range rat
Regular Member
In the aftermath of the Colorado movie theater shootings, I'm not going to argue about concealed carry gun laws anymore.
We've been through all that here in Wisconsin.
Like many workplaces, the building where I work in this concealed carry state has a sign on the entrance informing folks that no weapons are allowed inside. Some gun advocates think that's part of the problem.
After all, folks like the orange-haired suspect in Aurora can read, too.
Concealed carry became a buzz phrase on my social message sites after some learned Colorado actually does have a concealed carry law that allows residents to exercise their Second Amendment right in a limited manner.
It's so limited the entire town of Aurora - along with other Colorado towns and cities with "gun-free zones" - doesn't permit anyone to carry a concealed weapon legally even though it's the law in other parts of the state.
That means the answer to one of the most asked questions after the Aurora shootings became a moot point: "Why didn't someone with a concealed weapon just take the guy out?"
The answer: They would have been breaking the law. (OK, I'll admit that does sound a bit wrongheaded.)
Proponents of concealed carry laws always use the example of random encounters with nefarious criminals as their main justification for why the public should be allowed to pack heat.
Given the bedlam in the Aurora theater - a tear gas cloud and a masked gunman with multiple weapons spraying bullets - it seems highly unlikely a regular citizen could have disrupted the killer's plot. My guess is the only ones who believe they actually could have stopped the guy are probably influenced by too much television or Hollywood.
You know, like the "Batman" series that features a lone hero saving the day. Of course, that's not real life.
The orange-haired suspect appeared in court for the first time Monday. Just like President Barack Obama, I'm not going to use his name.
Don't worry; you'll hear it plenty of times as he awaits charges in connection with one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
But he doesn't deserve the publicity. (Now that I think of it, we should have given Jeffrey Dahmer the same treatment.)answers begins, but there's no guarantee anything we find out about the suspect will ever make sense.
For some, what happened in Aurora is all about the demons of mental illness. For others, it's about a gun culture some Americans embrace so passionately they even defend the sale of automatic assault rifles to regular citizens who aren't soldiers or law enforcement officers.
Again, I don't want to argue about the effectiveness of concealed carry laws to protect innocent citizens. In many ways, the argument was effectively settled for me in Aurora.
Some will now seek even more gun laws than ever, while others will insist less is more. But basically, concealed carry gun laws are no guarantee against crime or violence.
With folks like the orange-haired suspect out there, some laws are destined to be broken.
We've been through all that here in Wisconsin.
Like many workplaces, the building where I work in this concealed carry state has a sign on the entrance informing folks that no weapons are allowed inside. Some gun advocates think that's part of the problem.
After all, folks like the orange-haired suspect in Aurora can read, too.
Concealed carry became a buzz phrase on my social message sites after some learned Colorado actually does have a concealed carry law that allows residents to exercise their Second Amendment right in a limited manner.
It's so limited the entire town of Aurora - along with other Colorado towns and cities with "gun-free zones" - doesn't permit anyone to carry a concealed weapon legally even though it's the law in other parts of the state.
That means the answer to one of the most asked questions after the Aurora shootings became a moot point: "Why didn't someone with a concealed weapon just take the guy out?"
The answer: They would have been breaking the law. (OK, I'll admit that does sound a bit wrongheaded.)
Proponents of concealed carry laws always use the example of random encounters with nefarious criminals as their main justification for why the public should be allowed to pack heat.
Given the bedlam in the Aurora theater - a tear gas cloud and a masked gunman with multiple weapons spraying bullets - it seems highly unlikely a regular citizen could have disrupted the killer's plot. My guess is the only ones who believe they actually could have stopped the guy are probably influenced by too much television or Hollywood.
You know, like the "Batman" series that features a lone hero saving the day. Of course, that's not real life.
The orange-haired suspect appeared in court for the first time Monday. Just like President Barack Obama, I'm not going to use his name.
Don't worry; you'll hear it plenty of times as he awaits charges in connection with one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
But he doesn't deserve the publicity. (Now that I think of it, we should have given Jeffrey Dahmer the same treatment.)answers begins, but there's no guarantee anything we find out about the suspect will ever make sense.
For some, what happened in Aurora is all about the demons of mental illness. For others, it's about a gun culture some Americans embrace so passionately they even defend the sale of automatic assault rifles to regular citizens who aren't soldiers or law enforcement officers.
Again, I don't want to argue about the effectiveness of concealed carry laws to protect innocent citizens. In many ways, the argument was effectively settled for me in Aurora.
Some will now seek even more gun laws than ever, while others will insist less is more. But basically, concealed carry gun laws are no guarantee against crime or violence.
With folks like the orange-haired suspect out there, some laws are destined to be broken.
