Welcome to OCDO. I'd be careful about this quoted argument.2. i served my country and feel i earned the right ( they paid me to carry why not do it for free now)
<<i served my country and feel i earned the right ( they paid me to carry why not do it for free now)>>
Before my comments, I'll first welcome you aboard and thank you for being there for the Country. My son is asea right now, and I'm truly appreciative of all who serve and protect what many have died to provide.
IMO, you "earned" the right when you were born in this Country. You "learned" the right's value while serving.
If you were in MD (or even your neighboring IL), your comment above might raise some eyebrows if not create issues for you with John Law. As for doing it "for free"? We all pay more every day, in lost liberties and infringements on our rights. I would humbly ask that we all consider this not as a titt-for-tatt (quid pro quo, pay to play, whatever you choose) scenario, but rather see it as a legitimate exercise of the rights set forth so many decades ago.
We can each, individually, choose to KBA or not. That is a tenet of our freedoms that is very important. But to give the impression (wheter intended or not) that it is more than a granted thing can be dangerous, and possibly used against the cause. My [substantial] gut tells me you're doing the right thing, and with some personal rationale we can all appreciate.
The dance we need to perform to further the free exercise of this right we hold so dear requires, IMO, some restraint.
Again... welcome and thank you...
my appology's, it may have come out sounding wrong, i would never do anything to hurt the rights we all should exorcise and enjoy,
i find my self so confussed with all the OC issues. everything i read tells me i have the right to OC without the fear of harrassment.
and then i talk to LEO's i know and they tell me the complete opposite, and these are friends that would not tell me something thats not in my best interest.
I just want to help the cause and stay free from harrassment at the same time, and i aiming to high? i honestly just want to protect my self and have peice of mind when im out enjoying this great country, without having to wear this or that to cover my weapon. getting CCDW (conceal carry deadly weapon) for kentucky, is not a big problem for me and im sure i will get one eventualy but intill then it's OC.
No apology needed!!!
What many folks don't realize (or realize too late), is that laws vary so widely state-to-state as to be maddening.
For myself, I take it one piece.. one step... at a time, and hope to bring one more along with me, whatever the issue.
IMO, you "earned" the right when you were born in this Country. You "learned" the right's value while serving.
The right to self defense predates the establishment of America, the constitution and every other government by as long as human beings have existed. That right does not depend on where you were born or anything else.
A right cannot be granted or made conditional by any human or institution. It can only be respected or violated.
I just joined and this is my first post. I live in OR. I will OC/CC depending on how I feel at the moment or the weather or what I'm going to wear. Don't think it really matters how you carry, just carry.