National Carry AcademyLiberalization of Concealed Carry Laws
January 14, 2019
Anti-gun activists have criticized that there is a growing acceptance of guns in America. They have accused federal and state governments of watering down regulations for concealed carry permits to the point where literally anyone can legally have a concealed weapon. Is this charge justified?
In 2011, the federal government ratified the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. Andy Goddard, president a chapter of the Million Mom March against gun violence has noted that concealed carry laws are like Swiss cheese. There are too many loopholes for the law to have any clout.
Pro-gun activists have argued for a federal concealed carry law in which each state agrees to recognize the concealed carry permits of other states. Proponents argue that gun laws should be like those of a driver’s licenses. Each state has its own rules but an Ohio driver’s license is accepted in other states.
Critics of the law counter that a law that accepts the concealed carry rules of other states would undercut those states where tough licensing requirements have been enacted to ensure the safety of that jurisdiction’s citizens.
Anti-gun lobbyists have a hard row to hoe. The National Rifle Association has from 2003 on poured money into the coffer of politicians to maintain their right to bear arms. How can they then argue for stiffer rules for concealed carry permits?
In addition, new pro-gun groups have sprouted up actively campaigning for more latitude in concealed carry permits.
The war between pro-guns and anti-gun groups continues. Pro-gun activists claim they are victims who are being denied their right to protect their families and their property by anti-gun groups. They cite the Second Amendment and Supreme Court precedents.
They have gained some traction from an American-wide decline in violence coupled with an increase in those who have concealed carry permits.
New laws are creating headaches for business owners and such institutions as schools, churches, and restaurants. Anti-gun groups argue that there are no longer any public and few private places where they can go and feel safe from guns and gun violence.
Is it a sign of the times that pro-gun groups are winning the battle? Faced with mass killing in schools and the Las Vegas concert shootings, anti-gun groups point out the need for tougher gun laws. Pro-gun groups argue these incidents demonstrate the need for more responsible citizens to be armed. There’s no doubt we’ve become more frightened and cynical. We’re all in agreement there. However, people are sharply divided about how to deal with these feelings.
Gun owners, in America are riding on new Republican-controlled legislation which stresses their rights to self-defense and to protect their families and property under the Second Amendment.
Pro-gun groups also note that a tight economy has created an atmosphere where concealed carry is even more important. “People need the ability to defend themselves,” states John Hohenwarter, an Ohio NRA lobbyist.
One anti-gun activist pointed out that pro-gun groups will argue such facts as lower violent death rates in the face of mounting gun ownerships. Maybe we need to look at the issue of gun control and changing legislation in another way.
The Second Amendment doesn’t—and should not—give everyone the right to own and carry a gun. It does not give those who are permitted concealed carry weapons the right to carry every kind of handgun. For example, present legislation doesn’t allow anyone to own grenade launchers or automatic weapons.
Perhaps anti-gun groups should focus on worthwhile and achievable goals like limiting availability of military style rifles. Maybe their focus should be on making sure the legislation bans people who are unfit to own and use a weapon.
Liberalization of Concealed Carry Laws
January 14, 2019
Anti-gun activists have criticized that there is a growing acceptance of guns in America. They have accused federal and state governments of watering down regulations for concealed carry permits to the point where literally anyone can legally have a concealed weapon. Is this charge justified?
In 2011, the federal government ratified the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act. Andy Goddard, president a chapter of the Million Mom March against gun violence has noted that concealed carry laws are like Swiss cheese. There are too many loopholes for the law to have any clout.
Pro-gun activists have argued for a federal concealed carry law in which each state agrees to recognize the concealed carry permits of other states. Proponents argue that gun laws should be like those of a driver’s licenses. Each state has its own rules but an Ohio driver’s license is accepted in other states.
Critics of the law counter that a law that accepts the concealed carry rules of other states would undercut those states where tough licensing requirements have been enacted to ensure the safety of that jurisdiction’s citizens.
Anti-gun lobbyists have a hard row to hoe. The National Rifle Association has from 2003 on poured money into the coffer of politicians to maintain their right to bear arms. How can they then argue for stiffer rules for concealed carry permits?
In addition, new pro-gun groups have sprouted up actively campaigning for more latitude in concealed carry permits.
The war between pro-guns and anti-gun groups continues. Pro-gun activists claim they are victims who are being denied their right to protect their families and their property by anti-gun groups. They cite the Second Amendment and Supreme Court precedents.
They have gained some traction from an American-wide decline in violence coupled with an increase in those who have concealed carry permits.
New laws are creating headaches for business owners and such institutions as schools, churches, and restaurants. Anti-gun groups argue that there are no longer any public and few private places where they can go and feel safe from guns and gun violence.
Is it a sign of the times that pro-gun groups are winning the battle? Faced with mass killing in schools and the Las Vegas concert shootings, anti-gun groups point out the need for tougher gun laws. Pro-gun groups argue these incidents demonstrate the need for more responsible citizens to be armed. There’s no doubt we’ve become more frightened and cynical. We’re all in agreement there. However, people are sharply divided about how to deal with these feelings.
Gun owners, in America are riding on new Republican-controlled legislation which stresses their rights to self-defense and to protect their families and property under the Second Amendment.
Pro-gun groups also note that a tight economy has created an atmosphere where concealed carry is even more important. “People need the ability to defend themselves,” states John Hohenwarter, an Ohio NRA lobbyist.
One anti-gun activist pointed out that pro-gun groups will argue such facts as lower violent death rates in the face of mounting gun ownerships. Maybe we need to look at the issue of gun control and changing legislation in another way.
The Second Amendment doesn’t—and should not—give everyone the right to own and carry a gun. It does not give those who are permitted concealed carry weapons the right to carry every kind of handgun. For example, present legislation doesn’t allow anyone to own grenade launchers or automatic weapons.
Perhaps anti-gun groups should focus on worthwhile and achievable goals like limiting availability of military style rifles. Maybe their focus should be on making sure the legislation bans people who are unfit to own and use a weapon.