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To: patriotgal1787

Carrying a concealed weapon is considered a right in Florida. The license costs about $100. If you're 21, can shoot and have a clean record, chances are you qualify.

If carrying a concealed weapon is a right (presuming the individual is not a criminal), why are they required to pay $100 for that right, and why do they need a license?

23 posted on 11/14/2005 10:52:22 AM PST by Sarajevo
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To: Sarajevo
If carrying a concealed weapon is a right (presuming the individual is not a criminal), why are they required to pay $100 for that right, and why do they need a license?

Good questions. The 2nd Amendment of the Constitution guarantees all of us the right to bear arms. So, why do we citizens have to file for a permit? I think it's for two reasons: a source of revenue for the government, and a record of everyone who has a gun. In today's America the Constitution is a document not to be followed, but to be gotten around.

46 posted on 11/14/2005 11:25:01 AM PST by patriotgal1787 ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" - Edmund Burke)
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