Posted on 01/14/2017 1:35:53 PM PST by richardb72
With Missouri, West Virginia, and Idaho enacting Constitutional Carry laws last year, twelve states allow people to carry without a permit in all or virtually all their states. This includes Montana that allows people to carry in about 99.4% of the state. And 2017 is shaping up as a banner year for passing more of these laws. States that are about to pass these laws include: Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Tennessee is considering allowing “open carry” without a permit, though that is already quite common in most states. Other states that are considering this legislation, but are unlikely to pass Constitutional Carry, include: Colorado (won’t pass legislature and would be vetoed by governor), Minnesota (Governor would veto), Texas (unlikely to get out of the state legislature), and Utah (Governor would likely veto again).
It is difficult to evaluate the impact that these Constitutional Carry laws have on crime rates simply because few states have had these laws in effect for many years. In the case of Vermont, they have always allowed carrying without a permit so there is no before and after data to evaluate the impact of this policy. . . .
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I lived in Vermont for 30 years. It was exhilarating to just strap on whenever you wanted.
There are hardly any car jackings or B&Es into occupied residences in Vermont. That’s an easy way to simply be shot dead.
If I were traveling I would want to know if the “carry without a permit” law in each of these states applies to everyone, or only to the residents of each state.
Isn’t VT blue?
Mississippi applies to everyone.
Yea, for the most part. It’s a weird state. But they’ve always supported traditional constitutional gun laws.
I live in Maine, one of those states.
Maine has had open carry for as long as I can remember;
Constitutional Carry became law in October, 2015.
No problems caused by it at all, and one of the lowest crime rates in America.
In AZ, it’s anyone who can legally buy a gun. No residency requirements
The ability to carry a self defense firearm is important. Of the states mentioned, I wonder how many allow a gun owner to blow a perp out of his socks without legal repercussions?
True liberals love their weapons too. It’s only the collective persuasion that must control the populace.
It is weird that the influx of politicians from MA, NY, NJ, RI, CT etc. hasn’t been able to affect our laws. I love the fact when we venture down our mountain in the NE Kingdom to have dinner at the local watering hole, we can always count on the owner and most of the customers showing off their latest acquisitions by putting them on the bar. Best night ever was when we had six handguns and three rifles spread out and a visitor from Connecticut smack dab in the middle. Haven’t ever seen him again, for some strange reason.
I would love Georgia to become constitutional carry.Somebody please tell its coming.I have my eye on a live gun Sherman.
Vermont is sure a surprise.
I’m not trying to downplay your statement or be Debbie Downer. I know that Vermont, contrary to the idyllic, postcard setting people think of, it has more than it’s share of issues. Especially with pills and heroin. Your state is 98.8% WHITE, my bad if anyone is offended by that statistic. Vermont is a vacation and retirement destination for folks. On a side not, its black population is.... .5%....Anywho
I’m all for the 2nd Amendment, people being able to protect themselves and their families and own anything damn thing they want. Trump being elected was wish #1, coming true. Wish #2, would be the elimination of the Class 3 stamp’s for SBR and cans.
I’ve been in law enforcement for over 15 years, was a security contractor in Iraq for 4+ years. Have been a firearms instructor for 12 years.
With that being said, I believe that the right to own a gun is a God given right. However, I’ve seen trained “professionals” barely qualify. I’ve seen trained “professionals” have to go thru remedial training. I’ve seen trained “professionals” unable to take apart and put back together, their assigned duty pistol. These people I speak of, were required to go thru at least 2 weeks of training and then concurrent training throughout their careers. They’re not allowed to go thru their academies and never prove their proficiency. They have to qualify.
There were something like 26+million NICS check year. If you’re gonna carry a gun in my presence, whether you have a permit or not, you damn sure should be required to demonstrate you know where the bullet is going to go. Sorry. I don’t care what you’re trying to stop. It’d be damn shame if someone cranked off a round, only to learn that they got the gun 6 months ago, shot 50 rounds and never went thru any training on the MASSIVE RESPONSIBILITY that comes with carrying a firearm, whether it be actually shooting or the legal aspects.
I’ve heard the argument that driving is a privilege and carrying a gun is a right. I get it. But, you can stop a car. You can turn the car out of the way. You can swerve the car away from an object. Unless I missed the class with Angelina Jolie about how to curve a bullet, once it leaves, it ain’t stopping til it hits something. Recently I had a conversation with a salesman at a local gun store. He just shakes his head when he tells me about the people that have been coming into the store.
Lets the bombs start dropping. I can take it.
If you said the same thing about voting, perhaps a literacy test on the text and meaning of the Constitution, I might agree with you.
I’ll even add that, unless you get 100% on said test, only property owners get to vote. I’m tired of paying for shit that some hipster and hoodrat voted for and need my money to pay for.
I’ll even add that, unless you get 100% on said test, only property owners get to vote. I’m tired of paying for shit that some hipster and hoodrat voted for and need my money to pay for.
I’d add the property requirement and you have to pass the test too, and be a member of your local militia including owning either a machine gun or bazooka. Or both. ;>)
absolutely nothing wrong with your proposals
I don’t think that’s Constitutional. Not owning property was one of the ways the south kept blacks from voting. I think the Voting Rights Act did away with that. What I WOULD support, is what used to be the norm -— we had to pass a Constitution test, in order to graduate from high school. As far as hood rats voting, I don’t think very many of them vote. I think high percentage of democratic votes in predominantly black areas is mostly due to fraud. The adults who live at least semi-normal lives may vote, but not the hood rats.
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