Cartwright—I do believe that we should have open carry in each and every state for those individuals who have obtained an open carry permit. This would be like a concealed weapon permit which requires classes and target practice in addition to substantial background checks. If you can pass all of this, I’m all for it. I think this would seriously reduce a lot of crimes in America. Who’s going to walk into the liquor store and rob it if there’s ten people walking around with firearms on their hips? Who’s going to walk into a restaurant or theater and start shooting if other people have guns? Hell, I think this is a great solution to airline security as well. Give every passenger who gets on the plane a pistol and have them turn it back in when they get off the plane. How many hijackings do you think there would be if all the passengers were equally armed?
I’m all for open carry all across America so long as there is a rigorous permitting process to make sure that felons, criminals, or individuals with mental disorders don’t get permits. Ever notice how much crime and gun violence is committed in places with tough gun control laws? How did gun control work out for Paris? Bet things would have ended differently had some of the people had guns. How about crime in places like Boston, Buffalo, and Los Angeles which all have tough gun control laws? Not places that I would want to live or visit for that matter given their crime rates.
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