Posted on 11/02/2010 2:55:59 AM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
When I got my permit several years ago the State Trooper that did my fingerprints got angry. I thought he was angry because I was getting a permit. He said “this infuriates me!” I asked him if he thought citizens shouldn't be allowed to carry and he said “quite the opposite. I don't think they should be required to go through this nonsense to carry because it's a Constitutional right”. A lot of Tennesseans feel the same way but at least we can carry and guns are not taboo here. A lot of law enforcement feels the same way as that State Trooper. I used to ride my horse in the mountains in the State Park and I always strapped a handgun to my saddle. The fact that I had it kept a car load of drunks from bothering me. Right after the drunks left a park officer pulled up and told me to be careful back there by myself. He saw the gun on my saddle and never said a word. He just smiled and told me to have a nice ride. LOL
I'm hoping that people of TN get out and vote today to boot out the politicians that oppose our gun freedoms. I plan to!
Down here it is a bit simpler. Walk into a store, pick out the gun of your choice, give them your address.
Check, check and check. You are out the door in 10 minutes. Takes a couple of minutes more if you want to also get a deer tag.
Prefer some training requirements, as I have seen some scary new gun owners on the range. But with rights comes risks.
“Shall Issue” is a fair enough compromise. Knowing that a person can safely carry and maintain, and ultimately use a firearm is a minimum standard of safety where the public is concerned.
I don't think there should be any permit. Just like AZ. If you can't get that, the $500 is only if you don't get some fundamental training. I grew up in a family with guns all over the place. I shot my first at at 6. I am an active shooter locally. Have you ever handed a gun to a first timer? I have. What's the first thing they do with it? Finger goes onto the trigger. What's the second? It ends up getting pointed at you...your feet, your arms, whatever. Maybe not leveled at your chest, but you're getting swept, it's a certainty. This is where I encourage people to get legal and proficiency training. If you don't want to bother? Pay more money, simple as that. If you're already a shooter, you've probably got certs anyway.
Fine, go to a hunter's Safety course. They're free in my State. You will get the basics on safe handling of a firearm. Then the cost is administrative only. You are ENCOURAGED to get training, but not required. If you are dead set against getting training go deliver some pizzas for a month to get the extra cash. The point is that people that have never held a gun _NEED_ someone to give them the basics. I feel it is important. If you don't want to, you're choice, pay more.
I'd prefer the AZ method. No government intrusion in our lives. That just isn't possible everywhere.
The right to bear arms, as described in the Constitution is unconditional.
What you think is ‘reasonable’ is irrelevant.
How does that sound when applied to the 1st? Kinda stupid - RIGHTS should NEVER be compromised.
Lack of reading comprehension today.
I prefer no government intrusion in our lives. I stated it in my original post, just like AZ, VT, AK.
That is not possible everywhere. If we must have the intrusion, then encourage people to get education. How you got "against the constitution" from my post is beyond me.
How would you like it if you had to pay for freedom of press, assembly, religion etc. Paying for your seconedment right is wrong, why would you think it is ok.
VOTE YES on the hunting & fishing amendment! Don’t let the chip away at our gun rights!
Again, what part of "I prefer the AK, AZ, VT method? No restrictions." did you not get from my post?
My point was, if we're going to have permitting, which I'm against in the first place, but it's unavoidable in most states for the next 10+ years, then we need to encourage training. You encourage training by offering a significant discount for it.
Sheesh. Don't want to get some safe handling and legal training? Fine, pay more.
We do pay for freedom of Assembly, freedom of Religion and press. There are costs involved in each. There are permits and paperwork for all of the above. There are rules and regulations like the "lose your non profit status if you endorse a candidate" rules. I'm against all that as well. While we work back towards the original freedoms, we have to deal with the mess we have today, it's simply unavoidable.
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
[Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 19, 1785]
No paying for your right is wrong period, but you think it is OK. We should no have permitting it is wrong to pay for your right. If you think it is ok then have fun paying for any and all rights because that is where the libs want to take us.
“The cost of the permit is $500/5 years. If you pass a training course in laws and shooting proficiency then the cost is discounted to Administrative only. In this case $115.”
Why is the Administrative fee $115?
In South Dakota the fee is only $10 for a concealed carry permit.
Probably because some liberal figured it was a way to fleece the public. My Florida carry permit was $117 for 7 years, and my Virginia carry permit was $100/5. There probably is some cost above $10 and below $115 that represents the true cost.
Fail.
Would any one else like to bet that the vast majority of those 200 were justifiable homicides?
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