Posted on 02/21/2010 3:16:39 PM PST by TheConservativeCitizen
I am a concealed handgun permit holder in the state of Colorado. I can, and often do, carry a firearm in McDonalds, Wal-Mart, the mall, and most anywhere else the average citizen goes. A small circle of public safety if you will, not just for my family and I but for those fellow citizens that cross my path throughout the day. Yet I, or any other law-abiding citizen, cannot carry on school campuses.
I initially applied for my concealed handgun permit a month or so before 9-11. The fee was $100 payable to the county and a $35 CBI background fee. As soon as 9-11 occurred the local sheriff waved the $100 county fee and proceeded to hand out concealed carry permits as quickly as possible. Mine was permit number 1768 and within just a couple months the local sheriff issued about 5,000 more. In the years since then I am not aware of a single permit holder who has been involved in any firearm related crime. Those who argue against concealed carry permit laws or forbid them in certain areas are, at best, incredibly ignorant and at worst purposelessly exposing their fellow countrymen to violent crime, assaults and even death for the sake of ideology and feel good politics.
The truth is often very simple. The law-abiding, gun-owning citizen is not the problem but for some reason is often the target of those who seek to disarm the populace.
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Be thankful for the Make My Day laws in CO. Haven’t they recently expanded that law as well?
>>Yet I, or any other law-abiding citizen, cannot carry on school campuses.<<
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Something for terrorists to note and remember. Schools are save havens for terrorists.
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