First of all this is a response to all the stupid comments on here about Keeping the guns away from rednecks and insecure men. How many times have you watched the first 48 Fool? How many of the criminals on that program do you think had the CHL? I am not a man nor am i insecure. It is my right to carry. Theer are two kinds of people in this world, the ones who do and the ones who dont. I refuse to be a helpless victim to some blood sucking criminal just because it makes a few hippies nervouse. Wake up and smell the coffee this isnt the sixties. Its a dangerous and scarry world out there today and i have every right to protect myself and my children. Not to mention going shooting is good clean fun..
by OregonJames July 23, 2009 8:53 AM EDT I am willing to stand up and protect myself and my community while you cower behind laws that will never protect you or your community, so which of us is really the coward? It isn't me. I am willing to break (stupid) laws in order to protect those I love and care for, yet you appear to cower in fear at the very thought of danger. No, I am not the coward.
I go everywhere and anywhere I want, and DO NOT need the protection of a gun to do it. I travel internationally, and domestically, and have NEVER needed a gun when I've traveled anywhere.
Do you know why?
Because I can defend myself, and am man enough to do it without the aid of a gun.
You on the other hand MUST have a gun on you at ALL TIMES, to "keep you safe", because you're afraid of every little shadow on the wall.
hungry, you might be "man enough" to protect yourself without a gun but what about women?
How can a 100lb grandmother protect herself from a 300lb rapist if she doesn't have an effective self defense tool?
by OregonJames July 23, 2009 8:34 AM EDT I am not exempt from your state laws, but right to defend myself does not end at your state border. If your state law would prevent me from protecting myself, there is a flaw in your law.
You absolutely have the right to defend yourself.
Take a karate class.
I have the right to defend myself, so I vote for politicians that restrict stupid ideas - like carrying concealed weapons across state lines - that pass laws to keep me safe. My RIGHT to safety, trumps your RIGHT to carry a weapon.
If you're such a coward that you can't travel without a weapon, then just stay home.
by OregonJames July 23, 2009 8:26 AM EDT Why would you assume that defending my family would trump any of your rights or make you any less safe? In some forty years of carrying a weapon I have never been a threat to anyone, nor has my weapon made anyone less safe. Instead it has made everyone around me MORE safe.
And what about those that "lose" their weapons, or have them stolen, or sell them to someone they hardly know?
Are you claiming that doesn't jeopardize MY safety?
Why do you believe, that YOU are exempt from MY STATE'S gun laws?
I have the right to defend myself and my family, and nobody can take that away. This right does not disappear if I travel to another state or even another country.
You're absolutely right - you DO have the right to defend yourself and your family.
But you DO NOT have the right to carry concealed weapons into MY STATE, jeopardizing MY SAFETY, and the safety of my fellow state citizens.
Why do you gun nuts always think that YOUR rights, trump EVERYONE ELSE'S rights?
Don't mind hungry, hungry is like a frightened little girl affraid of inanimate object in the hands of responsible citizens with a gun permit even though there is no evidence of anything to worry about.
There is a simple way to preserve state rights and have people be allowed to cross state lines with a concealed weapon. It is to create a FEDERAL permit with requirements matching the most strict you can find. It would be equivalent to have a permit for each state and would avoid constitutional problems.
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I am willing to stand up and protect myself and my community while you cower behind laws that will never protect you or your community, so which of us is really the coward? It isn't me. I am willing to break (stupid) laws in order to protect those I love and care for, yet you appear to cower in fear at the very thought of danger. No, I am not the coward.
I go everywhere and anywhere I want, and DO NOT need the protection of a gun to do it. I travel internationally, and domestically, and have NEVER needed a gun when I've traveled anywhere.
Do you know why?
Because I can defend myself, and am man enough to do it without the aid of a gun.
You on the other hand MUST have a gun on you at ALL TIMES, to "keep you safe", because you're afraid of every little shadow on the wall.
Who is the coward?
Please......
I'll have to defer to you on that.
How can a 100lb grandmother protect herself from a 300lb rapist if she doesn't have an effective self defense tool?
I am not exempt from your state laws, but right to defend myself does not end at your state border. If your state law would prevent me from protecting myself, there is a flaw in your law.
You absolutely have the right to defend yourself.
Take a karate class.
I have the right to defend myself, so I vote for politicians that restrict stupid ideas - like carrying concealed weapons across state lines - that pass laws to keep me safe. My RIGHT to safety, trumps your RIGHT to carry a weapon.
If you're such a coward that you can't travel without a weapon, then just stay home.
Why would you assume that defending my family would trump any of your rights or make you any less safe? In some forty years of carrying a weapon I have never been a threat to anyone, nor has my weapon made anyone less safe. Instead it has made everyone around me MORE safe.
And what about those that "lose" their weapons, or have them stolen, or sell them to someone they hardly know?
Are you claiming that doesn't jeopardize MY safety?
Why do you believe, that YOU are exempt from MY STATE'S gun laws?
I have the right to defend myself and my family, and nobody can take that away. This right does not disappear if I travel to another state or even another country.
You're absolutely right - you DO have the right to defend yourself and your family.
But you DO NOT have the right to carry concealed weapons into MY STATE, jeopardizing MY SAFETY, and the safety of my fellow state citizens.
Why do you gun nuts always think that YOUR rights, trump EVERYONE ELSE'S rights?
Democrats keep messing with gun rights and they will be swept from office
"Messing with gun rights"?
Since when is carrying a concealed weapon across state lines, considered to be a "right"?