(September 7, 2015 at 2:09 pm)c172 Wrote:(September 6, 2015 at 9:02 pm)brian1570 Wrote: New member. Curious as to how many of y'all own? And what your stance on the whole subject is.
Personally I am a former marine and currently enjoy gun smithing as a hobby. Would also love to get into competition shooting one day. But I am a strictly peaceful gun nut. I would never want to take another persons life. Especially that of another American. Even though I can carry in public I generally choose not to.
I'm mixed, I think. At the end of the day, it's people that kill people. So, firstly, I support the second amendment. However, I support the state's right to attach strings to that. I don't know local gun law, so maybe this is done. I think states and their divisions ought to be apple to create laws to exclude those who are not mentally or physically capable to bear guns safely.
I'm not sure what the ADA says about the situation. I'm disabled, myself (I use crutches to ambulate). Because of this, and this alone, I would never own a gun, and feel that such people ought to be limited in having guns. If I had a gun concealed onmy person, an able body could just pick my pocket (well, holster), and then shoot me dead. I'd have no way to defend. But the ADA might overrule me in this regard. I don't know. I'm not big on disabled civil rights.
yes states do throw in strings. but like here in texas it will soon be legal for chl holders to open carry their pistols. but texas has a pretty decent chl program. most instructors i've talked to actually know what they're doing. and once open carry goes into affect i don't think we'll see too much of it. almost everyone i've talked to is like nah...i'd rather no one knew i was carrying. and there are other states that already have this with hardly any issues. but usually the strings come in form of like concealed carry restrictions. like california, they require you to have low capacity mags and a manual safety. this wouldn't affect me as i love my 1911 and i wouldn't mind carrying it
