GOD IS MY PERMIT!........................
Oddly, I’ve had a Connecticut carry permit for over 35 years but I still can’t carry a knife with a blade longer than 4” or a switchblade with a blade longer than about 1”
Basically, I can’t carry a common kitchen knife but a .454 casual? No problem
And yes, a permit is when the government steals your inherent rights and rents them back to you.
They sure as hell do in Massachusetts. Here you’ve gotta fill out 3 forms and wait 30 days for permission to take a pi$$ if you have an LTC.
The weapon is reported when purchased. The federal government just doesn’t have a requirement for nothing. The manufacturer often knows who bought weapons.
If you are required to have permit to purchase a handgun as in Cumberland Co, NC then the Sheriff has a record.
The CCC permist is just another way to tell who is legally known to handle a weapon in accordance with those laws of the jurisdiction and someone expected to act IAW the law.
GOD IS MY PERMIT!........................
“Such “registration” has little significance because it does not tie the person registered to any particular handgun. Numerous students in the concealed carry courses that I conducted in Arizona did not own guns”
Not sure I totally agree with that.
No it does not tie the person registered to any particular firearm and yes I’m sure some people probably do possess a CCW and not own a gun, but what it could do in my paranoid mind is give the fed gov a list to check in to who actually do possess firearms.
I suspect the major majority of people that bother to get CCW DO have a gun of some sort.
It is gun-owner registration.
Excellent point! I've wondered on occasion whether it would be more of a 'red flag' to a potential totalitarian government, for an individual to be on a looooong list of possible/probable gun owners, or a short list of people with no credit card activity, no online purchases or forum activity, no concealed carry license, etc.
"Most states who issue carry permits do not require information about a particular firearm in order to issue the permit. There are a couple of exceptions."
It may have changed since I left New Mexico, but (IIRC) that State's concealed carry permit used to specify the type of handgun (revolver or auto pistol) as well as an approved caliber or range of calibers. Obviously, other States are likely to have unique provisions in their laws, also.
Thanks for another interesting article!
I wonder. Of the handguns recovered in Omaha related to a crime, how many are registered? How many of those were stolen?
“Omaha Police Officer’s Association, was lobbying hard to keep the Omaha requirement of registration of handguns.”
And why would they want that?
I said screw that...and carried without a "license".
I'm a clean cut guy...NEVER have been asked if I had a gun in the truck.
Then OK went CC.....and I was glad I did what I did.
Wow, not even Oregon requires firearm registration.
If you have to proactively seek one, yes. If they made it a thing that nets everyone, like you have to take a class to graduate high school that will yield a permit to 98% of the public, then not so much.
In Arizona, you do not need a permit to carry concealed.