll want to update my map immediately, when it becomes law.

Actually it sounds like you've needed another color for your map indicated "Constitutional Carry except in certain designated areas". Although if MT corrects this today, I have no idea if there will still be any states like that.

[Still Thinking]

When are you guys going to get rid of your pinhead governor?

Maybe she's just having some sort of seizure. She was fine last year.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Very interesting graphic - but tell me, when it indicates that TX and OK were red, “no issue” states back in the 1980s, does it truly mean that their laws were more restrictive than those of NY state?!!

[BooBoo1000]

God created all men equal, Colt kept them that way.

[Las Vegas Ron]

Cool map and all but where is it written that States can determine the right to carry?

It is actually forbiden by the 2nd and the 10th.

[CholeraJoe]

It’s already low. I lived there for 5 years and never locked my home. Over 80% of households own firearms so occupied dwelling burglaries are really low.

[jdege]

TX law forbade carry, but had an exception for “traveling”. Where “traveling” was defined as meaning whatever the sheriff wanted it to mean.

In practice, whites - particularly those who were friends with the sheriff - would be considered traveling anytime they were off their property, while blacks and damned Yankees would not be considered traveling no matter where they were.

This all changed in the sixties. As a result of the civil rights movement, laws that had been intended to only be enforced against blacks began to be enforced against everybody.

[Frank_2001]

So THAT’S how you get the hole in the donut!;)

[Daffynition]

[Da Bilge Troll]

Cool map and all but where is it written that States can determine the right to carry?

It is actually forbiden by the 2nd and the 10th.

How do you figure? I read just the opposite. The 2nd Amendment is technically redundant since the power to "infringe" on the right to bear arms is not delegated to Congress in the first place. Since this power is not prohibited to the states, it is therefore "reserved".