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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: 49thMIMOMander who wrote (19833)2/25/2002 12:05:53 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Hi ilmarinen; Re: "The right to bear arms??" The Afghans already have that right. in spades.

Re: "concealed, like in Teaxs?? Traditional Texas law is that weapons can be carried, but only exposed to view. That's why you see gun racks in the visible back window of pickup trucks. The concept of carrying a concealed weapon is not at all traditional. It was only quite recently that Texas passed a law for concealed weapons permits:

In 1994, Texas citizens approved a nonbinding resolution asking the state to grant Texans the right to carry concealed weapons. Gov. Ann Richards had vetoed such a bill prior to the vote and vowed that no such bill would pass while she was governor. By contrast, her opponent in the race for governor, George W. Bush, said that if elected he would sign an appropriately structured "right-to-carry" law. Bush won the election and on May 26, 1995, signed a law granting Texans the right to carry concealed firearms. When he did so, Texas joined 22 other states that since 1986 have made it legal to carry concealed weapons.
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Shootings involving licensees are rare. However, most permit holders who have wounded or killed purported assailants have not been arrested because the authorities have determined that the shootings were justified. For instance:
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ncpa.org

Cowboys don't carry their weapons concealed. They carry them on their hip where everyone can see it. Concealed carry is a sign that Texas is joining the rest of the United States, not a sign of primitiveness there.

-- Carl
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