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WVCDL wrote:
I read quite a few of the comments posted concerning this article and as normal, when any gun law, or pretty much any law, is passed the people running their mouths about it have noe idea of what they are speaking.
For the instructor that is now going to face a severe drop in business I think he is absolutely correct that anyone carrying a gun should GET some training on how to use it, the laws concerning them and when you should and should not use it. Notice I said GET and not be required to.
Blood is not going to run in the streets because of this. People have to remember that it has been legal for a long time for someone to walk down the street with a gun as long as it was carried in plain view. The only thing this changes is that now you can cover it with you coat or shirt. It is not like all of a sudden every yahoo in AZ is going to be packing heat.
AZ has for a very long time had a population that seemed to exercise their right to carry openly much more than most other states. Guns are not new to most people of AZ unlike a palce like DC or NY Citywhere only a few were even allowed to touch a gun much less own or carry one.
Quite a few people in AZ have been carrying guns concealed for quite awhile so that is another thing that these loudmouths responding to the article seem to not even know.
AZ is not a densely populated state, much more than Alaska but not like many others so it is not like saying all of a sudden OC and CC without any permit is fine in Chicago. This is a totally different situation and expect different results. Neither better or worse but different.
One of the things mentioned was that theAZ CWPis still availablebut the requirements have changed. This is to allow AZ residents to carry in other states. This may cause some problems as right now AZ and SC have reciprocity. I expect that to change as I suspect that the AZ requirements may not meet those for reciprocity with SC.
All in all a great move by AZ and hope it spreads.
