Mike
Site Co-Founder
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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0607-monday-20100607,0,2412104.story?page=5
Guns, out in the open
Re "Open carry curb," Editorial, June 3, 2010
The Times' editorial board belittles those lawfully bearing unconcealed holstered firearms as "weekend commandos" asserting "their manhood."
Even forgetting for a moment that many open carriers are women, this sophomoric attack is unseemly and demonstrates the usual lack of logic deployed by those opposing the right to bear arms. In 2008, the Supreme Court held in District of Columbia vs. Heller that the 2nd Amendment guarantees "the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation."
AB 1934 is unconstitutional because it would ban open carry while concealed carry remains out of reach for most Californians.
Mike Stollenwerk
Alexandria, Va.
The writer is co-founder of OpenCarry.org.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/letters/la-le-0607-monday-20100607,0,2412104.story?page=5
Guns, out in the open
Re "Open carry curb," Editorial, June 3, 2010
The Times' editorial board belittles those lawfully bearing unconcealed holstered firearms as "weekend commandos" asserting "their manhood."
Even forgetting for a moment that many open carriers are women, this sophomoric attack is unseemly and demonstrates the usual lack of logic deployed by those opposing the right to bear arms. In 2008, the Supreme Court held in District of Columbia vs. Heller that the 2nd Amendment guarantees "the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation."
AB 1934 is unconstitutional because it would ban open carry while concealed carry remains out of reach for most Californians.
Mike Stollenwerk
Alexandria, Va.
The writer is co-founder of OpenCarry.org.