If it were me , I'd go for it . It will never get any easier to get . Wether you choose to exercise the right is then up to you .Chris
Honestly (yes, here comes the European way of seeing this ) I don't see why you'd want to carry a weapon like that... Here, we hear from time to time about -police- being shot with their own weapon, and they're supposed to be trained for it a lot more than your CCW, I believe. I think the danger that it can bring to you in a situation that you might need it, besides the fact that the chance you will need it is minimal, I personally couldn't justify the money. Like you said, you think the weapon will be used on the range the most, right? I doubt you'll need a CCW licence for that, so what I'd say, of course, buy that weapon, even if it's for fun, use it on the range. I personally don't think the $1000 you spend on the licence is well spend, and besides, wouldn't you prefer to spend the money on a slightly nicer car?
I don't think the thread is so much about whether or not to get a CCW, vut more about how best to go about doing it. Regardless of your feelings on CCW, let's try to respect the rights and opinions of others. Lynn is an adult who has made a choice and we should support her as one of us, just as I'm sure she respects your choices about guns.Def
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on June 17, 2013, 04:22:27 PMI don't think the thread is so much about whether or not to get a CCW, vut more about how best to go about doing it. Regardless of your feelings on CCW, let's try to respect the rights and opinions of others. Lynn is an adult who has made a choice and we should support her as one of us, just as I'm sure she respects your choices about guns.DefIn this spirit...Are you sure your Illinois licence won't be accepted in other states? If it's stricter, that means you're trained better, I'd say, so other states would be okay with it... Right? Or isn't that how it works?
For me, it's not about self defense actually. If I have a pistol with me while working out in a pasture (groundhogs mostly), and I have to go back and drive to the store for anything, if I still have the handgun on me, I'm instantly a felon in Maryland. It strikes me as an overly restrictive situation.
Then you wouldn't want to live in Croatia. Our laws don't recognise the term of self defence. If someone invades your home, attacks you and you fight him off you'll be charged with attacking him if any harm should come to him and might be facing jail time. Talk about restrictive laws.
Quote from: Mr. Whippy on June 17, 2013, 08:34:23 PMFor me, it's not about self defense actually. If I have a pistol with me while working out in a pasture (groundhogs mostly), and I have to go back and drive to the store for anything, if I still have the handgun on me, I'm instantly a felon in Maryland. It strikes me as an overly restrictive situation. Then you wouldn't want to live in Croatia. Our laws don't recognise the term of self defence. If someone invades your home, attacks you and you fight him off you'll be charged with attacking him if any harm should come to him and might be facing jail time. Talk about restrictive laws.
With all this talk about CCW... This is about concealed carry, obviously.. Does that mean that you may carry a gun when it isn't concealed, or the opposite: you may only carry a gun concealed?