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02-12-2009, 11:52 AM
http://www.freep.com/article/20090212/NEWS07/90212007
4 Southern states eye open-carry gun laws
By DONNA LEINWAND USA TODAY February 12, 2009
Four Southern states Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas are considering legislation that would allow people to carry handguns openly in a holster.
These generally Second Amendment-friendly states are among the last six holdouts against open carrying of guns. Openly carrying handguns is legal in most states, even those that ban concealed firearms. New York and Florida also bar openly carrying handguns.
The four other states that ban so-called open carry are extremely gun-friendly. They understand the individual-rights aspect. Yet for whatever reason, the carry laws in these states are restrictive, says John Pierce, a cofounder of OpenCarry.org, which promotes gun rights.
Most states have strict laws governing concealed weapons. Illinois and Wisconsin ban carrying them entirely, according to the National Rifle Association. Concealing a weapon was seen in the early days of our nation as something of an unwholesome act. People would bear arms openly, Pierce says.......
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4 Southern states eye open-carry gun laws
By DONNA LEINWAND USA TODAY February 12, 2009
Four Southern states Texas, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas are considering legislation that would allow people to carry handguns openly in a holster.
These generally Second Amendment-friendly states are among the last six holdouts against open carrying of guns. Openly carrying handguns is legal in most states, even those that ban concealed firearms. New York and Florida also bar openly carrying handguns.
The four other states that ban so-called open carry are extremely gun-friendly. They understand the individual-rights aspect. Yet for whatever reason, the carry laws in these states are restrictive, says John Pierce, a cofounder of OpenCarry.org, which promotes gun rights.
Most states have strict laws governing concealed weapons. Illinois and Wisconsin ban carrying them entirely, according to the National Rifle Association. Concealing a weapon was seen in the early days of our nation as something of an unwholesome act. People would bear arms openly, Pierce says.......
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