Sunday, May 13, 2018

Mary's veto

Been thinking long and hard about Oklahoma Governor Fallin vetoing Constitutional Carry. .... the right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms shall NOT be infringed. Pretty simple to understand unless you are a liberal, or a well bribed politician.
I strongly support Constitutional Carry. I also see the flip side, identifying people who should not be allowed to possess weapons such as criminals and people with serious mental issues such as HiLlARy and Bernie supporters.
One answer Would be to incorporate the permit into the standard Drivers license / state identification card. We presently do it with minors and drinking. In Kansas, the DL issued to those under 21 is flipped 90 degrees, hard to mistake it when carded at the bar.
My thoughts for weapons is to put a colored band around the license, Green for those denied the right to possess guns and red for those who have passes a course of concealed carry instruction that meets a set standard.
In order to obtain the red band, the person must complete a firearms course including a range qualification. They must also pass a background check similar to that given to candidates for police jobs.
Once that certification is obtained,that person would have an uninterruptible right to carry exactly the same as an on duty U.S. Marshall. If stopped by the police, the LEO would not be allowed to ask if they were packing nor allowed to disarm them unless the person is under indictment for a violent felony, or if the officer has witnessed the person commit a violent felony.
I would add one other thing to that, a blue band. It would denote a person who is legally allowed to carry, but has not taken any course of instruction, or has indicated to the state that they have no wish to possess a firearm.

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