On Thursday Governor Doug Burgum (R) signed legislation allowing North Dakota residents to carry a handgun concealed for self-defense without a permit.
The legislation–House Bill 1169–passed the House on February 21 by a vote of 83-9. It passed the Senate on March 21 by a vote of 34-13.
USNews reports that the permitless carry law allows law-abiding citizens 18 and over to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense as long as they “have a valid ID and notify law enforcement of the weapon during instances such as a traffic stop.”
According to the West Fargo Pioneer, upon signing the bill Governor Burgum said, “North Dakota has a rich heritage of hunting and a culture of deep respect for firearm safety. As a hunter and gun owner myself, I strongly support gun rights for law-abiding citizens. House Bill 1169 allows citizens to exercise their Second Amendment right under the U.S. Constitution.”
Source: North Dakota: The 2nd Amendment Is Your Concealed Carry Permit
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Although it is a real shame that we’re still seeing this on a “State by state” basis…
Rather,why is this not a national constitutional condition of our citizenship?
Am I missing something or is this some sort of “state’s right” issue?
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It is a shame…not what was intended by the Founders. Early on, the Second Amendment was seen as being intimately connected with self-defense. The Founders saw this as a god-given ‘natural right’, a right of individual and collective resistance to tyranny and other forms of criminal conduct. More recently, advocates of gun control have championed a ‘states’ rights’ view of the Second Amendment, contending that its goal is to guarantee only the states’ right to have an armed militia, which usually refers to the National Guard, rather than individual citizens.
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Perhaps there is a need for establishing “higher education” regarding common sense. Rather than more lawyers and politicians? 🙂
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How about reading and understanding of the Constitution and our Bill of Rights for a start? A lot of common sense in those two documents!
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Yes, but many schools today don’t support that level of comprehension 🙂
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Reblogged this on Thoughts and Ideas and commented:
About damn time!
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