Indiana House votes to eliminate license to carry a handgun in state
The bill specified that certain offenders still could be prohibited from carrying handguns
https://www.foxnews.com/us/indiana-house-votes-to-repeal-need-for-gun-permits
The #legal-licensed-gun-holders are not the problem, it is the #criminal-element that is.
There have been many incidents where legal gun holders saved the lives of innocent people because they were at the scene of a crime and took out the criminal. Taking away that advantage or level playing field spells disaster.
Aug 7, 2019 — Legal Fellow, Meese Center … The vast majority of lawful gun owners will never use their firearms for unlawful purposes. … Yes, firearms can be used to carry out horrific acts of violence, and we should absolutely pursue ways …
Dec 27, 2020 — A gun owner with a concealed-carry permit shot and killed an armed robbery suspect at a Chicago cell phone store on Saturday night, …
Licensed holders are a #huge part of the reason the #crime-rate is not higher than it is. It makes some of the criminals think twice before #committing a crime. By taking the permits away from the #law-abiding #packing-citizens is only opens the door wider to the criminals.
Rubbish like this is just another indicator of the lefters mentality. Next step will be to take away shot guns and other fire arms that are used for hunting.
I do agree that NO ONE except military or the cops should have #automatic-weapons. A person does not need an #AK-47 for deer hunting. If the government were able to #disarm all of the criminals first, than I am sure more people would be inclined to give theirs up.
#Common-sense: If the criminals were the only ones packing, can we imagine what chaos there would be. It is astounding that some #feeble-minded-lawmakers do not see the logic in this.
