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In reply to the discussion: Welcome to new members who, just coincidentally, use assault rifles to hunt! [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)You realize LOTS of DU members, entirely outside the circle of union police officers that have license to carry at all times in all states per federal law on duty or off duty, have concealed weapons permits and carry, right?
I get that you probably feel like you are engaging a disruptor there, but the language you are attacking him with applies to a lot more people than you think. People who have very good reasons to carry, like abused partners, etc.
On the flip side, his claim that people with permits usually carry is not true. Guarantee it is not true. Some may carry religiously, but it is by no means a majority. There are a lot of places you can't go, or can't even work, while carrying. A lot of things you cannot realistically do while carrying, etc. So much so that trainers will often encourage students with platitudes like 'the .32 you have on you is a better defensive caliber than the .45 you left at home'. (the .45 being big, and heavy, and a pain in the ass to conceal)
And I agree with you on the good/bad guy meme. All it takes is a single decision for someone to cross that line. So it doesn't tell us much about the people who carry. What does tell us something, is the permit revocation numbers published in various states.