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I suppose I am in the minority, but, regardless of what I would like (in a perfect world), I can forsee many, many more private establishments posting once they see a few open carries. As it is now, concealed handguns are generally "out of sight-out of mind". When they are in plain open view, then it becomes a matter of the business owner trying to please the majority of the customers. I'd bet there would be enough skittish owners, or customers complaining, to triple the number of off limits establishments within one year of OC legislation. Unless other legislation is submitted (concurrently with passage of OC) that takes away the rights of business or other private property owners to regulate activities on their property, there will likely be very few places we would be allowed to carry.

I would welcome OC, and if initiated I would "remove my jacket at the resturant" if allowed to carry there at all.

Still mulling over all the possibilities.


surv

a statement was made that punishment should be made greater for those that commit a crime while in possession of a firearm. That in itself tends to place firearms in a highly restrictive category. I personally think the idea that a thug that pistol whipped a convenience store clerk while robbing the store should be punished any more severely than the thug that beat the clerk at the neighboring store with a tire iron while performing his robbery is totally rediculous. But, I think the stupid "Hate Crime" laws are total political correctness garbage. Crime is crime. There have been countless murders in the last century with claw hammers. Why don't we require a license to purchase and own a claw hammer, and be sued if a burglar steals our claw hammer and uses it to commit an assault or murder?

O.K.... so I got way off track, but the idea of increased punishment for a crime while in possession of an "object" just seems totally idiotic to me.

surv