BamaD -> RE: Alright, I am a gun owner, but even I think this is nuts. (9/19/2016 8:10:18 PM)
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ORIGINAL: igor2003 --FR-- Idaho, where I live, has been an open carry state as far back as I can remember. But did every Tom, Dick, and Dirty Harry carry a firearm with them every day and everywhere they went? No. In the metropolitan areas it was and is rare to see anyone carrying a firearm openly. It is more common in the areas with a lot of ranchers due to the need to eliminate predators like wolves, bears, and cougar to keep them from decimating their herds and flocks, or sometimes needing to dispatch an injured or sick cow or sheep. As to concealed carry . . .I own, and know quite a number of people who own a CCP. NONE of the people I know that have a CCP routinely carry a concealed firearm. I have only carried a concealed weapon once since I have had my CCP, but it is nice to know that I can if I feel the need. And the same thing can be said of everyone I know that does have a CCP. Idaho recently passed a law similar to Missouri's making it legal for anyone that can legally own a gun to carry it concealed without a license. Most likely, the people that wanted to or had a need to carry a concealed weapon ALREADY had a CCP. I have heard of no rushes on the gun merchants by people hurrying to buy a gun so they can carry it. And, I believe it was about a year ago that Idaho passed a law making it legal to carry a firearm on college campuses. Now, I'm not saying it hasn't happened, but I have not heard of ANY rapes or assaults happening on any college campuses in the state since the law was passed. Nor have I heard of any shootings, whether provoked or accidental on any Idaho college campuses since the law was passed. I have a ccw and always carry, but that is because my front yard is the most dangerous place I go. Also I believe carry yes or carry no, but no carry so so.
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