“..Has anyone else found it amusingly strange ..”
Funny you mention it, devil dog...
I find it absolutely hilarious to think that Libs up there are walking around in a perpetual state of abject fear because people are “allowed” to carry firearms - and there’s not a damned thing they can do about it.
Brings a smile to me ol’ craggy face and a tear o’ joy to me eyes every time... It’s the LITTLE things in life that mean so much!!!
They have a strong State Constitutional right to bear arms that was affirmed with a State Supreme Court ruling in the 1920’s.
Has anyone else found it amusingly strange that the land of Ben and Jerry’s, the Soviet Socialists state of Vermont is so liberal on their gun policies?>>>>>>>>>>>>>><p.
Its expainable by the rural / urban demographic.The leftists who run Vermont politics live in the urban areas of
Rutland, Burlington, Montpelier and Brattleboro.The countryside is mostly conservative.
The country folk would carry their guns even if they were prohibited. The left refuses to have enough LEOs in the state to enforce the laws . I mean the State Police force is very small. So its both a question of a low statewide police presence and the gun culture of rural Vermont.Gun control laws would not be enforceable in the hinterlands. About 40% of Vermont lives in rural areas. And if one calls the state police in an rural area after 6 pm at night, it can take 3 hours for a State Officer to answer a call.Most rural towns do not have a police force.The people need their guns, and won’t give up their State Constitutional right to carry . And the left thinks the fewer LEOs the better.Also in Vermont many liberals also own firearms and are shooters.
So an accomodation has occurred.
A lot of private property owners restrict the carrying of weapons on their properties, this is allowed by law.
Most rural Vermonters pack a pistol or shot gun in their vehicles, regardless of whether they are liberal or conservative.