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(511 posts) Sun Dec 25, 2016, 11:47 PM Dec 2016

Indiana bill seeks to eliminate requirement for gun permits [View all]

Source: NWI Times

INDIANAPOLIS — Gun rights advocates view the upcoming legislative session as their best bet to get rid of an Indiana law that requires a license to carry handguns.

The controversial legislation didn't advance during the 2016 session, but supporters believe this time could be different after sweeping Republican wins on Election Day and the appointment of Republican state Rep. Ben Smaltz to the House Public Policy Committee, which acts as a gatekeeper on such bills.

Smaltz has been a staunch advocate of gun rights.

Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas plans to file the bill when lawmakers convene in January.

He and other advocates of the bill, including the National Rifle Association, see licensing requirements and fees as unnecessary impediments to the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Read more: http://www.nwitimes.com/ap/indiana-bill-seeks-to-eliminate-requirement-for-gun-permits/article_2e904e37-ab47-5636-97f0-4aa5889eec2f.html

Yeah,let's make it as easy as possible for the gangbangers,terrorists and the mentally unstable to buy guns.

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A state that I will never travel to. kimbutgar Dec 2016 #1

Lived in Indiana for 4 years Trenzalore Dec 2016 #19

The only place I've ever lived where someone has used the "n" word in front of me phylny Dec 2016 #35

Lot of good people there Trenzalore Dec 2016 #40

Indiana is the center of the U.S. Steel industry. former9thward Dec 2016 #63

Well lots of corn, from what I've heard. YOHABLO Dec 2016 #42

Indianopolis is ok Trenzalore Dec 2016 #46

I don't normally go there but now it's a boycott in my book wordpix Dec 2016 #48

AZ has had the law for years. former9thward Dec 2016 #62

To be clear.... Adrahil Dec 2016 #72

WTF!!!! elleng Dec 2016 #2

Why Do I Get The Feeling That The Repugs Are Wanting To.... global1 Dec 2016 #3

like Scrooge said about the poor, thinning is good for the "surplus population" wordpix Dec 2016 #49

One can be a staunch advocate of gun rights J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #4

OMG. And to make it easier for more Sandy Hooks and Columbines and Colorado Movie theaters and... iluvtennis Dec 2016 #5

Then Illinois should pass a law banning Indianans from traveling here. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 #6

Native people LittleGirl Dec 2016 #7

Wow, what could possibly go wrong? mountain grammy Dec 2016 #8

Wow, what could possibly be a more trite cliche? pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #55

Actually, I do know the 11 states of which you speak mountain grammy Dec 2016 #64

"Oh, and the states with the strictest gun laws have the lowest number of gun deaths.." pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #70

Speaking of cherry picking mountain grammy Dec 2016 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #73

I guess we have that here in Missouri. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2016 #9

Kinda... ToolMaker Dec 2016 #84

Sick! YOHABLO Dec 2016 #10

The concealed carry permit that Indiana currently has isn't much anyway radical noodle Dec 2016 #11

It's Called... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #12

Thanks for the link radical noodle Dec 2016 #13

Court: No right to carry concealed weapons in public billh58 Dec 2016 #24

Should carry be limited sarisataka Dec 2016 #25

Not going to argue with billh58 Dec 2016 #27

Yes it is sarisataka Dec 2016 #29

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #30

Gunner is another sarisataka Dec 2016 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author billh58 Dec 2016 #33

Perhaps the EGA fooled him... yagotme Dec 2016 #66

"Not going to argue with a gunner." pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #56

I watched a physics professor avoid arguing with a creationist LanternWaste Dec 2016 #65

Hysterical remark, considering........... pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #69

You and I... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #47

"Constitutional Carry" my ass. Paladin Dec 2016 #26

"Gun Enthusiasts?" billh58 Dec 2016 #31

I try to avoid needless whining and alerts from the pro-gunners. Paladin Dec 2016 #37

"I try to steer clear of penis references when dealing with them, for the same reason." pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #61

First Of All... 40degreesflaps Dec 2016 #45

I'm in Texas. And it's still a bullshit guncentric term. Paladin Dec 2016 #50

"Others of us still have to learn." pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #57

Antigun types are a secular version of Bible thumpers: Unpleasant moralizers that aren't nearly... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 #77

Absolutely true. The "progressive" equivalent of "Creation Science" followers. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #78

Something like a quarter of the states have Constitutional Carry (no permit needed) now HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #14

Vermont has one big difference. Vinca Dec 2016 #16

Vermont is full of gun nuts Trenzalore Dec 2016 #20

Show me the data. Vinca Dec 2016 #21

There are no people there Trenzalore Dec 2016 #22

Which is why they are monitoring the situation well. If they needed legislation they'd enact it. Vinca Dec 2016 #23

I spent the year in Plattsburgh, NY across the lake (short ferry ride) from Bernie's new house HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #36

It is impossible to compare Vermont to other states Trenzalore Dec 2016 #39

Plattsburgh is so close to Vermont that you step on the ferry in one and step off in the other HoneyBadger Dec 2016 #41

"Strong gun laws, some of the strongest in the country,....... pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #60

You'll never convince The True Believers....... pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #80

This message was self-deleted by its author pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #58

Currently 18 states and territories sarisataka Dec 2016 #34

They run campaigns on the violence in Chicago, but the gangs in Chicago get their guns from Indiana. Vinca Dec 2016 #15

Indiana just passed a law that constitutionally now protects Chipper Chat Dec 2016 #17

Correction to your sarisataka Dec 2016 #18

Good Idead! Chasstev365 Dec 2016 #28

What? Indiana is trying to catch up with that right-wing state of Vermont? Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #38

! pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #59

How does this make it easier to buy guns? sl8 Dec 2016 #43

It doesn't, the OP is merely antigun propagandizing friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 #76

Well, keep in mind.... Adrahil Dec 2016 #44

A state I don't even care to fly over. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #51

Does this surprise anyone, Indiana gave us Pence? Hoyt Dec 2016 #52

Next up, a requirement for all Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #53

"Yeah, let's make it as easy as possible for the gangbangers...... pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #54

"Blood in the streets." yagotme Dec 2016 #67

Yup. And you always get 'blood on the streets'........... pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #68

Will Smith keeps popping in my head yagotme Dec 2016 #81

! pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #82

We have permitless carry here where I live hollowdweller Dec 2016 #74

Always refreshing to encounter members with the right priorities. pablo_marmol Dec 2016 #79

I'll bet this is a sign of the future. Kablooie Dec 2016 #75

Nothing to do with gun purchasing Devil Child Dec 2016 #83

guns for all, abortion for none, healthcare for those who can afford it 0rganism Dec 2016 #85

Indiana joins other far right states like Maine and Vermont. Kang Colby Jan 2017 #86