Makes sense to me, though the federal courts have been quite inconsistent about it (and an appeals court just ruled that blanket banning of it was unconstitutional).
Reshared post from +The Denver Post
"We conclude that the carrying of concealed firearms is not protected by the Second Amendment . . ." Justice Carlos Lucero wrote on behalf of a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver in a ruling issued Friday.
Federal court: No Second Amendment guarantee for concealed carry
The Second Amendments guarantee of a right to bear arms does not extend to the right to carry a concealed weapon in public, a federal appeals court in Denver has ruled.
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Yes, but they haven’t declared that 2nd Amendment Rights don’t apply to open carry. Isn’t it preferable to keep weapons concealed for two reasons: 1) they make liberals anxious and 2) criminals can’t tell who’s carrying and whose not. It’s already been proven that concealed carry deters crime. I don’t think this decision means much, especially in view of the fact that states are deciding who can/can’t carry already.
1. Constitutional Rights are not defined by what seems practical or desirable, so regardless of whether concealed carry makes sense or not the Constitutional issue remains.
2. “It’s already been proven that concealed carry deters crime.” Citation, please.
Personally, I think that concealed carry should be outlawed and open carry should be the law of the land, that way everyone knows who the crazy people are and we can avoid them while in public places.
Dave: http://johnrlott.tripod.com/postsbyday/RTCResearch.html. Enjoy.
@CCP, I’m not sure that linking to any piece by Mary Rosh is going to help your arguement.