Gun Laws in YOUR State

[satay]

Wow i didn't know that. Glad i live in rural qld.

 

[gmendoza]

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You sure about that? Unless it has changed, the way I read the SC law you have to have a weapon license to carry ether way in SC an they don't except Ga license as valid in there state ether.

Uhh..maybe I need to clarify.I carry my gun openly on my property at all times.There is no need of any weapons permit to do stherwise its in my glove compartment in my truck.

 

[bakerjw]

I also open carry in our yard while out working on projects. AND I always open carry when selling things through craigslist. And I usually have a rifle or shotgun in my hand when checking on the chickens for the night.

A few weeks ago I had a discussion with a friend that still lives in Illinois about gun laws here in Tennessee and the fact that we have concealed carry. He said that he could never remember being in a situation where he felt threatened enough to need a firearm. Drive into any medium to large city and make a wrong turn or two and you can instantly be a target of opportunity. Likewise out in the country you can take a wrong turn and end up in a hollow where someone is running a meth lab. Or at a rally and the likes of Jared Loughner shows up. Prudent self protection just makes sense to me.

In the end though the 2nd amendment is not about target shooting, hunting, or self defense.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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You sure about that? Unless it has changed, the way I read the SC law you have to have a weapon license to carry ether way in SC an they don't except Ga license as valid in there state ether.

Uhh..maybe I need to clarify.I carry my gun openly on my property at all times.There is no need of any weapons permit to do stherwise its in my glove compartment in my truck.

Ah, ok.

 

[Longhorns&Chickens]

There is some great info on this thread!! I'm from MI and both my husband and I have a ccw permit. Its not that either of us wish to use it, its more that this is our right and we exercise it. I walk a lot after dark and I do sell things on craigs list. I feel safer having a gun, its just that simple. the entire family lives on our farm and one member has a heroine problem and I don't feel safe with him around. He is a thief and for a short time was stopping at my house when he knew my husband was gone. I did not feel safe and I was home alone with my kids. Did I have to use it, no, but I made darn sure it was handy, just in case. People do stupid things, especially when they have a drug problem. I also watch for coyotes, woodchucks, and other vermin to dispose of. Our local sheriff feels everyone has the right to carry and he stands firmly behind that right. The government has enough control over what we can and can't do, this is one area that I'd rather they leave alone. I heard somewhere "people with guns are free citizens, and that when the government takes the guns you become subjects", just some thing to think about...

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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1) Pistols are fun; a revolver is less likely to jam than an autoloader.

2) Nothing wrong with a long gun like that; they are used mainly for target shooting. On the other hand, back before the machine gun acts of the 1930s, ranchers were known to keep Tommy Guns for shooting feral dog packs in some parts of the west, long before the gangsters took them up in the late 1920s.

3) The Eddie Eagle curriculum is very effective for child gun safety. Children should eventually be taken to the range and taught how to shoot, unload, and clean a firearm. Age seven is about right. The more mysterious and forbidden firearms are; the more curious children become and that does lead to trouble.

4) Firearms should be kept locked up if other children come over when you are away. I can remember complaining to my mother that some visiting boys had entered my room and taken the rifles down from the rack where they were stored. After that my parents purchased a locking gun cabinet; prior to that the long guns were stored in my bedroom. I had no interest in even touching them since I had been taken to the range and taught the basics.

5) Never give children BB guns; start them with a .22 and supervise them.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Thought I would add that rape in Queensland was reported at 34 for every 100,000 people an rape in South Caroline where that sheriff is was reported at 31.7 for every 100,000 people. An both show an assalt number of 452 for every 100,000 people so its not that we have more crime. Its close to the same.

Exactly. It is just that Americans value life and safety more than Australian lawmakers did.

We have firearms and the only time outside of hunting that I have ever shot at anything with the intention of killing it was a feral dog attacking people and pets. Although on two occasions I have found that just having a firearm handy has caused men with bad intentions to leave me alone when they attempted to enter my house when I was by myself. I suspect in the one case I would have been raped since the guy trying to climb in my window wore only running shoes and a ski mask and had a rather dirty knife with him at the time.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Of course the criminals simply steal full automatics from government armories and police stations. The gun laws have had little effect on criminals, other than to provide them with a vast pool of disarmed and easy victims here in California.

Recently a California mental patient took a full automatic into a Carson City, NV IHOP and murdered and injured members of the National Guard. Contrary to claims made in the media; it was NOT legal for him to purchase that firearm without a background check in the California private party sale where he obtained it; nor was it legal for it to be a full automatic.

 

[Lothiriel]

Here's the whole deal for NY. No permit or anything for a rifle or shotgun, except that you be over 16 to possess one, with exceptions to that as well; permit, license and registration for handguns. Handgun licenses also serve as your license to carry.
http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/NYSL.pdf

 

[Q9]

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Wow, here in NC you've gotta be 18 or older to buy a long gun, and 21 to buy a handgun. That's kinda strange.

It just struck me - I've gotta be 21 to buy a simple revolver for self-defense, even if it's a little .38 Special, yet at 18 I can join the Army and be entrusted with automatic rifles, machine guns, and explosives for the express purpose of killing people.