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2009-09-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

CC Permits On Track To Double In Florida, 20,000 In July Alone

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-06 07:45|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 The one area where Obama HAS stimulated the economy.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-09-06 08:51|| 2009-09-06 08:51|| Front Page Top

#2 Increases not just in Florida.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-09-06 12:10|| 2009-09-06 12:10|| Front Page Top

#3 If the rain holds off we're heading for the range to sight in the spousal units new rifle.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-09-06 13:05|| 2009-09-06 13:05|| Front Page Top

#4 At least you can get one there. Try getting one in Dubuque, Iowa. You have to give the sheriff there a "good enough" reason, and if the only one you can give is "personal protection" or "because I want one"....you ain't getting it. (My own county is nearly as bad.)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-06 13:16|| 2009-09-06 13:16|| Front Page Top

#5 "because I want one"

When she got her first firearm a few years ago her family all asked "Why in the world do you want a gun?" Her reply was perfect: "Because 'THEY' don't want me to have one."

Posted by Glenmore 2009-09-06 14:13|| 2009-09-06 14:13|| Front Page Top

#6 So "because the constitution says I can" isn't a good enough reason in Dubuque, Iowa?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-09-06 20:26|| 2009-09-06 20:26|| Front Page Top

#7 BP, nope. The way the law reads here, Iowa is a "may" issue state, not a "shall" issue state. If you get a sheriff who thinks that basically nobody should carry a gun, you are hosed. Move to another one of the state's 99 counties, and you might get one for that reason alone, depending on how the sheriff interprets that word. It makes no sense.

And yeah, in Dubuque, that's not a good enough reason. Sheriff Runde said that he wanted to keep domestic violence down. So, in his humble opinion, "because I want one", "because I live in a bad neighborhood" or "personal protection", isn't good enough. Supposedly if you say "because I often carry around large amounts of money" sometimes works with him, but no guarantees.

It is hard to get one in my county (Johnson), because they won't even offer the necessary training class. They stopped referring people to neighboring Linn County when they elected a different sheriff who will issue them to pretty much any law-abiding citizen. Go figure.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-06 21:00|| 2009-09-06 21:00|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm from the school of thought that believes the Second Amendment was enacted for one specific reason - to ensure that the citizens had the means available to overthrow the government (again) if it exceeded its rightful authority. Tragic, accidental deaths will happen and should be reduced to the extent possible, but in the end are the 'insurance premium' a free people pay to remain free.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-09-06 21:15|| 2009-09-06 21:15|| Front Page Top

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