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Jumping Frog wrote:

stevie_d_64 wrote:

lbuehler325 wrote:Once we give up a freedom, there's no getting it back.

BINGO!!!

Shall-issue concealed carry in 44 states would contradict that notion.

It is always worth fighting for liberty. I do agree it is preferable to keep a right than have to win it back.

Concealed Carry permits, period, are an example of the erosion of our 2A rights. God-given rights, only affirmed by the document, not granted by government. As a citizen of this land, you would think that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. That means six states, the District of Columbia, and countless territories and principalities are already an exception. We already know that one's permit (government approval) in a certain state does not grant them a right to bear arms in another state without a reciprocity agreement (government approval). The whole licensing system is an infringement on our rights. If you are poor and are just scratching by and happen to live in a rough area, how do you figure spending $85 on a course, another amount for the state, and simply waiting 4-6 for the process to run aren't infringing upon his ability to keep and bear arms?

Or, take MA as an example. They have a licensing process there called a "License to Carry". It cost upwards of $300, take 6 - 9 months to finish the process, and the local police chief can tell you to pound sand. And, by the way, in Massachusetts, you need the license just to own a weapon. How that doesn't infringe on the 2A, I don't know.

For what it's worth: http://www.nraila.org/legislation/feder ... story.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It essentially says the NRA would not support any legislation that would criminalize private sales between law-abiding citizens, and therefore opposes any expanded background checks.

That said, the NRA, as good as they have been on many gun issues, has long had a history of compromising on our rights. For those who would consider a compromise in the belief that the gun grabbers will be satisfied, I say 'when have they ever been satisfied?'

Once we give up a freedom, there's no getting it back. By the way, there are some organizations that represent us who are truly "no compromise".