2A is a RIGHT not a Privilege
ZombieHunter
In VT and AL anyone who owns a gun can drop it in their pocket, that's cool, you've demonstrated that you meet the requirements to own a gun. To me that's different than carrying it around all day everyday.
This make no sense do you have reason to believe that those in VT and AL do not carry all day every day since that is in fact what their states allow? If not what is the point of your statement?
BrianB
Easy, there. Don't get me wrong. I think EVERYBODY (law-abiding) should carry, and they should also carry the weight of the responsibility that goes with it.
Agreed, no training, licensing, certification, registration or permit required. There are laws in place for all those who abuse guns so no training, licensing, certification, registration or permit required to assure those that abuse their right suffer appropriate consequences.
BrianB
I don't mind getting on the road with folks who have had SOME level of education about the rules of the road, and I don't mind asking my neophyte neighbor to learn which end of the barrel is the dangerous end.
A) Driving is a privilege, bearing arms is a right, Two very different things requiring two very different set of standards
B) Asking and demanding are two different things
ar10
I've been carrying since Ohio law allowed it in 2004. I also think that carrying a concealed weapon is just like the driver license its a privilege not a right.
I have been carrying in Washington, South Dakota, Utah, Oregon and Idaho off and on since 1975 maybe that extra twenty nine years of carrying, experience and having an active awareness my Constitutional Rights have taught me something. If so they have they have taught me that what you think is
ABSOLUTELY WRONG The RIGHT to bear arms is a RIGHT not a privilege. That is why it is called a RIGHT not a privilege. Why is it that gun owners of all people believe and support the Brady Bunches moronic pile of non sensical propaganda? What is so hard to understand about
The Right Of The People To Keep And Bear Arms, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. Please note the word RIGHT not privilege is used. Our founding father wrote exactly what they intended. It is there for a reason. It affirms an inalienable GOD (or nature if you prefer) given right for all living beings to live and to defend that life. Who do the antis and the Brady Bunch think they are, that they think they can over ride God? There is nothing in the Second Amendment requiring training certification registration or permission or about how your arms are to be carried. It does not say except for concealed weapons or except for semi autos. There are no exceptions to that RIGHT that Shall Not Be Infringed. Making fear based decisions to bow down to appease the antis is what has gotten us into this dilemma where the public apparently including concealed weapons owners no longer understand the meaning of what a RIGHT is or what Not To Be Infringed upon means. We need to stop kowtowing to the lunatic fringe and stand up for our rights as they were written and intended. Please if you are uncertain or confused get a dictionary read the Constitution and accept that our Founding Fathers wrote EXACTLY what they intended. Please do not aid the antis and sell out our rights. Please, don't support them by parroting their propaganda. There are places to compromise this is not one of them. Compromising with the lunatic fringe is the path to subjugation & slavery.
Regarding the argument that training reduces accidents bad shoots or ND. It has been said and asked repeatedly please supply some evidence that that is in fact the case. So far not one person has been able to supply any facts to support that argument. Again please do not diminish yourself by resorting to the antis Brady Bunch reasoning. That because you "feel" training reduces ND's or bad shoots it must be so. Wrong. Feelings are not facts. Never have been, never will be. Just because something makes you feel better is not justification to infringing upon my right to live or defend my life. Offer some verifiable evidence that your feelings are based upon fact, than maybe we have grounds to discuss why my rights need to be infringed upon, until than please do not expect me to willingly endanger my life or the lives of those I love so that some people will feel better. Our lives trumps anyones feelings.
The other argument that openly carried guns are somehow less dangerous than concealed guns is so far out there I can not even begin to address that. Do openly carried guns not go boom when you push the boom button? Or do they have less lethal bullets? I don't think even Sarah Brady, Obama or Hillary would go there. I of course could be wrong as those folks come up with pretty insane trash like claiming a right means a privilege.
Erik F
Pass a law requiring a one-semester non-elective firearms safety course for high-school graduation.
Agreed I am all for requiring gun safety training in order to graduate high school. Of course I am one of those folks who believe that being able to speak write and understand english should also be a requirement for graduation.