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I also read a quote (I will have to try and find it of course, for proof) but it was from a professor at Harvard who was teaching other would-be teachers, and I'm paraphrasing here but he said: "You have to realize that when you're in school and teaching, all the kids coming to you have mental problems, they have been indoctrinated by religious people, gun rights people, and people 'proud' of being american - it's your job to prepare them and mold them to become world citizens".
My jaw dropped when I read that, but that's how they're gonna do it, a 2-pronged attack: Slowly chip away at our rights over time, and indoctrinate our kids in public school, so the next generation will ASK for the rights to be taken away.
As to the original post/questions:
Realistically, where do you see OC going in the future?
REALISTICALLY? I don't see it going much of any where, there's all this talk about a huge influx of CCW permit apps, why don't those people just OC (if nothing else, at least while waiting on their permit). Lots of people don't know it's legal - needs to be talked about openly more, on prime time, not just a few small local newspapers. HOPEFULLY more people will do it, and it'll become common place, and thus, a safer state.
How would you like to see the laws change?
No permit needed to carry concealed, carry a gun however you want, I honestly don't see why I need permission to put something UNDER my clothing, but it's ok to have it on TOP of my clothing. No restrictions on where you can carry either, I advocate personal responsibility. Let people do whatever they want, just hold them accountable to their actions. If someone is stupid enough to get drunk while carrying and shoots someone - execute them. But don't punish me cause of what someone else MIGHT do. I'm perfectly capable of going into a bar for a good time with some friends, having a couple drinks withOUT getting drunk, and then going home - I've done it plenty of times.
Let me carry a gun to school, let the teachers carry. Ever heard the saying "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away." If some nut-job walks into a school with the intent to kill people, he should only be able to get ONE shot off before everyone else turns on him and blasts him away. No words on a piece of paper will keep someone from going to a school and shooting people, it only keeps the law abiding people from being able to defend themselves.
What does the public perception of OC have to do with OC now and in the future?
Again, it needs to be practiced more or it will be legislated away. I think it was nola who said that regardless if they want to ban something, they will anyway. To a degree I agree, but we've seen the people cry out and stop stuff too - like when we overloaded the DC phone system with calls against ammnesty. But if only a FEW people are pro-OC then ya, it could be taken away from us without an upcry of protest from many people.
What would be your ideal American government?
Well, I honestly don't think we should discuss this here as it relates to mannnnyyy things other than just OC and is prolly just gonna lead to a lot of arguments / "heated discussions" buuuttt since you asked...
The people that hate this country and are scared of personal responsibility/want the government to run their lives should just go to Europe. That won't happen so honestly I'd really like to see the country split assuming we can't get rid of the federal . For lack of better terms you'd have the "liberal states of america" and the "traditional/conversvative/founding-principle states or america". We really are too big, with too many things that people will NEVER agree on, not just gun rights, but things like homosexuality, abortion, foreign policy, environment, etc etc.
IDEALLY I would like to see each state be it's own country. And "The United States" would be only for the states coming together to DEFEND against attacks on any of the states by a foreign country. That's it. Everything else is up to each individual state, and people could move to whichever state was more inline with their personal views. Everyone wins.
Edit: Sorry for all the edits, trying to refine some thoughts, catch spelling errors, etc. This is really only the tip of the iceburg on these subjects, an introductory 'sentence' in a 1000 page essay.