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Okay - here is a good idea. If a person has had their RPAL with a spotless record for a few years - say 5 or 10, we should be allowed to have another level of license - and this could extend again later to include the highest levels of license - like concealed carry and full auto. I don't mind the idea of older, settled fellows (or gals) packing, but I don't think much of arming cocky young punks (or dames) who have shaky young egos.
With this system, we have a new clean elite class which we can all have access to by means of level-headed good behavior. If one has been apt to beat the wife or kids, drive drunk or stoned or such, there might be an appeal process which takes a long time to get through - if at all - and might require a bond.
The weakness of this system is the law. If the other parts of the law work to weed out the trash, this system works. Almost all of the "problem" people demonstrate their problems at some point in a 5 or ten year span in youth, so it is unlikely that "evil" folks will slip through.
Marriage blowups or such might require a lengthy timeout - so be kind to your spouse folks - and get her into shooting too - because then she won't threaten to get your guns taken away - because she would lose her license too!
Okay - here is my reasoning.
It is made palatable for politicians in this way - no Sandy Hook shootings or the like will pop up because of it - from the time of the law changing to the time that it actually affects anything would be a number of years.
It will buy votes in the short term - before any possible negatives become apparent.
Once a party holds this promise out to younger folks, they may be quite loyal to the party that shows them enough respect to entrust them with guns. Once we see ourselves as "specially licensed," we will be loathe to give up this part of our identity ( and will keep voting them in.) This is no small thing to hold out to a politician - loyal voters.
It will avoid the nasty business of beating doors down to get the 12-6 stuff out of the publics hands - and keep them from going underground.
It would make the Liberals furious - letting folks out from under the Thumb or it would make the PCs furious if the Liberals stole this thunder.
Likely, the cops would not be worried about it - most would like a little taste of freedom themselves and if a few good folks packed a little something, it may not bother them much. Any who do have the license to pack would be very careful to use that freedom wisely - and the cops would know that. Neither would the cops care that licensed folks own little guns or fully auto guns - anyone who holds such a license isn't going to lose it over an unsafe storage charge, so unauthorized access by kids etc. would be rare.
Allowing an armed citizenry is cheaper than buying jets - and buying jets will cost money and votes but allowing this will cost little but will get votes.
Okay - here is a good idea. If a person has had their RPAL with a spotless record for a few years - say 5 or 10, we should be allowed to have another level of license - and this could extend again later to include the highest levels of license - like concealed carry and full auto. I don't mind the idea of older, settled fellows (or gals) packing, but I don't think much of arming cocky young punks (or dames) who have shaky young egos.
With this system, we have a new clean elite class which we can all have access to by means of level-headed good behavior. If one has been apt to beat the wife or kids, drive drunk or stoned or such, there might be an appeal process which takes a long time to get through - if at all - and might require a bond.
The weakness of this system is the law. If the other parts of the law work to weed out the trash, this system works. Almost all of the "problem" people demonstrate their problems at some point in a 5 or ten year span in youth, so it is unlikely that "evil" folks will slip through.
Marriage blowups or such might require a lengthy timeout - so be kind to your spouse folks - and get her into shooting too - because then she won't threaten to get your guns taken away - because she would lose her license too!
Okay - here is my reasoning.
It is made palatable for politicians in this way - no Sandy Hook shootings or the like will pop up because of it - from the time of the law changing to the time that it actually affects anything would be a number of years.
It will buy votes in the short term - before any possible negatives become apparent.
Once a party holds this promise out to younger folks, they may be quite loyal to the party that shows them enough respect to entrust them with guns. Once we see ourselves as "specially licensed," we will be loathe to give up this part of our identity ( and will keep voting them in.) This is no small thing to hold out to a politician - loyal voters.
It will avoid the nasty business of beating doors down to get the 12-6 stuff out of the publics hands - and keep them from going underground.
It would make the Liberals furious - letting folks out from under the Thumb or it would make the PCs furious if the Liberals stole this thunder.
Likely, the cops would not be worried about it - most would like a little taste of freedom themselves and if a few good folks packed a little something, it may not bother them much. Any who do have the license to pack would be very careful to use that freedom wisely - and the cops would know that. Neither would the cops care that licensed folks own little guns or fully auto guns - anyone who holds such a license isn't going to lose it over an unsafe storage charge, so unauthorized access by kids etc. would be rare.
Allowing an armed citizenry is cheaper than buying jets - and buying jets will cost money and votes but allowing this will cost little but will get votes.
