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Newspaper admits it was wrong to oppose concealed carry

Monday, October 26th, 2009 | Guns | Permalink | No Comments |

(Jefferson City, MO) News Tribune - Felons learning hard lessons:

Sheriff Greg White is a proponent of the conceal and carry law, passed by lawmakers in 2003 after Missouri voters rejected a similar law in 1999.

The law requires people to attain a standard of proficiency with weapons before they are permitted to carry a concealed gun. Proponents of the law believe it offers a greater sense of security and decreases crime by prompting felons to consider the consequences of armed confrontation.

We confess to harboring some reservations about the concealed carry law. Our fear was an increase in guns in public would result in more guns being displayed prematurely and/or more accidents.

White said recently: “All the fears over conceal and carry have never manifested.”

We concede the point. Anecdotal evidence does not suggest an increase in accidents or unprovoked gunplay.

The evidence, however, does show people defending themselves from harm. The message being sent to felons is don’t bring a weapon to a crime unless you’re prepared to accept the risk.

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More on guns in national parks and the phony lead bullet issue

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 | Environment, Guns | Permalink | No Comments |

And another thing. Most or all national parks allow fishing. Are lead sinkers banned in national parks?

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Guns in national parks and the phony lead bullet issue

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Guns in national parks and the phony lead bullet issue

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 | Environment, Guns | Permalink | 14 Comments |

In relation to the new rules on carry in national parks, Donald Sensing writes:

That’s the tack that the Obama administration will take: it’s the lead that’s the problem, so guns must be banned from federal lands. This is not a new tactic, of course, since opponents of Second Amendment rights have long tried to shut down firearms use by trying to cripple ammunition makers and users with absolute liability for ammunition use. It won’t matter, either, that ammunition without any lead at all is available on the civilian market. A way will be found, a reason will be given. The present “defense” of the Bush rule is just theater.

I have a question. Park rangers carry guns, so what kind of bullets do they use and do they contain lead? I think I know the answer and I think you, do, too.

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A newspaper is publishing a list of handgun carry permit holders. Again.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 | Guns | Permalink | No Comments |

This time it’s the Memphis Commercial Appeal. SayUncle has the details.

A list of legal Tennessee handgun carry permit owners is sort of like a sex offender database, except that the people in it are law-abiding members of society who paid to take a class, passed a written test and shooting test, passed a criminal background check, paid their $150 to get a government permit, registered their fingerprints with the local sheriff, and don’t have a history of crime, drug addiction or alcohol abuse, and are not the subjects of a restraining order or indictment. People, who, in many cases, are more law-abiding than the reporters writing the newspaper, and who statistically commit crimes less frequently than not only the general public, but less frequently even than police officers.

Clearly, newspapers must protect society from law-abiding menaces like us.

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