JJ> BR>If you use a weapon in a manner that causes harm to someone, then you 
 JJ> BR>are arrested for the harm that you have done.  Mere possession
 JJ> BR>of a weapon, either
 JJ> BR>openly carried or concealed is not a cause for the police to take you 
 JJ> away.
 JJ> BR>Outlawing weapons doesn't work anyhow - we have lots of proof of 
at.
 JJ> In the mayor's race here in Houston....we have one candidate who is
 JJ> against allowing citizens to carry guns onto buses, and one candidate
 JJ> who is for it.   I have no objection to someone bringing a gun onto a
 JJ> bus who has had the training in order to get the permit. In fact, I
 JJ> welcome such a person.
   Quite frankly, I am not even certain that the requirement for a permit 
doesn't contravene the second amendment - and if we accede to a permit 
process, we are opening the door for still further erosion of our rights.  
What difference does the course make anyhow?  The folks you have to fear 
won't 
take the course,don't own legan weapons, and don't give a pluperfect damn 
what 
the laws say or do not say. If you were on a bus with me, you'd never know if 
I were armed or not - and I prefer it that way, as do you, if you think about 
it.  I used to think that open carry was the way to go - but too many goblins 
would target that person first.  Consider the Long Island Railroad fiasco - 
the guy doing the shooting reloaded several times.  had there been one weapon 
on that train other than the weapon he held, the outcome would probably have 
changed drastically.  As it was, occurring in the heart of no-gun country, he 
was assured of no resistance.  The concealed carry makes preying on people 
dangerous to the predators.
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