Originally Posted by
BetterBob
Not true, pursuit of happiness is not a right. It is in the preamble of the declaration of independence, and is merely to show general guidelines as to why the declaration was made the way it was.
The pursuit of happiness is not a right, as it is not in any of the actual articles or amendments of the constitution.
I'll make is easy for you.
Declaraion: August 2, 1776
Constitution: September 17, 1787
See the nine year gap?
The declaration is not law because it was never passed by both the house and the senate of the states. As they did not exist in that function at that time.
And therefore your argument is invalid.
Doesn't matter, fact of it is is that you shouldn't be able to just walk around with a gun concealed without any sort of training or at least knowledge of how you can use that gun in regards to personal defense.
The constitution grants the right to bear arms but it also specifically states "well regulated".
You wont find a bigger pro-gun proponent on this board than I or spanks but I know I can speak for both of us when i say allowing someone to carry again without requiring some sort of basic training is just wrong and dangerous.
If you can't go sit through even 8 hours of training to carry then that's all the more reason to not allow you to carry concealed.
Now I don't think states should limit who can and cant carry as long as they meet all requirements and training. A state like NY that may issue, that's wrong.