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Submitted by Chief outside Philadelphia, Mar 18, 2008 16:44

Thank you for your Mar 17 08 gun laws article, Mr Goldstein. In your 6th paragraph you refer to the presumption and opinion held by "legal experts" that some gun restrictions "are all reasonable" which just isn't true as gun crime rates have gone down in every state that has seen Right to Carry laws inacted in recent years. The criminals are detered in these areas because they no longer believe everyone is so helpless anymore and may pull a handgun in self defence on the street. Very few states remain that don't have such Right to Carry laws....which is still limited to the law abiding adults, non-felons, mentally sound, often with training requirements and other provisions. Just anybody doesn't get to carry unless they are criminals following their job descripion. Wash D.C. has been in violation of the 2nd Amendment for 32 years as well as NYC and many other juristictions. The cities don't turn into wild west zones because more citizens chose to bare arms. Legitimate owners of guns make for a more secure state.

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I think "discretion" is likely to be the key word. I doubt that we'll see a ruling that forbids licensing or... [MORE]	J Dege	Mar 19, 2008 11:51
Thank you for your Mar 17 08 gun laws article, Mr Goldstein. In your 6th paragraph you refer to the...	Chief outside Philadelphia	Mar 18, 2008 16:44
NYC probably has the second toughest gun laws in the nation, after DC. In fact, they've been designed to stop... [MORE]	A. Levy	Mar 18, 2008 16:10
I certainly think it is about time some of New Yorks gun laws were overturned. Criminals dont get permits, or... [MORE]	Dave Fingar	Mar 18, 2008 09:14
I am a retired Detective Police Sergeant and a member of The N.R.A. and that I feel that honest... [MORE]	Ralph S. Brown	Mar 18, 2008 02:39
It was WAY past time for the Supremes to STRIKE DOWN the abomination that is DC's antigun "law". As a... [MORE]	Wendy Weinbaum	Mar 17, 2008 13:18
Mr. Goldstein: Your warnings are premature - but perhaps your raising this concern prematurely is the goal. The second amendment is not... [MORE]	Carl in Chicago	Mar 17, 2008 07:35
I have a bad feeling about this. I suspect that the folks in black are going to carve the current... [MORE]	Dave	Mar 18, 2008 00:29
As for why it has taken so long. Because the courts have been dodging the issue for years. Libs do... [MORE]	dlyn	Mar 18, 2008 12:37
NYC and other cities and states, do not out right ban, but they often do make impossible for the average... [MORE]	Terry	Mar 18, 2008 14:49
they have just continued the sidestepping. As in the last case MILLER V. where the court ruled that as a short-barreled... [MORE]	Terry	Mar 18, 2008 14:56

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