Some animals are more equal than others.
I just want to be recognized as a proper person in Indiana before I worry about other states. I want to be able to carry everywhere I go, without disarming, including work, school, events, etc.
I just want to be recognized as a proper person in Indiana before I worry about other states. I want to be able to carry everywhere I go, without disarming, including work, school, events, etc.
Some animals are more equal than others.
I just want to be recognized as a proper person in Indiana before I worry about other states. I want to be able to carry everywhere I go, without disarming, including work, school, events, etc.
What about those who are carrying open?There are those that think that training requirements are not necessary, but think of it this way, how confident are you about knowing that there are people out there carrying a firearm concealed that may have no experience or training?
No one is denying anyone a constitutional right to firearms, just that you are safe before actually carrying one concealed in public. If you want to carry it in your house without any training, go right ahead, but do not put my safety in jeopardy because your pride comes before good common sense and good judgement.
Most training requirements are very minor, usually nothing more than basic safe gun handling and showing that you can safely discharge a firearm.
Some states require training, other do not. Well those that do will not recognize states permits/licenses that do as part of their reciprocity agreement.
No one is denying anyone a constitutional right to firearms, just that you are safe before actually carrying one concealed in public. If you want to carry it in your house without any training, go right ahead, but do not put my safety in jeopardy because your pride comes before good common sense and good judgement.
There are those that think that training requirements are not necessary, but think of it this way, how confident are you about knowing that there are people out there carrying a firearm concealed that may have no experience or training?
Most training requirements are very minor, usually nothing more than basic safe gun handling and showing that you can safely discharge a firearm.
Some states require training, other do not. Well those that do will not recognize states permits/licenses that do as part of their reciprocity agreement.
No one is denying anyone a constitutional right to firearms, just that you are safe before actually carrying one concealed in public. If you want to carry it in your house without any training, go right ahead, but do not put my safety in jeopardy because your pride comes before good common sense and good judgement.
This sounds like a great thing for people in the training business.
I just want to be recognized as a proper person in Indiana before I worry about other states. I want to be able to carry everywhere I go, without disarming, including work, school, events, etc.
Taking this one step further, I clearly remember my initial reaction to this assertion made by a fellow INGOer (sorry I can't recall their handle): "Anyone free to walk the streets should freely be able to exercise their natural right of self-defense with equal force against an attacker" or words to that effect.
I was suporised, almost shocked at first. Convicted felons being allowed to have guns? Are you kidding me? But the more I read and think about it, the idea isn't so farfetched. You're either locked up or you're not, incarcerated or a free person. It doesn't make much sense to me anyone should have the authority to limit another individual's natural right of self-defense. When facing grave bodily injury or death from an attacker, why should any human being be able to deny another human being the right to stay alive by using reciprocal force against life-threatening circumstances?
I never would have come to this simple conclusion had it not been for INGO and the places INGO has taken me. The whole key is self-defense. Punish SEVERELY those who misuse the tools of self-defense whether they be hands and feet, knives, clubs, guns, whatever... But leave the rest of us the hell alone; that's all we want.
<rant off> and sorry for the thread-jack
IMHO, it's long past time for Lyndon Johnson's GCA to be repealed and consigned to the legislative scrap heap. (and the requirement of a LTCH should go along with it)