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Basically, I'm not as opposed to laws against CC (although ideally I still think it should be a right) because that goes back to English common law, and obviously I believe in OCing. If you're licensed, you can already OC anywhere. Allowing CC for the same privileged few in those areas, it means nothing to me, other than being one more measure of turning a right into a privilege.
That said, I'm not against you guys pursuing it, just trying to explain why I'm not going to get involved.
Venator, you very accurately depicted my thoughts. Having spent half of 2008 in AZ, I think Arizona is a very good example of what gun rights should look like, other than the laws against carrying in a restaurant that serves booze. When you think about it, it defies logic to prevent carry anywhere public, because if a gun owner isn't going to start shooting people for no reason while going shopping or walking down the street, he probably isn't going to do that at a sports arena or a church either. All you really need is laws against being armed while intoxicated, and you're all set. I'm in favor of laws that move in that direction, but the fact is, we don't have nearly enough people here to likely make a big difference to Michigan politicians.
