aray
03-24-2011, 12:46 PM
Consider how different the culture is between “shall issue” and “may issue” states even now:
In Florida, the state that pioneered CCW laws in 1987 when they decided they could "trust" the average person who elected them to office in the first place, they are on the verge of going open carry. The NRA-backed HB 517 just passed the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee and its companion bill in the Senate (SB 234) is moving along nicely as well. The bills are expected to pass the remaining hurdles and become law probably within the next 45 days.
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-ft-myers/open-carry-bills-advance-fl-legislature (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-ft-myers/open-carry-bills-advance-fl-legislature)
Contrast that with California. A “shall issue” concealed carry bill has been proposed there too. But only for politicians, not for the peasants. They're obviously better than you & me and their lives are obviously more important to protect:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/15/guns-for-us-not-for-you/ (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/15/guns-for-us-not-for-you/)
Big difference in how the unwashed masses are perceived by the ruling class in each of the respective states.
In Florida, the state that pioneered CCW laws in 1987 when they decided they could "trust" the average person who elected them to office in the first place, they are on the verge of going open carry. The NRA-backed HB 517 just passed the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee and its companion bill in the Senate (SB 234) is moving along nicely as well. The bills are expected to pass the remaining hurdles and become law probably within the next 45 days.
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-ft-myers/open-carry-bills-advance-fl-legislature (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-ft-myers/open-carry-bills-advance-fl-legislature)
Contrast that with California. A “shall issue” concealed carry bill has been proposed there too. But only for politicians, not for the peasants. They're obviously better than you & me and their lives are obviously more important to protect:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/15/guns-for-us-not-for-you/ (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/15/guns-for-us-not-for-you/)
Big difference in how the unwashed masses are perceived by the ruling class in each of the respective states.