As Washington addresses the issue of reforming America's gun laws, their sights should not be aimed at federal policy, but at those of the fifty states.
In my last article on gun policy, "Does America Have The Safety On?" I discussed how and where the federal government could improve its regulatory controls on firearms, since deficiencies in policy enable proliferation, instead of restricting it. This week's article focuses on gun control at the state level where laws vary widely, and in many cases are more permissive than federal statutes that regulate the same types of weapon. Few realize that 39 of 50 states require the granting of a weapons permit without consideration of why an applicant wants one or what they plan to use a weapon for. Many allow long-barrel rifles and shotguns to be carried in public places while loaded and without a license, and there are even localities within states that allow firearms to be carried in places expressly prohibited by federal law. As Washington takes to the gun control debate, revising the permissive policies of the states should be at the forefront of any discussion with emphasis on how states grant weapons permits, and amending "shall-Issue" provisions.…
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126 - Glenn Contrarian
Cindy -
I never, ever misread - just ask Clav....
It's like I keep saying - mix ADD together with CRS (can't remember stuff) and lump in a heaping helping of I-think-I-know-better-than-everyone-else, and that's why my reading skills are so infallible.
127 - Clavitos
It's like I keep saying - mix ADD together with CRS (can't remember stuff) and lump in a heaping helping of I-think-I-know-better-than-everyone-else, and that's why my reading skills are so infallible.
Any man who can make fun of himself unashamedly and publicly like that is not all bad.
Props to you, Glenn.
128 - Glenn Contrarian
Clav -
Thanks - that means a lot.
129 - Cindy
Igor,
@124-Cindy: what nonsense. All human organizations start with cooperation. Domination and competition are distortions introduced by mental defects.
I said nothing at all that is in disagreement with your proposal.
130 - Cindy
Perhaps it would help to reread keeping in mind that I am not speaking in generalizations and ask yourself if you know of any large culture that did not get that way through (what I agree is the scourge) of domination.
131 - roger nowosielski
@125
Interesting. So Igor attributes all kinds of ills, social or otherwise, to individual mental defects.
What an odd theory.
132 - Igor
Seems to me that every person is a mix of organic heritage and learned behaviour.
133 - Cindy
Okay, Igor. But I don't see where I contradicted that proposal either.
What is it you think I am saying?
134 - Cindy
Or, perhaps you were addressing Roger's comment. ???
135 - Igor
Cindy: I yield.
136 - Cindy
um..er..you yield? What means that? Were we discussing or was there a slap in the face by a glove I had not noticed?
So, this means end of subject? You have a headache? You've grown tired of me? ???
137 - Clavitos
Parting is such sweet sorrow...
138 - Glenn Contrarian
Cindy -
Or maybe Igor's saying "you win". If you'll recall, it wouldn't be the first time you won an argument here....
139 - Cindy
Oh rats. I didn't want to win. I wanted to discuss, elaborate, collaborate, and stuff. (sigh) Alas, I guess I am not as intriguing as I had hoped.
140 - creek
I wholeheartedly agree with the comments made by Igor, no one needs more than a 3 round clip for hunting