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I don't know why you would think that. We live in a state with relatively (relative to many other states) restrictive gun laws where they're at least

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Sep 17 '13, 08:21

trying to be somewhat thoughtful about it (and still mostly losing that battle). Other states are really very wide open on this stuff. I just took a quick look at Georgia's laws and it doesn't look like any training is required (but I just skimmed it so I could be mistaken).

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I really do not understand why this is a state by state issue. - groiny Sep 17, 08:23 34
- NRA would never allow that -- nm - amoxy Sep 17, 08:27 10
  - hey, guess what, the NRA isn't an elected body and they don't actually get to decide things. - Andie Sep 17, 08:28 9
    - The NRA have a knack for getting gun rights supporters to call/write/contact members of Congress like few organizations do -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 08:42 2
      - then counter that. get the other side to write. -- nm - Andie Sep 17, 08:44 1
        
        Bloomberg is trying. But the NRA successfully got a Colorado pol recalled and replaced with a GOP shill for guns rights. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 17, 08:51
    - Their power, plus outraged people has meant that Congress has voted down almost any kind of gun control. -- nm - Inigo Sep 17, 08:30 3
      - Plus, if you're a politician, at the end of the day, who are you going to piss off: the people with signs or the people with a cache of guns? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 08:45
      - yup -- nm - Epiphany Sep 17, 08:41
      - I read that since Newtown, gun laws have overall become LOOSER. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 08:31
    - You are right it is not, but they have bought many powerful Politicians in Washington -- nm - amoxy Sep 17, 08:29 1
      - Not just bought. The politicians' constituents like things the way they are. -- nm - Roger More Sep 17, 08:33
- because the states fought a war to retain their right for that kind of thing. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 08:27
- because the feds are only going to come and take away your guns! states rights! 'merica! - znufrii Sep 17, 08:26 20
  - can you imagine the response if the feds imposed gun laws? -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 08:28 19
    - I do not think a standardized testing process to get a conceal carry permit would - groiny Sep 17, 08:29 16
      - You would think a standard system for background checks would be something everyone could agree on, and yet.. -- nm - Inigo Sep 17, 08:31
      - *snort* - znufrii Sep 17, 08:31
      - THE GUBMINT wants to take away our guns!!!!! - loosilu Sep 17, 08:31 4
        
        no one is taking away anything. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 08:33 3
        
        but they THINK so, and that's what matters. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 08:34 1
        
        FOX News will make sure of that -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:35
        
        tell that to the NRA and Tea Party. -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 08:33
      - are the streets paved with chocolate where you live? Cause people would go fvcking bonkers if Obama tried that - Beaker Sep 17, 08:30 8
        
        but why? - groiny Sep 17, 08:31 7
        
        vocal minority of crazies has always trumped the silent majority. -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:35 4
        
        this is why I could never be in politics. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 08:36 3
        
        word. and every issue has there crazies on each side who would come after you no matter what you did/do -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:38
        
        I think it might go all the way back to the civil war, honestly. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 08:37 1
        
        things change, you have to adjust. - groiny Sep 17, 08:39
        
        there's a whole culture of people who go apeshit if the federal government touches guns. - loosilu Sep 17, 08:33 1
        
        Yeah, the responsible citizenry. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 17, 09:05
    - less dead people. -- nm - Andie Sep 17, 08:28 1
      - if only it were that easy. -- nm - loosilu Sep 17, 08:29
- The why is because of the NRA, imo. - Inigo Sep 17, 08:26

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