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WA Democrats move to ban open, concealed carry of a firearm at 5,300+ locations
(www.thecentersquare.com)
Such an obviously good idea.
this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2025
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I'd like to take, "Laws that will be overturned by Bruen v. NYSPRA precedent" for $100, Alex.
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.
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
Authoritarianism goes brrr
Strip clubs couldn’t serve alcohol until 2024.
What? Bars, taverns, wineries, etc are all 21+.
Everybody is so caught up on the idea that banning guns at schools is ineffective. You see, clearly, you have to allow the guns, but ban the kids.
Isn't that Trump's plan with the Dept of Education?
Oh that's right. Schools ban guns. Maybe that's how all the school shootings stopped.
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.....
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.
From my perspective, it’s zones that are free of hammers looking for nails.
You are calling out the armed civilian argument. Please point me to an armed civilian who has stopped a school shooting.
One stat you'll never get is violence prevented by the mere presence of a gun.
Ran into a hunter the other day. Oh boy was he fucking pissed to find me on his hunting lease, again. (I got lost. Sue me.) Dude was fucking shaking, about to choke trying to be polite. I suspect he would have beat my skinny ass if not for the pistol under my arm.
Are you suggesting that "school shootings" are the only type of violence that should be stopped?
That rapes shouldn't be stopped?
That armed robberies shouldn't be stopped?
That burglaries shouldn't be stopped?
That muggings shouldn't be stopped?
You are specifically asking for a contradiction: An event that simultaneously occurred, and was prevented by an armed individual. I cannot answer your paradoxical scenario.
A better question is how many murders happened because of the availability of firearms vs how many crimes did the use of a firearm prevent a violent crime.
I suspect many many many more murders happen because of how easy it us to get guns vs how many crimes are stopped because of them.
I never suggested anything of the sort. I asked a simple question of you which you don't seem to be able to answer.
I asked a simple question of you which you don't seem to be able to answer.
Correct. I specifically said that I couldn't answer it. Would you care to address any of the other points I presented?
Proof?
I wonder what the concern is now though? Has there been a problem I'm not aware of?
Yeah. Guns killing people.
Concealed carriers commit violent crimes at 1/10th the rate of the general public. If you want to stop gun crimes, you would be more successful by prohibiting everyone except concealed carriers.
Concealed carriers have a lower rate of criminality because of how selective the process is to get that license. As that becomes easier to get we will see less ideal candidates getting that license and thus spiking that number.
Isn't that the default state? Prohibited concealed carriers except those permitted?
I'm saying that if we are going to try to increase safety by banning people from public buildings and parks on the basis of whether they are carrying a gun, it would be statistically safer to ban non-carriers than carriers.
I'm not suggesting that we actually do this, of course.
Agreed.
The people who apply for permits are the ones who'll obey the law.
I guess that means that permits are not an effective deterrent and that we should just ban guns altogether.
Less guns around me the better. The older I get the more I think we'd be better off banning all guns in this country.
I suspect you're vastly underestimating the number of concealed guns around you.
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?