Concealed Guns Could Extend Into Restaurants, Parks

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Updated: 8:33 PM Mar 20, 2009 Concealed Guns Could Extend Into Restaurants, Parks Gun supporters aiming to extend the right to carry concealed handguns into restaurants and parks where they are now banned had their hopes sidetracked. Posted: 5:38 AM Mar 20, 2009

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Gun supporters aiming to extend the right to carry concealed handguns into restaurants and parks where they are now banned had their hopes sidetracked.

A measure to allow concealed-carry permit holders to carry their gun while visiting city and county parks was postponed Thursday in a House Judiciary committee. The sponsor also wanted to include state parks.

Supporters also want to carry guns when eating in a restaurant that serves alcohol. A permit holder could lose that right for having a gun where alcohol is sold. That bill was sent to a subcommittee.

Opponents said driving-while-impaired laws show people still drink when they shouldn't, and mixing gun rights with alcohol sales is a bad idea. Gun advocates said allowing pistols into more places might deter crime.

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Posted by: Dave Location: Wilson on Feb 1, 2010 at 12:56 PM

In places that allow virtually unrestricted conceal carry the crime rate has dropped more dramatically that other places that are more restrictive. We had many of these same arguments in other states that allowed carry in places that sell/consume alcohol. Despite the horror that the anti gunners said would happen the reality was of course, there was not bloody rampages by drunk concealed carry people. It is amazing how ANTI women these dems are!!! That claim to care about women and women's right and the protection of women but they are prohibiting the RIGHT of a abused women who has a violent boyfriend or ex husband from being able to protect herself and take her kids to Applebees. These Dems blocking this legislation need to be labelled accurately as promoting violence against defenseless women.

Posted by: Benn Location: Gvegas on Dec 25, 2009 at 12:01 AM

The heck with CCW permit. I think strapping it to my hip in full view has a much better effect on would be T*H*U*G*S

Posted by: BIG BEAR Location: NEWPORT on Nov 27, 2009 at 07:46 PM

GUN'S DONT KILL PEOPLE . PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT A CRIMINAL WILL ALWAYS GET HIS HANDS ON GUNS NO MATTER WHAT AND ITS UP TO US ,TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND OURSELVES FROM DIRTBAGS THAT NEED TO BE LOCK UP .THERE HAS BEEN MORE CRIME ON THE RISE DONT BECOME A VICTOM. LADIES TAKE A COURSE IN GUN SAFTY THIS MAY OR MAYNOT BE FOR YOU ,BUT AT LEAST LEARN HOW TO DEFEND YOUR SELF FROM CREEPS THIERS OTHER WAYS BUT IT SHOULD BE YOUR CHOICE TO PROTECT YOUR SELF OR FAMILY.

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