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So, I'm doing research for an upcoming road trip out west, traveling through a dozen states, into state parks, national parks, national forests, cities, etc. I'm looking at state statutes and helpful sites like www.handgunlaw.us and usacarry.org.
On the one hand I'm thankful that I can lawfully carry nearly everywhere I go. On the other hand, it's such a pain in the butt to plan road trips and visit parks and such because the laws vary so widely and arbitrarily. You can take a step from a lawful state like Kentucky to an illegal state like Illinois... I understand the state has its own inherent right to set laws and I typically agree. I just think that concealed carry is such a fundamental right that it should not be arbitrarily taken, particularly when entering a park within a state that allows concealed carry.
I know that the laws will further take effect in 2010 that allow some expansive concealed carry. But until then it's a real pain in the butt to know that there's a window that it's been agreed to but it's not taken effect yet! That's the real absurdity!
On the one hand I'm thankful that I can lawfully carry nearly everywhere I go. On the other hand, it's such a pain in the butt to plan road trips and visit parks and such because the laws vary so widely and arbitrarily. You can take a step from a lawful state like Kentucky to an illegal state like Illinois... I understand the state has its own inherent right to set laws and I typically agree. I just think that concealed carry is such a fundamental right that it should not be arbitrarily taken, particularly when entering a park within a state that allows concealed carry.
I know that the laws will further take effect in 2010 that allow some expansive concealed carry. But until then it's a real pain in the butt to know that there's a window that it's been agreed to but it's not taken effect yet! That's the real absurdity!