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RE: The Slippery Slope of Open Carry
4 week MANDATORY training + background check + psyche eval= freedom? I'm failing to see the logic in the equation. BTW, "Shall not be infringed". Otherwise, I enjoyed reading your post. ☺
No, that's just responsibility training. Kinda like Driver's Ed + Road Test + DMV = License (for life... but that's another topic for another day)
Think about it... we are granting 16 year olds the ability to operate machinery that has the potential to kill and maim innocent people. Including the other occupants, as well as the driver. The process is so cavalier and so laissez-faire that it's just considered a right of passage into adulthood. But for owning a handgun, (which let's be honest, doesn't have as many reasons for existence other than to kill) and you only have to fill out a simple form and hand over your money to a retail clerk.
We have an opportunity to set the bar higher. You want the privilege of gun ownership, you need to prove it first. Once you've been deemed A-OK then, by all means... have a hand gun or 12.
We are on the cusp of losing this right/privilege forever. You know it, and our lawmakers are chomping at the bit to sign that piece of legislation. Perhaps it will come someday in the form of an Executive Order. Then what are you gonna do?