States Eye Allowing Concealed Carry of Guns without a Permit | Newsmax.com

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States Eye Allowing Concealed Carry of Guns without a Permit | Newsmax.com

> Republican lawmakers in several more states want to loosen gun restrictions by allowing people to carry concealed firearms without having to get a permit, continuing a trend that gun control advocates call dangerous.

> Fifteen states already allow concealed carry without a permit, and lawmakers in nine others have proposed allowing or expanding the practice. GOP governors are backing the changes in Utah and Tennessee. Another bill expanding permitless carry in Montana has passed the state House.

> Most states require people to do things like get weapons training and undergo a background check to get a permit to carry a gun hidden by a jacket or inside a purse. Groups like the National Rifle Association and state lawmakers who support gun rights argue those requirements are ineffective and undermine Second Amendment protections.

> The proposed changes come after gun sales hit historic levels last summer — reflected in FBI background checks — amid uncertainty and safety concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, the struggling economy and protests over racial injustice. Since then, a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol.

> Against that backdrop, the efforts to loosen concealed carry requirements are a frightening trend for Shannon Watts, founder of the gun control group Moms Demand Action.

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[–]StrategicTactic 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Gun control is a joke anyways. It is literally engaging in countering pre-crime like in Minority Report. Murder is illegal, and yet whenever someone gets murdered with a screwdriver there is no grand call for the confiscation and ban of screwdrivers.

And the required classes? Those are being taught by people who are paid by those taking the class. Just think about that for a second. People are paid to make sure people get permits. Not paid to make sure they are safe or responsible, but to make sure they pass. Not only that, but if an instructor gets poor reviews they may get fired and have trouble finding that job elsewhere. So the guy who is posing in selfies with the gun on his temple, who doesnt even have a holster or bag to carry the firearm, is the one who gets to tell the instructor how good a job they did to get them certified. See the problem yet?

[–]binrobinro 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Shannon Watts, founder of the gun control group Moms Demand Action."

Someone please give those moms some action - they have too much time on their hands.