My son ("Davy who is in the Navy, and probably will be for life") is stationed in Washington.
Folks there are also more "civilized" when it comes to 2nd Amendment rights.
They're against it.
I would love to visit either or both of my children, but there is a small problem,
I live in Oregon; a state which respects the right of its citizens to defend themselves ...because it's burdensome to carry a cop in your hip pocket. Pistols are smaller, lighter, and perhaps more reliable.
Both California and Washington frown on people carrying firearm.
There is no reciprocity between the states.
Because both of these adjacent states refuse reciprocity with Oregon handgun licences (CHL), I am denied the right to defend myself if I wish to visit my children, and my grandchildren. (No, I'm not worried that they will attack me ... but I don't know their neighbors!)
I miss my family, but they cannot (or will not) move closer to me, and I am reluctant to violate the laws of their chosen state of residence. I'm talking about Carrying Conceal Weapons.
They won't move because they have good jobs with high wages. Even though they their Civil Rights are often denied by state law. Disappointing ... I should have raised them better.
(Oh, and The Son is in the Navy .. he goes where they send him.)
Have you ever been shot at?
Not fun .... I've been shot at many times, in Viet Nam (I was drafted ... it wasn't my first choice of a vacation in "The Orient") so I've since been inclined to carry a firearm for my personal defense, and I have held an Oregon Concealed Handgun License (CHL) for many years.
My sojourn to The Orient convinced me that if you're going to be shot at, it's better to
Generally speaking, the "Bad Guys" prefer that their victims be disarmed; it is much safer for them.
I'm not sure why my neighboring states (especially California, which has one of the highest crime rates in the nation) refuse to grant that their citizens are constitutionally protected by the Second Amendment, but that's their choice ... the otherwise-sane citizens of those states elected their lawmakers and have acceded to their judgement. It's difficult to get a license to carry there.
You get the politicians you deserve. Fucking idiots!
(Note: I have been a resident of both California and Washington, upon occasion, but I keep coming back to Oregon ... which is also a "Liberal" state; but my neighbors here are not CRAZY!")For the past 20 years, I have chosen to live in a state where I am "allowed" to exercise ALL of my Constitutional rights. I guess I've been spoiled by that; but I ain't gonna move closer to my kids.
The'll come to their senses, eventually.
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If the populace doesn't have guns they can't rebel and you can tax them to death.
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