Bill_Rights
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Maybe naively, I think that the more law-abiding citizens who own guns and, even more so, get their concealed carry license, the better for our 2A rights. I think this because, the more people that government bureaucrats and politicians see taking advantage of their rights, the less likely they are to try to restrict or take away those rights. If for no other reasons, taking rights away from a large number of people becomes numerically/politically disadavantageous and logistically hopeless.
The BATFE background checks when you buy a gun and the additional training etc. requirements to get a concealed carry permit are, arguably, violations of the 2nd Amendment in and of themselves. The (dreaded) record keeping of these transactions the government does is not prohibited by the Constitution, but neither is it permitted, so it is probably unconstitutional as well. The gov't record keeping at least has one advantage to gun owners, as I mentioned, and that is that these records and databases can be easily querried by government bureaucrats and politicians to see how many of us there are. If there are a lot of us, that helps, IMO.
I say GO OUT AND APPLY FOR YOUR CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT soon!
The BATFE background checks when you buy a gun and the additional training etc. requirements to get a concealed carry permit are, arguably, violations of the 2nd Amendment in and of themselves. The (dreaded) record keeping of these transactions the government does is not prohibited by the Constitution, but neither is it permitted, so it is probably unconstitutional as well. The gov't record keeping at least has one advantage to gun owners, as I mentioned, and that is that these records and databases can be easily querried by government bureaucrats and politicians to see how many of us there are. If there are a lot of us, that helps, IMO.
I say GO OUT AND APPLY FOR YOUR CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT soon!