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1 posted on 08/07/2014 9:27:36 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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2 posted on 08/07/2014 9:28:29 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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States that have instituted Constitutional Carry.

Alaska

On June 11, 2003, Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski signed House Bill 102 which removed the requirement to obtain a concealed weapons permit in order to carry a concealed firearm. The law went into effect September 9, 2003.

Arizona

On April 16, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1108 which acted similarly to Alaska’s bill.[1] The law went into effect July 29, 2010.

Arkansas

On April 4, 2013 Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe signed legislation to allow Constitutional Carry.[2][3] The law decriminalizes the carry of handguns for self-defense purposes, and puts the burden upon a prosecutor to prove criminal intent of a person carrying a handgun. Also, there are no specifications whether a legally carried handgun should be carried openly or concealed; thus it is considered Constitutional Carry. This law will went into effect in August 2013. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has issued an opinion on Act 746 of 2013 stating that the newly defined “journey” term does not, authorize constitutional carry in Arkansas, but admits that the change in the mens rea of the offense for “carrying a weapon” is up for debate, but is outside of the scope of the question presented for this particular opinion. The previous law made carrying a weapon with the purpose to use it against another person a crime. The new law changed the mens rea to carrying a weapon with the purpose to attempt to unlawfully use the weapon against another person. See Opinion No. 2013-047, footnote 7 dated July 8, 2013 or visit his Web site at http://arkansasag.gov/opinions/index.php.

Vermont

For many decades, the only state to allow “Constitutional Carry” of a handgun (i.e. without any government permit) was Vermont. From the formation of the 13 original states, “constitutional carry” was the law in all states until the 1800s. By the 20th century, all states except Vermont had enacted concealed carry bans, with the exemption in most states for those citizens with a permit. Due to its tightly worded state constitution,[citation needed] Vermont has never been able to have a restriction on the method of how one could carry a firearm, and thus, in this regard, Vermont stood entirely separate from the rest of the United States for quite some time. Because of this, Constitutional Carry is still often referred to as “Vermont carry”.

Wyoming (for residents)

On March 2, 2011 Wyoming Governor Matt Mead signed legislation to allow Constitutional Carry.[4][5] The law officially went into effect on July 1, 2011. Under the law residents can carry concealed or openly without a permit but visitors to the state must either have a valid concealed carry permit from a jurisdiction that is recognized by the State of Wyoming or carry the weapon openly.

While Wyoming does have the resident limitation it is similar to Vermont in that the police may not disarm a citizen just because they “feel” it’s necessary.[citation need

Oklahoma (residents of constitutional carry states)

In the state of Oklahoma, any person who is a legal resident of a state that allows concealed carry without a permit may also carry concealed in Oklahoma without a permit, so long as they possess a photo ID showing they are a legal resident of that other state and also meet the legal requirements for permitless carry in that other state.[6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Carry


3 posted on 08/07/2014 9:31:38 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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How can this lead to Constitutional Carry in itself? The only statement about concealed weapons is "this shall not justify the wearing of concealed weapons." In other words, the right to keep and bear arms applies in the home or when assisting law enforcement, not when out running errands.

Am I missing something?

5 posted on 08/08/2014 5:37:58 AM PDT by lcms rev
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