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"Be A Good Victim": Pro-"Shall Issue" RTC article from National Review
This article criticizing "May Issue" is from the National Review. In the original article, the two parts of underlined text below link supporting materials. Emphasis in bold added by me.
Be a Good Victim
Under current law, the Second Amendment ends at your front door.
By David Rittgers
were within 100 yards of the shooter
Much debatethe real tragedy is that the victims of this rampage did not have the legal opportunity to arm themselves. To them, the message was clear: Be a good victim.
. Among the few who have met this burden are private investigators, jewelry dealers, and a former district attorney.
Sean Penn got one after he claimed that a former employee was stalking him and that he had received a number of crank calls and letters.
, which essentially require the chief law-enforcement officer to issue permits to everyone who passes background checks and training requirements. Many of these states have established reciprocity agreements, making the permits they issue valid in much of the nation. Years of experience have shown that permit holders are far more law-abiding than the general populace.
Heller
The District will almost certainly mention that the Heller decision also did not call into question 19th-century bans on concealed carry. This ignores the fact that while concealed carry was considered the mark of a brigand, open carry was accepted and legal. Modern feelings are the reverse; concealed carry is now practiced far more often than open carry.
The lawsuit intends to make the District face reality. Criminals have guns. They brandish them when the police are not on the scene and victims are outside of their homes. The D.C. government should not handicap the honest, law-abiding citizens who wish to carry arms in order to defend themselves.
David Rittgers is an attorney and decorated former Army Special Forces officer who served three tours in Afghanistan and is now a legal-policy analyst at the Cato Institute.
Be a Good Victim
Under current law, the Second Amendment ends at your front door.
By David Rittgers
were within 100 yards of the shooter
Much debatethe real tragedy is that the victims of this rampage did not have the legal opportunity to arm themselves. To them, the message was clear: Be a good victim.
. Among the few who have met this burden are private investigators, jewelry dealers, and a former district attorney.
Sean Penn got one after he claimed that a former employee was stalking him and that he had received a number of crank calls and letters.
, which essentially require the chief law-enforcement officer to issue permits to everyone who passes background checks and training requirements. Many of these states have established reciprocity agreements, making the permits they issue valid in much of the nation. Years of experience have shown that permit holders are far more law-abiding than the general populace.
Heller
The District will almost certainly mention that the Heller decision also did not call into question 19th-century bans on concealed carry. This ignores the fact that while concealed carry was considered the mark of a brigand, open carry was accepted and legal. Modern feelings are the reverse; concealed carry is now practiced far more often than open carry.
The lawsuit intends to make the District face reality. Criminals have guns. They brandish them when the police are not on the scene and victims are outside of their homes. The D.C. government should not handicap the honest, law-abiding citizens who wish to carry arms in order to defend themselves.
David Rittgers is an attorney and decorated former Army Special Forces officer who served three tours in Afghanistan and is now a legal-policy analyst at the Cato Institute.
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