The vast majority of folks in Baltimore city carrying firearms are breaking the state's concealed carry laws. There, I said it. The city leadership knows it, too. That's why they are against Hogan's latest attempt to crack down on first time gun offenders. I am too. It perpetuates the concept of illegal carry and illegal guns.
There are parts of the city where you are a moron if you travel through without a weapon. For most folks, the weapon is their car. It is a 4,000 lb 200 HP bludgeoning device. A safe and formidable weapon. For folks on foot, it is their friend in their pocket. Never spoken of, just understood that it is, or could be there.
Folks go about their normal business, go to work, hangout in restaurants and bars and nothing comes of it. We hear about a car wash shooting. Terrorism? Nah, 2 days later it is reported that it happened at 3 am and involved a domestic dispute where drugs may have been involved. Too late. The city council has already flown their "get guns off the street" banners and told the police to start shaking down "the usual suspects".
The real question is, "Why would citizens ever obey a law that makes it illegal to carry a weapon?"
There are parts of the city where you are a moron if you travel through without a weapon. For most folks, the weapon is their car. It is a 4,000 lb 200 HP bludgeoning device. A safe and formidable weapon. For folks on foot, it is their friend in their pocket. Never spoken of, just understood that it is, or could be there.
Folks go about their normal business, go to work, hangout in restaurants and bars and nothing comes of it. We hear about a car wash shooting. Terrorism? Nah, 2 days later it is reported that it happened at 3 am and involved a domestic dispute where drugs may have been involved. Too late. The city council has already flown their "get guns off the street" banners and told the police to start shaking down "the usual suspects".
The real question is, "Why would citizens ever obey a law that makes it illegal to carry a weapon?"