It a bit of good news first, bad news second the Republicans are seriously considering re-amending the constitutional carry legislation that was passed by the JFC just last week that would have allowed individuals to carry concealed guns without training or permits. The changes being considered would require that those who obtain the right to carry a concealed weapon must first receive training and register with the state to obtain a permit. This is due to the massive public backlash from critics, including multiple law enforcement organizations that went as far to call the law reckless for not requiring such training or permits.
That is the good news. The bad news is that there still is a wide range of strange loopholes in the law as it would stand with the additional protections. The first is that you would still be able to carry a concealed weapon into an alcohol serving establishment such as bar, but only so long as you don’t consume alcohol while there with a weapon. Because we all know that we go to bars not to drink right? That doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, especially since the weapon you would be carrying would be concealed so there would be no way to tell if a violation of this is occurring until after it would be too late if they decide to pull the weapon while drinking because they are drunk and clearly not thinking clearly. Also, you would be able to carry a gun into any private business or office unless that business or office displays that weapons are not allowed. This also is counter intuitive. Would it not make more sense, as Democrats argue, that you would have to post a sign that says you allow the carrying of concealed weapon rather than the other way around? That would make it much easier for individuals who do not feel comfortable shopping or going to locations where concealed weapons are allowed to identify them. Also, how is a business going to be able to enforce a ban on concealed weapons on their premises? Even if a sign is posted, the individual carrying the weapon would be doing so concealed, so there would be no way for the business to identify violators.
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Overall, even with permits and training, concealed carry just doesn’t make any sense. It significantly increases the chance of accidents involving firearms and endangers the public safety. I do not buy the argument that if we are allowed to carry concealed weapons it deters crime. I believe it just encourages criminals to make sure they are carrying a gun. Also, this law makes it much more difficult for law enforcement agents to identify potential threats, more specifically the risk of an individual being a intending robber. If a law enforcement agent now sees a gun tucked into someones coat they most likely won’t have the right to assume, like before, that the individual intends harm. Those who do will use this law to protect themselves from being detected early as even if an individual is carrying a gun hidden it will no longer be grounds to order that individual to the ground on suspicion of an intended crime. Even with permits and training, although necessary for any legislation, this legislation is still reckless. And stupid.
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