choices: Let each state decide whether CC or OC, or both, is legal.
Prohibit OC, but allow CC, if no option exists to prohibit both
Prohibit CC, but allow OC, if no option exists to prohibit both
stbd: I deplore the practice of CC. I prefer to know what I'm dealing with. As abhorrent as OC may be, at least one has the option to stay, leave or avoid.
I don't care for either OC or CC, prefer may issue per demonstrated need, but I see your point of view & it makes sense to a degree even tho it simultaneously would create elevated stress in places with a gunnut wearing his gun. Just the thought of maybe 5% of people walking about with a gun showing is a bit distressing. I see it enough at hunting season as I live rural, what with rifles but that's a different even understandable special case which doesn't bother near as much as in town would.
.. I chose 'let each state decide' since neither the other two choices appealed. As well, by letting each state decide on it's own would preclude a 'national reciprocity ccw law', where every state would need accept a ccw permit from out of state visitors. Thus the sanctity of may issue states would remain intact.
.. And if red states want to enable carrying concealed on demand that's their problem, at least it preserves the right of some states not to (states which comprise near 30% of population of US).
.. I also think 'may issue' (whether open carry or concealed) should have been included as a choice, whereas I would've picked that. I guess may issue 'open carry' is somewhat oxymoronic tho, except in rural areas.
PS to Robb, no problem with locking 'heads up'; I even thought it could be off topic, but meant it more as a 'hear ye hear ye' & it even works as one since no one was replying anyway, & readers can still read the message as locked.
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