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Bootleggers and Constitutional Carry
Cato Institute (via msn) ^ | 2 jan 2023 | Joseph Michael Newhard

Posted on 01/03/2023 8:23:52 AM PST by rellimpank

Legislation enshrining “constitutional carry” — that is, the legal right to carry a firearm without a government permit — is spreading quickly across the country. Many states have adopted constitutional carry in the past decade, and more are expected to do so in the coming years.

Gun control groups unsurprisingly oppose constitutional carry. More surprisingly, so do some police chiefs associations and police unions. They argue that permitless carry increases the danger faced by law enforcement officers. Yet, officer fatalities have trended downward slightly over the past four decades (excepting COVID-19 deaths), despite a growing number of law enforcement officers, a growing U.S. population, more guns in circulation, and expansions in concealed and open carry.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; constitutionalcarry; donutwatch; guns
--develops the idea that "gun control" has to do with economic interest and bureaucratic building rather than "crime"--
1 posted on 01/03/2023 8:23:52 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank
More surprisingly, so do some police chiefs associations and police unions.

Not surprising at all. Police Chiefs associations are notoriously Left Wing. Police Unions, less so, but still oppose Constitutional Carry because it makes the beat cop's job "harder." Boo friggin' hoo.

2 posted on 01/03/2023 8:26:40 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: rellimpank

Gun control is racist. But is that fair when a few dozen urban communities account for most of the nation’s gun violence?


3 posted on 01/03/2023 8:26:53 AM PST by Reno89519 (DeSantis or Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Retire, Spend Time With His Family.)
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To: Yo-Yo
"..because it makes the beat cop's job "harder.""

I have requested data backing up this allegation from various police sources.

So far, only crickets.

4 posted on 01/03/2023 8:35:00 AM PST by chief lee runamok (Anti Socialist Derelict At Large)
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To: Taxman

Ping


5 posted on 01/03/2023 8:45:16 AM PST by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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To: rellimpank

The P o L i C e who oppose this are democrat hacks working for demorcat mayors; these chiefs do not arrest the mayor or the district attorney’s who fail to uphold the law. These are the chiefs who let cities burn, and looters run rampant, and murders be released onto the streets.

So how you recognize these P o L i C e chiefs. The mayor is black, check. The chief if black, BINGO.

If a majority of people in a city are not black, and whites are democrats, you can damn sure bet they are responsible for the downfall of society. These people are dedicated to destroying America, erasing whites, and more importantly these police chiefs must be dedicated to DNC party line. The DNC is destroying American society.

America is dying from 50 Cuts... it should take a 1000 cuts... and when America finally dies so will the cities and these P o L i C e who are OKAY with the lawlessness of the DNC political party.

Guns scare the hell out of criminals. Democrats are mostly today the criminals destroying or corrupting society with thier personal theft, graft, and sexual perversion of society. They are fake law enforcement for We The People.

When the Thousand Cuts come, it will be because people with guns stand their ground one at time being picked off by the DNC either in direct confrontations or by putting them in jail for defending themselves when the perps and murders go free.

The FBI is all over America. It is reported that they have up to 200,000 operatives ensuring the homos destroy the local scout troop, or the white pastor stays in line with Properisty Theology, and they seek out any group of conservatives of two (or “the” more is) and the third guy may soon be from the FBI.

So gun owners cannot band together for common defense of community against the DNC hord of perverts, communists, thieves or murders.

If you go to your local gun shop several times a week or the shooting range, and you see the same people milling around, you know its big f’nBrotherInvestigating U.

Just remember how NATO and now RUSSIA is fighting the Government in Ukraine. They are cutting the railways, highway intersections/overpasses, bridges, and cutting communications and most importantly electric. Remember when the Hord in the cities are hungry, freezing and start to canabolize each other. If you are in those cities get out early. Go to the mountains and set up your tent. If you hike move off trail 20% downhill from the crest area near a stream but not more than 300 steps.

Yea those opposing open carry are 98.9% democrat mayors and P o L i C e who would hunt you down for stopping rioters or protesters from burning and looting your property.

The more Concealed Carry the Better. Open Carry is great too, however, if you are Chicago not so much in certain areas known for crime... yea that Law Enforcement would be correct to not want criminals to open carry illegally possessed guns but they will not stop them on sight or flight. Democrat mayors and P o L i C e should embrace the legally owned weapons by the lawful owner open carried in the supposedly safe areas of town. Eventually all that open carry would ATTRIT the criminals who come out be “democrats”.

Will Open Carry save American Cities? Will these democrats embrace gun ownership by people who are not criminals?

Don’t forget, ammo is now cheap. Keep 500-1000 rounds on hand for when the supply is eventually cut off by the government. Don’t use credit cards as they say at Langely in the Gift Shop;)

Move to rural areas at least a few miles from the cities to avoid the massess of Democrats on the prowl to destroy U eventually.

When the government makes legal things unlawfull and unlawful things legall or OKAY, they are:
a. Democratically Elected Form of Government
b. Criminals themselves
c. A Government that uses “mandates” in lieu of Law to harness the people
d. All of the above.


6 posted on 01/03/2023 8:52:57 AM PST by Jumper ( )
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To: Yo-Yo

Tyrannical cops hate open carry because it means it’s one less thing they can use to oppress people. Lots of videos online showing idiot cops trying to oppress law abiding citizens for the legal act of carrying a firearm.

Every one of these cops should be fired and banned from working in law enforcement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_VY99lb5ms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhM937pP9g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-vcW_dXlpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhF3c-UPmxI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5dyZCe3xM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8YJdKeIwEk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ApgQcypYw


7 posted on 01/03/2023 10:39:09 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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