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In reply to the discussion: There's a debate about whether Zimmerman should have been carrying [View all]MrScorpio
(73,772 posts)As does carrying a gun prepares the carrier for the possibility of shooting someone with it. What would cause a person to shoot another (or themselves, or to have a gun taken from the owner only to be shot by it) is always up for debate.
This shouldn't be a disputed idea.
My point, if you were go back and read my OP, talks about irresponsible gun ownership and the bad choices that could come out of that irresponsibility.
Some people are mature and responsible enough to be a CCW permit holder, other's are not. That's because everyone is human and some humans are more fallible than others. Merely because people have a constitutional right to carry doesn't mean that it's always a good idea for all of those who have that right to do so. Bad choices are a hallmark of irresponsibility and immaturity.
Would you or would you not want to be in close proximity to any irresponsible and immature people who carry firearms in public, in spite of their absolute right to keep and bear arms?
Also, do you feel confident that EVERY single CCW permit holder will ALWAYS exercise good and prudent judgement in EVERY situation that they find themselves in while in possession of a loaded firearm?