Do you support a person's right to conceal carry a firearm for self defense purposes? (insurance, retirement)

[emcee squared]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

What's the difference, in what you are saying....about a car.....and a gun?

A gun does not kill people....but yet nothing can rule out a person going bad with a car.

Do you see people going on rampages with cars often? Or do you see them running people over in self-defense?

A gun requires much more responsibility than a car. Crashing a car has more personal and immediate consequences to the user.

[dober1]

Heck yea I support the right. I carry every day and have for many years.

[jetgraphics]

If you have to ask permission for a license, it's not a right.
If you have a right to life, and the duty to defend that life from attack, it matters little what method or means you employ to defend that life.

Apparently, since government has banned or restricted all manner of means and weaponry, we must have surrendered our right to life, and now rely on the majority opinion of the democracy before we can proceed to defend ourselves and our property.

Or, perhaps the laws in question are limited in scope to "persons liable".
You should ask government about that.

[Trackwatch]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Interesting how Wyoming and DC have about the same population (around 600k) but one has roughly 20x as many murders as the other.

Wyoming is one of the most gun-friendly states with a long history of concealed carry.

DC is one of the least gun-friendly states.

But hey, let's blame the gun laws and guns for the problems. It couldn't POSSIBLY be due to factors like drugs, gangs, poverty and so forth.

Population density, in Wyoming you can go a long time without any contact with another person, in DC that is almost impossible.

DC ~10,000 per sq/mi
Wyoming ~6 per sq/mi

[Huckleberry3911948]

concealed weapon in a dark alley invites attack. that is why cops carry it open to discourage attack.
dont get me wrong i think muggers should be shot, i just dont like the idea of baiting them.
open carry is better.
what i would like is whether open or concealed the right to not be sued when the criminal attacks me.

[Vic 2.0]

Originally Posted by chucksnee

Guns are made specifically to harm "something" when you feel the need? How and why is that even possible?

Could you re-word this?

Originally Posted by chucksnee

Who voluntarily kills anyone? Remember we are talking about a concealed LEGAL permit....

So, you say it is unintentional, but what about the older person who runs though the crowd of people?

I say, with a car, it is usually unintentional. With a gun, it is usually not.

And did you really just ask me "Who voluntarily kills anyone?"

[wrench409]

I would respond to this poll but it the results are too public.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

concealed weapon in a dark alley invites attack. that is why cops carry it open to discourage attack.
dont get me wrong i think muggers should be shot, i just dont like the idea of baiting them.
open carry is better.
what i would like is whether open or concealed the right to not be sued when the criminal attacks me.

either way is fine with me, as long as the citizen is the making the choice. the goverment should not even be involved.

[geeoro]

I think it is far too late to change the gun culture here but i have never seen sooooo many citizens who are so scared to go out without a gun........... maybe because i have lived in Countries with tough gun laws.

[Scotty011]

Yes! Of course.