News, 4 states, among last holdouts, eye open-carry gun laws. (legal, crime, school)
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Four Southern states — Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas — are considering legislation that would allow people to carry handguns openly in a holster.
These generally Second Amendment-friendly states are among the last six holdouts against open carrying of guns.
Sounds good to me....of course I would prefer NO laws at all about open or concealed carry.
I should not need the government's permission to exercise my rights.
I definitely qualify under the libs "gun nut" category, but I would be concerned about open/concealed carry for individuals who enter bars and become intoxicated. Being a designated driver who doesn't drink one night or for a Blood Alcohol level of under some amount (< .08) should prohibit you from carrying into a bar or restaurant.
I see no reason a law abiding individual should not be able to carry a fire arm, in an open or a concealed location anywhere they has a legal right to be. Drunks are excluded because public intoxication is a crime in most places.
Problem is a law will not stop someone from being a criminal...
I agree. However, the consequences of carrying while "buzzed" should be sufficiently severe. Perhaps suspension of the license for a period of time?
Then again, there are already laws on the books for shooting innocent bystanders during a self-defense scenario because you are too intoxicated to defend yourself properly (i.e. manslaughter), so I stand corrected.
I definitely qualify under the libs "gun nut" category, but I would be concerned about open/concealed carry for individuals who enter bars and become intoxicated. Being a designated driver who doesn't drink one night or for a Blood Alcohol level of under some amount (< .08) should prohibit you from carrying into a bar or restaurant.
I'm pretty sure just about every state prohibits open and concealed carry in establishments that sell alcohol. Also schools, federal property, and some other places...
Last edited by J Arp; 02-12-2009 at 11:40 AM..
Reason: grammar
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