mamabearcali wrote:
Well here in the gold star carry state of VA if you can buy a gun you can carry a gun. So the mentally ill (proven), felons, etc are not permitted to buy guns. I bet it is the same in TX. Blood does not run through the streets here too often, and when it does it is usually a thug with his gun in his hoodie, not an OCer with a gun on their hip in a retention holster that does the misdeeds.
It has already been proven that laws prohibiting the above mentioned from purchasing guns do not work. That’s one of the primary reasons I have a CHL. As far as who causes blood in the streets, well I think that is debatable. Everything can't be blamed on the thug in a hoodie. If that is the only threat we are looking for then we’ve already lost half the battle. Where I live, in NW Harris County, a lot of the crime is committed by your typical suburbanite.
mamabearcali wrote:
You know, no one would say that we should only have licensed religion or licensed speech (other freedoms listed in the bill of rights), but we do this for the 2nd amendment and accept it as just dandy.
It may not be licensed but it surely is regulated/censored. You can’t tell me you can walk down the street (or TV/radio) and say whatever you want to without repercussions. Privately, yes. Publicly no. But I do agree with you that in theory it should be this way.
mamabearcali wrote:
That is theory and philosophy. We live in the real world where we have to deal with the brady bunch and people whose underpants gets twisted in a knot the moment they think they see a weapon. So like I said before take what you can get and if at this time going for constitutional carry/open carry would tear up everything else you are doing then get what you can. Licensed carry is better than no carry, shall issue is better than may issue.
Completely Agree
Jumping Frog wrote:
If you had ever lived somewhere where open carry was common, you'd realize that it is pretty easy to tell the difference. Gangbangers have typically had multiple "police experiences" already that have taught them they do not want to be caught with a gun. They don't wear holsters, period. You see a guy walking through the grocery store with a handgun openly holstered on his belt, that is not someone I'd assume is a criminal.
Nope, I have never lived anywhere that open carry was common or legal. I will disagree with your assumption that gangbangers who typically have multiple “police experiences” have learned not to carry or be caught with a gun. I'd go as far as say it's a common occurrence that they probably have multiple gun related charges on their record. How hard is it to purchase a holster? You know what they say about assumptions right?
Anygunanywhere wrote:
Common sense gun laws and reasonable restrictions will resolve the problem of bad guys carrying.
Will it? How has that worked so far?
