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Do you have a conceal and carry license?

Do you have a conceal and carry permit?


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BUt it does have a limit. And as such is not an absolute, the only difference is where that limit is.

It's one limit is the same one limit that applies to all our rights. We may not infringe upon the rights of others.
 
Yes, anyone can carry any weapon, and yes anyplace. Private property can deny it, but it must be clearly posted. Government buildings can prohibit it as well, posted outside the building clear and unmistakable.
So an wife beating redneck can carry a M60 machine gun onto the kid's playground if it doesn't have a sign posted.
 
So long as it's not posted as a "gun free" zone.

Really. How about an RPG on a public lake? Or an ex-con bringing a couple grenades to a picnic in a public park.
 
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I have a concealed carry permit. To get it, I had to take an approved class, apply for the permit, get fingerprinted, submit to a background check, and at the class, qualify by firing 20 rounds at 20 rounds at 9 feet, 20 rounds at 21 feet, and 10 rounds at 45 feet. You have to score a certain number of points (been a while so I actually forget how many it was - maybe 175 out of 250?) to qualify. It's not that hard, though, unless you are Stevie Wonder. LOL.

Classes are important, even if you have owned a gun all your life. The class I took involved not only firearm safety, marksmanship, cleaning my gun, etc, but involved dealing with conflict resolution without having to fire the weapon, how to deal with your gun around children, especially keeping it in a place where kids can't get hold of it, and knowing when you have the potential to enter a situation where the gun might be required, and how to avoid that situation. Guns are useful tools, but also have some potential danger, when not used responsibly or correctly. I agree with mandatory classes.

While I do have a concealed carry permit, I do not, at this time, have any firearms in my possession. Part of the terms of my probation for DWI is not being allowed to possess firearms, so a friend of mine is hanging onto mine for me. I do have a pretty hefty dagger at home, as a last resort, but, until my probation is over, if my humble abode is invaded, I will pretty much have to turn over my belongings. I don't like that part at all.

When you get busted for DWI in Texas, you not only lose your privilege to drive for a while, but you also lose your privilege to drink, as well as your right to carry a firearm. When you don't drink responsibly, you lose a whole hell of a lot. All I can say is don't drink and drive, folks. You heard it from me, who is experiencing the fallout from doing it first hand.
 
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When you get busted for DWI in Texas, you not only lose your privilege to drive for a while, but you also lose your privilege to drink, as well as your right to carry a firearm. When you don't drink responsibly, you lose a whole hell of a lot. All I can say is don't drink and drive, folks. You heard it from me, who is experiencing the fallout from doing it first hand.

Man, Texas sounds like a nanny state. Drinking and the right to bear arms are two seperate issues. Are you allowed to carry your weapon in places that serve alcohol?
 
Man, Texas sounds like a nanny state. Drinking and the right to bear arms are two seperate issues. Are you allowed to carry your weapon in places that serve alcohol?

Nope, that's up to a 10 year prison sentence in Texas.
 
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According to you, not the conservative supreme court:

"Like most rights, the Second Amendment right is not unlimited. It is not a right to keep and carry any weapons whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority. But it did allow for individuals to have guns for lawful purposes, such as hunting and defending themselves, he said. The majority clearly saw the individual right to own a gun"
I'm not sure why or how you think that what he and I said are significantly different.
 
So an wife beating redneck can carry a M60 machine gun onto the kid's playground if it doesn't have a sign posted.
Has the "wife-beating redneck' been convicted of a viuolent crime?
Was the M-60 purchased legally?
Does the playground have a 'no-gund' sign?
Depending on the answers to these questions, the answer is yes.
 
Has the "wife-beating redneck' been convicted of a viuolent crime?
Was the M-60 purchased legally?
Does the playground have a 'no-gund' sign?
Depending on the answers to these questions, the answer is yes.

Not yet, just charged
Yes legally purchased and borrowed from a friend
No signs at all, just kids playing
 
I'm not sure why or how you think that what he and I said are significantly different.

You said this:
Yes, anyone can carry any weapon, and yes anyplace. Private property can deny it, but it must be clearly posted. Government buildings can prohibit it as well, posted outside the building clear and unmistakable.
That is not what the Court said.
 
Not yet, just charged
Yes legally purchased and borrowed from a friend
No signs at all, just kids playing
If he asnt been convivted of a violent crime, if the gun was pruchased legally and the playground (or park or whatever) does not have a sign, then it is legal.

Some states may have a plenary prohibition of guns on school property; if this is the case, then it is not legal.
 
Maybe this has already been said but I love this quote.

"An armed society is a polite society"

I work in a group of 14 people. So far 3 have conceal and carry permits. I'm working on mine. 4 of us are lifetime members of the NRA. I'm the farthest from a violent person you will ever meet, but just don't mess with my family.....
 
You said this:
Yes, anyone can carry any weapon, and yes anyplace.
In the post you quoted? I cetainly did not.

Explain how the post of mine that you responded to is singificatly different from your quote from the court, and/or how the quote from the court counters my statement.
 
The fascists socialist city is even worse regarding gun laws. :lol:
I have a lawyer friend that lives and works there.
You both have my pity (but you knew that).
 
In the post you quoted? I cetainly did not.

Explain how the post of mine that you responded to is singificatly different from your quote from the court, and/or how the quote from the court counters my statement.

So you change your opinion from post to post?
Which quote of yours do you want me to respond to?
 
Maybe this has already been said but I love this quote.

"An armed society is a polite society"

I work in a group of 14 people. So far 3 have conceal and carry permits. I'm working on mine. 4 of us are lifetime members of the NRA. I'm the farthest from a violent person you will ever meet, but just don't mess with my family.....

"An armed society is a polite society" because people are less rude when they fear for their life. Too bad everyone in rush hour gridlock isn't packing heat.
 
"An armed society is a polite society" because people are less rude when they fear for their life. Too bad everyone in rush hour gridlock isn't packing heat.

We are only talking about horn honking and name calling here. People shouldn't have to be afraid for their lives, just because they are assholes. :mrgreen:
 
We are only talking about horn honking and name calling here. People shouldn't have to be afraid of their lives, just because they are assholes. :mrgreen:
I beg to differ ... perhaps you should try my commute!
 
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