A colleague is a maximum 2nd Amendment advocate, and was pushing the idea that there shouldn't even be a conceal carry permit system, that people should just be able to carry, without a permit. We don't have permits to have free speech or if we want to go to church, after all.
After the Trayvon incident, and after these (apparently) racial shootings in Tulsa, I think it's a fair guess that more blacks will be carrying heat, legally or not. In Trayvon's case, I suspect the lesson will be "don't wait to become a victim. Trayvon should have shot Zimmerman first in self defense, even if he was only 17."
How will the gun lobby react to a large arming in the black community, of both the eligible and underaged?
Will they (still?) support the idea of arming without documentation, or will they insist that only registered carriers should be allowed?
I would imagine many parents will want to see the age limits reduced or maybe even eliminated, as there are innumerable scenarios where a 12-17 year old (for example) shouldn't have to depend on having the police, or an adult, not to mention a sure-shooter, around to protect them from bad guys.
After the Trayvon incident, and after these (apparently) racial shootings in Tulsa, I think it's a fair guess that more blacks will be carrying heat, legally or not. In Trayvon's case, I suspect the lesson will be "don't wait to become a victim. Trayvon should have shot Zimmerman first in self defense, even if he was only 17."
How will the gun lobby react to a large arming in the black community, of both the eligible and underaged?
Will they (still?) support the idea of arming without documentation, or will they insist that only registered carriers should be allowed?
I would imagine many parents will want to see the age limits reduced or maybe even eliminated, as there are innumerable scenarios where a 12-17 year old (for example) shouldn't have to depend on having the police, or an adult, not to mention a sure-shooter, around to protect them from bad guys.
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