On which side of Perks for Permittees should an open carry advocate be on John?
I ask because concealed carry priveledge enhancement does not improve the RIGHTto Keep and Bear Arms or the Open Carry movement.
Being an advocate is difficult sometimes Thundar.
While I don't have a dog in this fight, I did support the bill because it brought near parity for CHP and OC in this particular case.
The Campus Carry bill that wasn't introduced this year is a good example. First, I don't like Ken Staunton. Second, it is P4P.
I did a lot of soul searching before the session this year because I was sure it would be on the table. I decided that my personal feelings shouldn't be part of OV's lobby effort and it was a VCDL matter, not rural affairs.
I also decided that in yet another instance, the overall good it did for the Gun Lobby, overshadowed the harm it did to our right to carry firearms without permission.
It's a hard thing for me to do because my temperament is to dig my heels in and maintain zero tolerance.
I still plan to do that for 99.9 % of P4P issues.
After looking at this thread and the open poll for days now, I decided that while I do not benefit from this law, it doesn't hurt me either (other than reversing my stance).
I went ahead and voted just to maintain unity.
If the rift continues, which it will if more P4P is introduced, the gun vote will be split and we will lose on both ends.
Again, I want to point out that most OC'ers are not the enemy. The fight is with a select group (Read some of Richmondguns sometime)...but not all people with CHP's.
Tonight, I'll go to an OC dinner with a group of wonderful people and have a great time. Even though all or most will be OC'ing, a large percentage will have CHP's.
That doesn't give them Cooties and the surprising thing is...most agree with us about P4P.
