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Texas Gets Ready To Allow Unlicensed Carrying Of Handguns(video.replaye.com)

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hennaojichan 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

I'm thinking this will cause a slight decrease in crime

fred_red_beans 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun 3 years ago

I've always been of the opinion that an armed society is a polite society.

[deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

And a dangerous society. There are polite people who don't want to live in the Wild Wild West, or Texas. There are unarmed societies that are much more polite than Texans.

LesbianOutlaw 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

The United States is a nation infested with niggers and nigger dogs so we don’t exactly have the luxury of being one of those safe gun free homogeneous countries like Japan.

If you live in the United States you basically have to be armed all the time because there’s niggers and pitbulls around every corner. We’re the only ‘first world country’ with cities that have homicide rates as high as cities in Mexico and South Africa.

Jesus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

Vermont is pretty well armed and pretty polite too.

[deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

And responsible gun owners, with licenses. And they elected Bernie, and they have Ben & Jerry’s. They can do no wrong.

[deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

Where are you from, Socks?

[deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

Mogadishu

jamesK_3rd 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

This is true for a moral and religious people, whose tendency would be towards respecting God law and those made in his image.

I do not think this same principle applies to a more atheistic one, where roadblocks on based human nature and carnal desires are removed or only enforced by/on certain groups by their god, the state/experts.

That's not to say being armed isn't a good thing. As we saw in texas recently and elsewhere over the past year, the state god may have it's enforcers protect the perps(BLM) at the cost of the victims (highway travelers). So being able to protect the lives of those you love even if it costs your own is the last recognition by a failed state/govt that you have individual, not communal value.

[deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

Moreover, it will be much easier to arrange for a shooting - of one or many people - if you don't have a gun license.

Regarding the church, there are some who go to church and still want to arrange a mass shooting.

StrategicTactic 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

As usual, you have no idea of what you speak of.

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB1927

Totals: 82 Yeas, 62 Nays, 2 Present, not voting

https://www.wbap.com/2021/04/27/wbap-exclusive-governor-abbott-to-sign-constitutional-carry-legislation-if-passed-by-lawmakers/

[deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

We used to have a bad carjacking problem here in Houston until the gun laws were relaxed. It didn't take long for thieves to realize trying to steal might be fatal. All in all it has been good for reducing crime.

And as StrategicTactic pointed out, those concealed carry classes were just a $300 tax, nobody actually failed them. This doesn't represent a material change.

RightousBob 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

The anti gun, pro experimental vax, statist shill/bot raises their ugly head again. Talking out your ass on another subject you know nothing about. Responsible gun owners are some of the most "polite" people you will ever meet. By the way, criminals don't follow gun laws, so that renders them ineffective. Go crawl back under your rock shill.

[deleted] 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun 3 years ago

But a slight increase in accidental shootings.

hennaojichan 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun 3 years ago

Agreed. That goes with the territory. I knew a guy in high school who had a derringer and managed to shoot himself in the arm with it. Then a couple of weeks later while driving with one arm, had a minor traffic accident. He's still among the living so must have learned his lesson.

Akali 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun 3 years ago

I feel like this isn't a good thing. Like, I'm pro gun, but I feel like safety training should be mandatory before carrying a gun. Those license are kind of that. Proof of mandatory safety training. It's kind of like a driver license, but for gun. Like, I wouldn't want a 19 years old drunk student who had never had any safety training wave a gun around whithout safety on. (I know, my example is far fetched, but you get the point).

GaiusHelenMohiam 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

We should just add gun training to the senior year of high school.

Akali 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

You know what, that's a good idea!

crackerjack 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

if you are old enought to suck a dck, you are old enough to carry a firearm.

RightousBob 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun 3 years ago

Socks sucks tons of dick. Does that mean they are entitled to own many guns?

[deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

well-said

screwballeclipsed 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun 3 years ago

how long has Maine had open carry and own the title of safest state?

crackerjack 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

i am a licensed victim of domestic violence and that put me in much dangerous.

package 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun 3 years ago

much dangerous

very violence

wow

crackerjack 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

i read hummingway.

PatsyStone 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

I'm actually happy with the CCL system Texas had.

It made sure people not only understood their legal responsibilities and safety requirements, but necessitated them being introduced into a local circle of firearm enthusiasts who could sort of serve as a check on bad behavior.

There's an entire etiquette around handguns that I feel people need to be trained in before they can be trusted to carry one around.

StrategicTactic 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

The system we had was a joke. I have had three people I work with get CCLs in the past two years, and each reported stupid stuff happening at the class. Just as an example, one said there was a father/son duo who came in with loaded guns, no holsters or bags to carry them in. Another had a guy do two "misfires". There were no failures in the classes, because the salaries of the teachers depend on the reports of the class. Can't fail a guy and expect a good grade, so everyone always passes.

The licenses have become just another monetary barrier to owning and operating a firearm. The classes will still be available, and more likely will have more responsible people in them now as they will be voluntary and not compulsory.

[deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 3 years ago

That is an excellent point, I have never heard of anyone failing those classes.