Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy
I signed but there are a few areas I dont like.

1. It doesnt matter how you feel about marijuana, possession of it is still a drug offense in all 50 states. If you have a conviction for that it needs to disqualify you. The same is true for a prior conviction of an illegally concealed weapon. It is still a conviction and needs to stay that way. Retroactive laws work both ways, you cannot have them working one way and not the other.

2. There needs to be a stipulation in there requiring the 4 or 8 hour weapons safety class to get the license. I know that for most gun owners it would be a waste of time, but those few people that learn anything could save some innocent bystander's life. I also believe there should be some rudimentary qualification system. Even if you have every right to carry a weapon, if you cannot hit the broad side of a barn at 25ft in a stressfree enviroment you pose a danger to others if you are armed.

3. All weapons dont need to be concealed. The law should be amended to include knives, but nothing else. A micro-uzi is not much larger than a pistol, but it should be not carried as a self defense weapon. Under this proposed version, it would alos be legal for me to wear a trenchcoat with a shotgun under it.


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Actually, in reference to number 3, with a GFL, you can, technically, do just that already. It's in no way limited to handguns, as I'm sure you know. Besides, what if I want to carry a sap or something similar? That would be a concealed weapon if I stuck it in my pocket. The thing's you're talking about are already loopholes, it's not really anything in the current bill that the petition is for, it is, however something that should be addressed, I agree with you there, but I don't believe that calls for a change of verbiage in this bill.