Comments on: Thanks to the Roanoke Times’ Stupidery http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/03/19/thanks_to_the_roanoke_times_stupidery/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ravenwood http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/03/19/thanks_to_the_roanoke_times_stupidery/comment-page-1/#comment-167428 Ravenwood Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:11:30 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/03/19/thanks_to_the_roanoke_times_stupidery/#comment-167428 I doubt we're there yet. They bring up permitless carry every year and it goes no where. The republicans usually refer it to their "we'd rather not have to vote on that" sub-committee made up of token gun-banning democrats that will dutifully strike it down. The problem is that our CCW laws are pretty good and getting better. There is a training requirement, and sometimes fingerprints, but the cost is capped and if they take too long to issue it they have to give you a temporary permit. Renewals don't require fingerprints or training, and are supposed to be permanent (if the legislature will ever actually fund it). I doubt we’re there yet. They bring up permitless carry every year and it goes no where. The republicans usually refer it to their “we’d rather not have to vote on that” sub-committee made up of token gun-banning democrats that will dutifully strike it down.

The problem is that our CCW laws are pretty good and getting better. There is a training requirement, and sometimes fingerprints, but the cost is capped and if they take too long to issue it they have to give you a temporary permit. Renewals don’t require fingerprints or training, and are supposed to be permanent (if the legislature will ever actually fund it).

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