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"incidentally, Alabama's refusal to grant King a carry permit is yet another example of why discretionary government permitting is a bad idea. Any discretionary system is prone to abuse and corruption. Today Alabama and most other states are shall-issue, which means they're required to issue carry permits to anyone who legally qualifies. That's the same practice used for most other government permitting - driver's licenses, marriage permits, voter registration, etc., and is the only way to avoid abuse"
Why should I need a permit at all ? I can already own and carry a weapon without any sort of permit. Just another control method.
Alabama is a may-issue State.
I am merely correcting a fact, whatever its source. Nothing more. Nothing less. I hope you are down with folks having the correct facts.
I don't think he was ever against it, he just opted for a different strategy.Never knew King was pro 2A, at least for a while.
I didn't find an exact answer, but you can look at this diagram, and compare it to a google map, and see that it's about 75-80 yards. Typical deer hunting range, nothing special about the shot.Just outta curiosity and not meant to derail the thread but does anybody know the distance of the shot the killed MLK...Tried searching it out but all I get is second story window....and not feet or yards.
I didn't find an exact answer, but you can look at this diagram, and compare it to a google map, and see that it's about 75-80 yards. Typical deer hunting range, nothing special about the shot.