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Gene L
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A conflict of interest

In GA, there is a bill introduced for Constitutional carry. I'm not sure how I feel about this; I'm all for it if people are law abiding, but there's a helluva lot of rogues in GA and I question if it's OK to give them the right to bear arms without a background check. Any thoughts on this?
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
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Still illegal for a felon to own or carry a firearm...
If its a problem, I can't see what it is?
― Douglas Adams
Why would the LEO have touched the guns in the first place under state wide Constitutional Carry as long as notification was give if required by the State?
― Douglas Adams
Both ended up in jail.
That said, constitutional carry is working in Idaho. Every violent crime that I'm aware of was committed by someone with a record, except for an event a few years ago. Dude walked into his house and found his wife getting boned by his friend. He shot them both and himself. He did not have a previous record. Having a permit would not have made a bit of difference in this particular situation.
My only complaint: I work in Washington so I must carry a WA permit when I cross the border five days per week.
Adam J. McCleod
And Alpha's example? In the late 80s I and a shipmate were driving down I-10 in the dark early morning hours to go shooting at his families place in Benson. We are both wearing multiple firearms openly, as was legal, (even if impractical, as we discovered later), and had MANY firearms in the vehicle, including a semi-auto UZI laying open in the back seat with a Springfield M1A. There were more, but years make memories hazy.