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Originally Posted by purist
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In Arizona, you can carry a concealed weapon without a permit. Two years ago, our dumbfuck Governor also signed a law permitting guns to be carried into bars and restaurants that sell alcohol.
Carrying a gun in public here is legally sanctioned in every which way you could possibly think of. At least 20 percent of households here own a gun.
In no conceivable way, were any "honest citizens" being deterred from bringing a concealed gun to Gabrielle Giffords event to "protect themselves."
And it looks like it didn't fucking matter, now did it?
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I don't disagree. I more was talking about citizens in states such as Illinois or New York where it takes an act of congress to carry a gun legally. To follow the rules and do things right, you have to jump through hoops and wait month after month to be considered. Whereas criminals will skip the process and always find ways to obtain weapons if that is what they want to do.
I don't think "Get rid of all guns" is an answer. I think steps need to be made to ensure that mentally sound and responsive individuals are allowed to own guns, and the penalty for abusing that right should be harsh. If A husband and father of four wants to buy a shotgun to keep for home protection, he should be able to do so.