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The proposal in Arkansas _ like laws in states that allow guns to be carried out in the open _ doesn't actually mention "open carry." It would make current restrictions apply to concealed handguns, instead of all handguns.
"Most states don't say it's legal to open carry," said Mike Stollenwerk, co-founder of a pro-gun website called OpenCarry.org. "They just don't prohibit it."
Gun laws in many of those states often stem from centuries-old ideologies, says Gary Kleck, a criminology professor at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
The thought process, Kleck says, went something like this: Honest men carry guns out in the open because they've got nothing to hide, while the criminally-inclined stow away their weapons. Hence the restrictions, like permits, on concealed guns.
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Still, Stollenwerk said states should give people the choice to carry guns out in the open, even if they carry concealed weapons most of the time.
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The proposal in Arkansas _ like laws in states that allow guns to be carried out in the open _ doesn't actually mention "open carry." It would make current restrictions apply to concealed handguns, instead of all handguns.
"Most states don't say it's legal to open carry," said Mike Stollenwerk, co-founder of a pro-gun website called OpenCarry.org. "They just don't prohibit it."
Gun laws in many of those states often stem from centuries-old ideologies, says Gary Kleck, a criminology professor at Florida State University in Tallahassee.
The thought process, Kleck says, went something like this: Honest men carry guns out in the open because they've got nothing to hide, while the criminally-inclined stow away their weapons. Hence the restrictions, like permits, on concealed guns.
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Still, Stollenwerk said states should give people the choice to carry guns out in the open, even if they carry concealed weapons most of the time.