Open Carry for OK

[Burk Cornelius]

SON OF A B***CH this makes me mad.


"....a measure that would allow [read: ONLY] those who have handgun licenses to openly carry."


Does no one else see what this is doing? Everyone is going along saying "oh this is so great" or "its about time" etc etc. And the next thing you know we have to have a f**king license to carry a gun.

Wake up people. Just because it says open carry doesn't mean it is automatically a good thing. Once you have gun registration you will never get rid of it!

 

[jtyler05si]

SON OF A B***CH this makes me mad.


"....a measure that would allow those who have handgun licenses to openly carry."


Does no one else see what this is doing? Everyone is going along saying "oh this is so great" or "its about time" etc etc. And the next thing you know we have to have a f**king license to carry a gun.

Wake up people. Just because it says open carry doesn't mean it is automatically a good thing. Once you have gun registration you will never get rid of it!

Not to turn your rant back on, but I don't follow what your message here. Would you mind clarifying please?

 

[Burk Cornelius]

Not to turn your rant back on, but I don't follow what your message here. Would you mind clarifying please?

I oppose the government mandating a license to exercise a constitutional right.

 

[jtyler05si]

I oppose the government mandating a license to exercise a constitutional right.

oh ok then. So do you hate that we have to get a license to conceal carry as well?

I guess I just don't see the difference. Why get in a fury about having to have a license to open carry when we have had to have a license to conceal carry for a while?

 

[Burk Cornelius]

oh ok then. So do you hate that we have to get a license to conceal carry as well?

I guess I just don't see the difference. Why get in a fury about having to have a license to open carry when we have had to have a license to conceal carry for a while?

Yes I do oppose having to obtain a license to conceal carry, open carry, or any other kind of carry.

This particular open carry law is gun registration, or at least "carry-a-gun" registration. Just another small step toward total gun registration. If we allow our rights to be degraded little by little then before you know if they all add up!

 

[FakeHuman]

It's all about money, but I will be happy when I don't have to worry as much about printing, shirt blowing up, etc.

 

[Burk Cornelius]

I guess I’m not really making my point very well. Let me try this and then I will give it a rest:

• Pre-1996 Open carry was permitted, concealed carry was not.
• 1996 SDA allows concealed carry WITH a permit. Prohibited open carry
• 2010 proposed bill allows open carry WITH permit.

See how it was done a little at a time and made everyone think, “Hey this is a good thing”

If you don’t think so, go back to pre-SDA and imagine the response to a bill that would have required anyone who wanted to carry a gun (concealed or open) to have to register for a permit. It wouldn’t have happened

 

[ndtish]

Thanks to everyone for their replies!

It will be nice to get back "home", even though, I've called MN home for 25 years.

 

[makfan89]

I guess I’m not really making my point very well. Let me try this and then I will give it a rest:

• Pre-1996 Open carry was permitted, concealed carry was not.
• 1996 SDA allows concealed carry WITH a permit. Prohibited open carry
• 2010 proposed bill allows open carry WITH permit.

See how it was done a little at a time and made everyone think, “Hey this is a good thing”

If you don’t think so, go back to pre-SDA and imagine the response to a bill that would have required anyone who wanted to carry a gun (concealed or open) to have to register for a permit. It wouldn’t have happened

I get what you're sayin. I don't like the way things are heading either. If only the world could be like one big Clint Eastwood movie.

 

[shootermcgavin]

I guess I’m not really making my point very well. Let me try this and then I will give it a rest:

• Pre-1996 Open carry was permitted, concealed carry was not.
• 1996 SDA allows concealed carry WITH a permit. Prohibited open carry
• 2010 proposed bill allows open carry WITH permit.

See how it was done a little at a time and made everyone think, “Hey this is a good thing”

If you don’t think so, go back to pre-SDA and imagine the response to a bill that would have required anyone who wanted to carry a gun (concealed or open) to have to register for a permit. It wouldn’t have happened

I smell what you are stepping in. I'm glad that we might get open carry, but not at all happy about licensing and registering for our right. It's the same thing with the open carry back in the day. I was too young, but even now everyone things "Yay we have concealed carry." Not realizing we used to be able to carry unregistered..... I hope it all works out for us.....but am not uber optimistic. I will say I was when I first heard it until I stopped and thought for a second.