Old Dog
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… quickly become so contentious? Cases in point, the recent threads “Where would you NOT move to due to firearms laws?” and “Open carry in Texas ‘much ado about nothing,’ despite doomsayers’ predictions.”
Both of these threads contained, among other things, mild to pronounced bashing of some states based on the particular biases (some of the bias definitely seemed regional in nature) of the posters, and a lot of finger-pointing, poor understanding of the history of concealed carry in this country, and some outright, “This is why my state is so great” when comparing apples to oranges (your state doesn’t have open carry … doesn’t matter, your gun will get stolen when you have to leave it in your car … we had shall-issue long before your state did … you can’t have full-auto … I don’t need it … won’t live in a state that doesn’t allow suppressors … your state has gun registration … yeah, but I can shoot on public land anywhere …and so on and so forth.)
Can’t we just all try to put the differences in states’ law into some perspective? For example, are things improving in the RKBA arena in your own state, or are you seeing some regression?
In my state – yes, the ORIGINAL shall-issue state (1961), Washington -- we gained suppressors but then also had universal background checks foisted upon us … (Is that a wash? Not from a rights perspective, as private sales are now effectively outlawed, though the law is difficult to impossible to enforce.)
I get that we all (for the most part) have some pride in our states of residence; but that whole “Where would you NOT move …” thread got totally derailed. I guess my point is (I’m getting tired of typing) that we should all be tracking the overall RKBA progress in our states and nationally, and be able to discuss these things in a civil manner without devolving into the grade-school tit-for-tat, this is why my state is so much better for gun-owners (and concealed carriers) than yours.
Both of these threads contained, among other things, mild to pronounced bashing of some states based on the particular biases (some of the bias definitely seemed regional in nature) of the posters, and a lot of finger-pointing, poor understanding of the history of concealed carry in this country, and some outright, “This is why my state is so great” when comparing apples to oranges (your state doesn’t have open carry … doesn’t matter, your gun will get stolen when you have to leave it in your car … we had shall-issue long before your state did … you can’t have full-auto … I don’t need it … won’t live in a state that doesn’t allow suppressors … your state has gun registration … yeah, but I can shoot on public land anywhere …and so on and so forth.)
Can’t we just all try to put the differences in states’ law into some perspective? For example, are things improving in the RKBA arena in your own state, or are you seeing some regression?
In my state – yes, the ORIGINAL shall-issue state (1961), Washington -- we gained suppressors but then also had universal background checks foisted upon us … (Is that a wash? Not from a rights perspective, as private sales are now effectively outlawed, though the law is difficult to impossible to enforce.)
I get that we all (for the most part) have some pride in our states of residence; but that whole “Where would you NOT move …” thread got totally derailed. I guess my point is (I’m getting tired of typing) that we should all be tracking the overall RKBA progress in our states and nationally, and be able to discuss these things in a civil manner without devolving into the grade-school tit-for-tat, this is why my state is so much better for gun-owners (and concealed carriers) than yours.