I'm still waiting for someone to answer my questions. Why do you need to know who has a conceal carry license? What purpose does it serve? How does know it make you any safer?

I'm still waiting for someone to answer my questions. Why do you need to know who has a conceal carry license? What purpose does it serve? How does know it make you any safer?

Well?

I'm still waiting for someone to answer my questions. Why do you need to know who has a conceal carry license? What purpose does it serve? How does know it make you any safer?

 

Simple answer:

1. You don't

2. None

3. It doesn't

Simple answer:

1. You don't

2. None

3. It doesn't

:thumb: That is about as plain and simple that you can make it Ram but the anti-gun people will never understand no matter how it was drawn up for them. The biggest problem with the anti's is they have a misconception about weapons and the people who own them. They seem to profile them into John Wayne style cowboys and are backed by the main stream media and the confused folks in Hollywierd.

:thumb: That is about as plain and simple that you can make it Ram but the anti-gun people will never understand no matter how it was drawn up for them. The biggest problem with the anti's is they have a misconception about weapons and the people who own them. They seem to profile them into John Wayne style cowboys and are backed by the main stream media and the confused folks in Hollywierd.

:thumb: :thumb: Confused is the most respectable term that I can think of for that bunch of Wacko's.

Honestly, the main reasons that I am concerned about the names being printed publicly is:

1. It unfairly but the people listed in danger of violent crime, criminals have an opportunity to know who in their community is most likely be carrying a firearm.

2 It unfairly but the people listed at an increased risk of robbery, giving criminals an opportunity to know which housed have firearms worth stealing.

3. It singles the people out on the list for increased scrutiny by people who want to criticize the second amendment.

4. The listing of the people with CCDW was meant to discourage law abiding citizens from applying for CCDW permits for fear of public notice by the media.

 

I don't want to argue, you asked a legitimate question, here is my legitimate answer.

 

One of the reasons I would add to this is the general feeling of ostracization that could occur as well. Just seeing the looks on my roommates face when I have my rifle in pieces while I am cleaning it is annoying enough. People who don't know me as well as they do knowing that I have my CCDW and may well be packing could dramatically change how they interact with me. I do not have one yet, although I have every intention of getting one before the year is out.

 

Considering the sentiment of some people out there who are anti-gun (RM I know you are not anti-gun), and the borderline terror I have seen on people's faces when guns are around. The fear of a firearm and the person that might be carrying on them could seriously lead to problems for the individual with the CCDW.

 

That may be a bit extreme but I don't see it as that far off from what could happen.

An Ohio newspaper's decision to publish the non-public records of concealed carry permit holders drew a strong response, and one gun rights advocacy group published personal but public information about the newspaper's editor.

 

The Sandusky Register on June 24 published the names, ages and home counties of the almost 2,700 concealed carry permit holders in its circulation area. Ohio gun laws restrict public access to concealed carry records but allow the media to access them.

 

The printing of the names sparked outrage from gun rights groups, including the Ohioans for Concealed Carry and the National Rifle Association. Critics argue that publishing names and identifying information about concealed carry permit holders puts them at risk being targeted for violence or identity theft.

 

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200707/NAT20070705a.html

 

I did a report in college on gun-controlled. Went in with a mindset that registered gun controls and stricter gun access laws was the way to go. After a semester of research, completely changed my mind and my paper went the other route. My professor was not too happy with the change in my stance after research.

 

One point I remember reading was that one of the first acts of Hitler's charges when invading a country/town was to seize the gun registration records and have the soldiers "visit" those homes.

Just get one of your own, that way you've leveled the playing field ... :lol:

The "leveling the playing field" forum is a different forum.

I don't even know a gun owner who's had to make the choice is what I mean.

My brother in law did. He was in another state in the Northeast when there was a traffic mishap that resulted in no injuries or damage. A man got out of his car and was yelling and screaming for him to get out of his truck and he was going to beat something out of him. The man went back to his car and came back with a baseball bat and hit his truck several times. My BIL who goes 6'5" and about 280 had never left his car and was not about too. But he removed his gun from the glove compartment pointed it at the guy and said he wasn't getting out of his truck and that guy wasn't beating anything out of anyone. He told the guy to move out of his way and he was moving on.

 

The guy's tone changed tremendously when my BIL showed he was going to defend himself. My BIL moved on and that was the end of the story.

 

He did think that there was no way he was going to make it out of the state without having to explain the situation to someone after pulling a gun on the guy.

Here's what cracks me up:

 

Because you have a gun, your right to privacy supercedes the rights of others to know that you are armed?

 

So, the constitution and laws protects you from us. What laws protect me from you?

So you would be for those who have a communicable disease like HIV wearing a label so that we know when we are dealing with them that they have a dangerous disease and need to be careful with them?