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Originally posted by Aragorn1:
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Originally posted by Azred:
My opinion will remain the same: a fully-armed society in which anyone may own a gun (with a license) is a safer (or at least more polite) society. Why? Because some criminals won't pounce upon a person who just might be packing heat.
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You mean you can wander about the streets with a gun?!!!
I mean, any psycho can get a gun and wander about the street?
Safe, real safe...
Our police don't even carry guns, unless for a specific purpose, i.e. armed response or guarding a potential terrorist target. If they feel happy without one, so do I. I have never felt a gun would make me feel more safe. [/QUOTE]That depends largely on local ordinances. In rural communities it's common to see people with gunracks in their pickups loaded with shotguns, rifles, etc. For handguns a simple concealed weapon permit makes it fully legal for the area covered by the permit (as long as the gun is also registered and legal).
{edit} background investigations are of course required for concealed weapons permits, as well as training classes in most areas. There are things that can expedite the process like military service.
[ 05-31-2005, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: Morgeruat ]