WA Democrats move to ban open, concealed carry of a firearm at 5,300+ locations
WA Democrats move to ban open, concealed carry of a firearm at 5,300+ locations
I'd like to take, "Laws that will be overturned by Bruen v. NYSPRA precedent" for $100, Alex.
SCOTUS would need to create new precedent, this isn't a carry ban it's a location ban.
But current SCOTUS will gladly use this as an excuse to establish that precedent.
It's a pretty short series of hops from Heller v. D.C. to McDonald v. Chicago to Bruen v. NYSPRA to this. If you're banning carrying at almost every place, public and private, then it's a de facto ban.
Its true scotus doesn't want guns in their presence.
If approved, the state would prohibit possession at public buildings, parks, fairgrounds and playgrounds where “children are likely to be present.”
State law already prohibits possession in restricted access areas of airports, jails, law enforcement and public health facilities, courtrooms and other related areas, bars and places off-limits to minors.
Something's not adding up, here.
Authoritarianism goes brrr
Republicans: fetuses are babies! The word "gay" corrupts a child! Won't anyone think of the Children??
Also republicans: were not paying for kids lunches, fuck those kids. Kids have school shooting problems? Then get a bullet proof blanket you whiny bitch! Guns are not allowed where we adults have fun, or work, but around kids? All fine, shut your whining!
Such a nice group of caring people
Strip clubs couldn’t serve alcohol until 2024.
Yeah. Either a gun range ISN'T currently off limits to minors, or guns are already banned there.
I can't decide which is more absurd.....
Oh that's right. Schools ban guns. Maybe that's how all the school shootings stopped.
public buildings, parks, fairgrounds and playgrounds where “children are likely to be present."
That all seems like a pretty good idea to me.
Such an obviously good idea.
So good of an idea that the stupid 30% of this country will hate it.
I don’t live in Seattle. I’d like to ask a local, if one is reading, how they feel about this.
We already do not allow concealed carry in many places. I think it makes sense to not allow them in parks, public buildings, etc.
This coming from a firearm owner who has had a concealed carry permit in the past.
I think it makes sense to not allow them in parks, public buildings, etc.
If they are somehow immune from violent perpetrators, I would agree. For example, if the "public building" has armed security.
Otherwise, we're just creating unarmed victim zones.
I wonder what the concern is now though? Has there been a problem I'm not aware of?
I'm a little ok with this, a couple walked in to the supermarket and she had a Beretta in her shoulder holster, outside of her nice dress. Sure it was kinda sexy but...
I was glad she and her wife were ready to protect each other or others, but I really don't like losing the element of surprise and the possibility the gun can then be used against the owners if things go poorly.
If you're carrying, get the drop on dumbasses trying to fuck your day up.
I've never understood open carry. Only place I do so is in the woods.
When Oklahoma passed open carry back in the day, I read about some dumbass cowboy walking around downtown Tulsa with six shooters. Robber just came up behind him, put a gun in his back, stole his guns.
Even if it as legal in my state I wouldn't do it. Why would you purposefully make the people around you uncomfortable?
Some moron recently got disarmed and capped with his own gun recently. Dude died for no reason, the other guy didn't even have a weapon, but had slick hands and capped the dude when he tried to get his gun back.
Between that and people accidentally discharging their weapons into themselves/their homes/their workplaces, I'd be in favor for a ban on open/cc in general. Not that it really matters, but I'm also in a same-sex relationship and have never felt the need for CC/open carry anyways.
Honestly, I think this is great. I love going to the range, but nobody needs to open/cc in a first world city, in a first world state. We already deal with random shootings, this will potentially reduce those and make our city even safer.
I'd support more aggressive policies like banning CC/open carry & severe penalties for ghost and illegal guns. And only allowing ammo to be used and sold/delivered at ranges or designated sites. Having exams and licensing for firearms, too. I have to be licensed to buy a 5w walkie talkie, I think we should probably need to be licensed to operate high-powered weaponry.
I think the ideal model is a variant of what Nordic countries use. Any guns/flamethrowers/RPGs you want, but they are stored at the range, and ammo is only used at the range.
Reduces suicide, domestic violence, and general violent crime, while still allowing people to hit the range with friends for a day of male bonding.