VApatriot
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VCDL President wrote:
But why should that be? It doesn't make much sense to require CHPs anywhere in the first place.
Having a law that says you must have a CHP to carry at curtain places isn't much different than making laws that say youmay notcarry at all at other place. Those who mean to do harm to others will carry with or without completebansat curtainplaces, and they will carry with or without apermit at places that require permits. So why should we punish those who do not wish to apply to the government for a permit, those who are waiting for their application to be processedor those who do not qualify for a permit do to their age?
VCDL President wrote:
67GT390FB wrote:Yes - I agree with 67GT390FB on this. There will most likely be a few places where only permit holders will be able to carry and colleges could be one of them.VApatriot wrote:that is why we in va would most likely press for alaska style laws where a permit is not required but one could be issued upon your request for use in other states which have permits and require them.As for the 2008 legislative agenda, I have one major concern. Almost for sure someone will introducea bill to allow students and facultyat state funded colleges and universitiesto carry at their campuses without having to worry about receivingadministrative punishments. However, most all the talk I have heard on the subject has centered around only exempting those who have CHPs.
Wouldn't it be much better to form a bill so that it merely forces state funded institutions tochange their policies toconform with the law throughout the Commonwealth? This would then allow those who do not have CHPs the chance to defend themselves as well.
Changing the law to only exempt a certain group of people further promotes the idea that self-defence is not a natural right of man but a privilege you must ask the government for. Furthermore, what ifwe finally get thelaw changed so that CHPs are no longer issued, and we can CC freely like in Vermont. If you have to have a CHP to carry at a college, and they are no longer issued, then we would be right back to where we are now.
But why should that be? It doesn't make much sense to require CHPs anywhere in the first place.
Having a law that says you must have a CHP to carry at curtain places isn't much different than making laws that say youmay notcarry at all at other place. Those who mean to do harm to others will carry with or without completebansat curtainplaces, and they will carry with or without apermit at places that require permits. So why should we punish those who do not wish to apply to the government for a permit, those who are waiting for their application to be processedor those who do not qualify for a permit do to their age?