As a new member to this discussion, I may be responding to a weak thread, but I'll use it as my chance to opine.
I'm not sure if Ms. Martens is aware, but 2'x3' cardboard signs don't stop people from carrying weapons into a building anymore than her rhetoric of "guns are bad, mmmkay".
I'm not a handgun owner. I don't have a permit. I do own a shotgun for seasonal hunting and I have had a safety certificate since I was able to attain one at the age of 12. I live in Minneapolis, don't always lock my doors and would not have a problem walking down any street in this fine city.
Personally, I think that the conceal carry legislation was a bit misguided in that it didn't provide for necessary exemptions for churches and schools. But if you are attempting to fully restrict anyone from carrying weapons into a church or school, these facilities would have to establish some fairly sophisticated security devices to do so. For a person who feels the need to carry a concealed handgun, there must be an inate desire that their personal safety requires one. For many this should be allowed. Many police officers carry concealed weapons off-duty. Their line of work puts them in touch with many folk who, outside of uniform, would not treat them with the respect they deserve; if you get my drift. You may not understand their need to carry, but you haven't walked in their shoes. No good will or window sign is going to deter them from carrying their weapons which you would have no idea were being carried in the first plac
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Lastly, I truly hope you don't believe that the end to gun violence will be when people stop purchasing guns. That is as misguided and euphoric a thought as there can ever be. If that logic were true then the following would also be true: no military = no war.
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