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Gun Control & RKBA

Kang Colby

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3. In Massachusetts you must have a license to carry

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 02:09 PM

Nov 2015

in order to purchase a handgun. That's not the case in Texas. I realize SecMo is just making a joke, and there is nothing wrong with that. SecMo's post is funny, because I was expecting another "study" from Daniel Webster or David Hemenway.

The few states with "may issue" carry statutes still in place all have draconian gun control laws. Several of these states have made it nearly impossible to get a CCW permit.

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New study rattles gun lobby [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

So now we're lead to believe the "gun lobby" wants more gun bans. ileus Nov 2015 #1

The only thing rattling is the vent fan above my stove. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #2

In Massachusetts you must have a license to carry Kang Colby Nov 2015 #3

Those licenses are now easier to get, as see post #4 friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #5

SecMo, your OP contains a factual error- Gun regulations have become *less* restrictive in MA friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #4

So the number of gun owners who actually carry concealed weapons has not risen SecularMotion Nov 2015 #6

No, it has risen, along with the overall number of gun licensees... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #8

Nonsense. It's clearly a change in the licenses, not a significant increase in carriers SecularMotion Nov 2015 #9

Then why did the number of concealed carriers increase drastically *before* the new law? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #10

It appears my interlocutor found my question and/or observations too awkward for reply friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #11

Well, if they were being consistent... beevul Nov 2015 #12

Um... krispos42 Nov 2015 #7