…into finally issuing concealed carry licenses?
I got to wondering how that was going. And to my utter shock, I learned that you still can’t get one. Making it difficult wasn’t enough for them: It’s literally impossible. The police decided they had to certify instructors for the mandatory training, see, and then they never got around to it because – and this is apparently a direct quote,
“I believe when the Second Amendment was written, that was more or less for when the British were coming.”
Seriously, read the whole thing. It’s funny as hell.
You mean, when the second amendment was written in 1789, it was written with the intent and purpose of fighting against the British, in a war that had ended 6 years earlier?
Who’d a thunk it?
Or was he thinking that maybe the founding fathers had the ability to look forward in time and foresee the War of 1812 23 years later?
Emily has written a book about the subject, with background on firearms & crime, etc. It’s called, IIRC, “Emily Got Her Gun.” I got a copy at the library & read it a few months ago. It’s not bad.