[Robert Drobot]

First Vermont, now Alaska. The Constitution lives!!!

[xrp]

Crime should drop in Alaska.

[xsrdx]

NOW WE CAN CALL IT ALASKA STYLE CARRY!

[Chad Fairbanks]

He said people often misuse handguns because of a lack of firearm education and training.

No. People misuse handguns either out of Stupidity, Criminal Intent, or a combination of the two...

[TontoKowalski]

Noteworthy that a Democrat sponsored the bill, and the only opposing vote quoted in the article was a Republican. I find that very interesting.

[SirAllen]

I hope this spreads to other states!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I hope this gives Sarah Brady a peptic ulcer.

[RISU]

I have noticed that in States with concealed weapon carry people are seem polite, less inclined to fuss at their neighbors, or rob them.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

permit Alaska

[longtermmemmory]

VERMONT?!!?!?!!!

[SaltyDog]

Did you ever notice that the States/cities with the most strict gun laws have the most crime? Way to go Alaska.

[Doomonyou]

"I object to the government putting a precondition on that constitutional right (to carry a weapon). I'm presumed to be a responsible citizen until proven otherwise," Croft said.

Now, how can we get Swinestien and Boxer to utter those words...

[jjm2111]

I'm presumed to be a responsible citizen until proven otherwise,"

Too bad more states didn't take this view. Good for Alaska.

[unixfox]

JUNEAU -- Alaskans will no longer need a permit to carry a concealed weapon under a bill signed into law Wednesday. July 4th 1776

[Feiny]

Shall we move to Alaska?

[newgeezer]

The Constitution lives!!!

It has a pulse. Condition remains, at best, "critical."

[CholeraJoe]

Now that's what I'm talking about. Montana has a quirk in its CCW law that permits any person who can lawfully own a firearm to carry a concealed weapon while particpating in, and travelling to or from any outdoor activity in which personal protection might be required. It was written so hikers can pack to protect themselves from bears but it reads pretty broadly. Actual text:

(i) a person who is outside the official boundaries of a city or town or the confines of a logging, lumbering, mining, or railroad camp or who is lawfully engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, backpacking, farming, ranching, or other outdoor activity in which weapons are often carried for recreation or protection; or
(j) the carrying of arms on one's own premises or at one's home or place of business.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

 Text of the Second Amendment
"A well regulated Militia
being necessary to the security of a free State,
the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."

Anyone who actually reads AND understands the 2nd Amendment will see that there is no need or authority for any type of gun registration and there is no need for anyone to have to apply for a license to carry a gun.
Any political party, politician, judge (etc), organization or individual who trys to convince you that:
1) you must register a firearm
2) you must pass a background check
3) you must wait (x) amount of days before you can get your firearm
4) you need to have a license to carry a gun
is either uneducated about OUR rights as citizens
OR is actively working to undermine OUR country.

How Did the Founders Understand the Second Amendment?

CONGRESS in 1866, 1941 and 1986 REAFFIRMS THE SECOND AMENDMENT
The Bill of Rights, including the Second Amendment right to keep and bear firearms,
originated in the United States Congress in 1789 before being ratified by the States.
On three occasions since then--in 1866, 1941, and 1986--
Congress enacted statutes to reaffirm this guarantee of personal freedom
and to adopt specific safeguards to enforce it.

ON THE DAY BEFORE Thanksgiving 1993,
the 103d US Congress brought forth a constitutional turkey.
The 103d Congress decided that the Second Amendment did not mean what it said
("...shall not be infringed") and passed the Brady bill.
How the Brady Bill Passed (and subsequently - "Instant Check")
When the Brady Bill was passed into law on November 24, 1993,
the Senate voted on the Conference Report
and passed the Brady Bill by UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

[cmsgop]

Ping

[apackof2]

Woohooooooo

[Byron_the_Aussie]

bang