-=> On 05-20-19  07:57,  Dan Clough <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about Re: Guns <=-

 DC> I see.  Thankfully we don't need a license to own/possess a gun
 DC> here in the USA.  Our Constitution guarantees us the absolute
 DC> RIGHT to do so.
 
 DS> In most states that is not true.  One needs a license to purchase
 DS> and in many places needs to pass a gun safety course.  You seem
 DS> to be from Florida, which has a more lenient set of rules.

 DC> I don't believe that is true.  Perhaps in the few almost-communist 
 DC> states like Kalifornia, NY, NJ, IL, MD, etc you need a license to 
 DC> purchase, but not in nearly all other states.

You left out CT, DC, HI, IO, MA, MN, NB, NC, and RI from your list of
states where one needs a permit to purchase a handgun.  That makes 14
and so I will amend my statement from most to many.  There are other
states where one does not need a permit to purchase, but must register.
Even Florida requires a 3 day waiting period for a records check.


 DC> You may be confusing the requirements to get a "concealed carry"
 DC> permit, which does require a license, safety course, etc (in most 
 DC> but not all states).

No -- I looked up the states I was most familiar with, including the
state where I live and have the most knowledge.

                               Dale Shipp
                  fido_261_1466 (at) verizon (dot) net
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