It will soon be legal for adults in West Virginia to carry hidden handguns with no training and without a permit, after the Legislature acted swiftly, and against the wishes of law enforcement, to override Gov. Earl Ray Tomblins veto of the legislation.
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Tomblin issued a statement immediately after the override, condemning the Legislatures actions.
West Virginias law enforcement officers have dedicated their lives to keeping us safe and helping us in times of need, and its disheartening that the members of the Legislature have chosen not to stand with these brave men and women putting their safety and the safety of West Virginians at risk, Tomblin said. Its unfortunate that the concerns of officers from every law enforcement branch in the state, including the West Virginia State Police and university campus police officers, have been ignored by todays action.
Sen. Corey Palumbo, D-Kanawha, noted that public opinion polling was overwhelmingly against allowing permitless concealed weapons.
There are seven other 'constitutional carry' states that pretty much allow you to carry without a class / license. I say it's a good thing.
Cletus can now carry concealed in WV ... but not on the Capitol grounds. Yes, those brave legislators are OK with guns at most public venues, but not theirs.The West Virginian legislature overrode the governor's veto, strong objections from officers in the State Police and other branches of law enforcement, and even, according to some public opinion polling, their own constituents, and have voted to allow concealed carry for those over 21 with no training and no permit whatsoever.
My commentary? Yikes! D:
What you don't understand is that guns are embedded in their way of life like Israel.
Civilians must obtain a firearms license to lawfully acquire, possess, sell, or transfer firearms and ammunition.
ln addition, those applying for permission to possess firearms must meet certain age requirements:
20 for women who completed military service or civil service equivalent
21 for men who completed military service or civil service equivalent
27 for those who did not complete military service or civil service equivalent
45 for residents of East Jerusalem.
To obtain a firearms license, an applicant must be a resident of Israel for at least three consecutive years, pass a background check that considers the applicant's health, mental, and criminal history, establish a genuine reason for possessing a firearm (such as self-defense, hunting, or sport), and pass a weapons-training course. The Israeli government maintains an official registry of all residents with firearms licenses.[22]
All those holding firearms licenses must renew them and re-take a shooting course at a gun range every three years and pass a psychological exam every six years.[23] They must demonstrate they have a safe at home in which to keep the firearm. Permits are given only for personal use, not for business in the firearms sale while holders for self-defense purposes may own only one handgun, and are given a lifetime supply of 50 bullets to take home.[24]
You took it a bit literally there. I meant in the sense that they are around guns their entire life. In any case, it will be a fantastic experiment to see if crime actually does drop when "everyone knows everyone else is packing heat".What you don't understand, or even seem to know, are the gun laws in Israel:
So, yeah, nice analogy . . . except for the whole licensing, residency requirements, background check, criminal history check, mental history check, need to provide a genuine reason, weapons-training requirement, national registry, recurring shooting course, recurring psychological exam, home safe requirement, limit of ONE HANDGUN, and lifetime limit of 50 bullets.
In any case, it will be a fantastic experiment to see if crime actually does drop when "everyone knows everyone else is packing heat".
Off the land? Cool. Where, and how long?Have you ever been to WV? It's mainly woods and mountains and I've lived there for awhile living off the land.
Fairmont area south of Motown. Just for a year.Off the land? Cool. Where, and how long?
And, yes, I've been to WV untold times. I live only 5 hours away from Morgantown. I've camped before in the Monogahela National Forest, and I have friends in the state whom I've visited more than once . . . in the boonies roughly close to Webster Springs and in the boonies of Randolph County south of Elkins. One family owns naught but a .22 hunting rifle, and the other extended group fairly much do live "off the land," but don't own any guns, by choice.
For gun manufacturers.
Prepare for massive failure.
Wait so does this mean gang members can walk around armed and not be breaking the law?
Wait so does this mean gang members can walk around armed and not be breaking the law?
Wait so does this mean gang members can walk around armed and not be breaking the law?
"the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
The 2nd Amendment is not changing. GTFO of the USA if you're scared of average Americans carrying guns.
If anti-gun communists cared more about changing the "thug-life" culture instead of trying to institute a nanny state they might have more luck with reducing gun violence.
You do realize that gang members walk around carrying guns in every part of the country regardless of what the law is right? Those gun laws sure work great in Chicago! To bad your average joe has to depend on the cops to protect him there...
do you need a permit to carry in az?