North Dakota Constitutional Carry Bill
BY Herschel Smith7 years, 3 months ago
A North Dakota State Representative wants you to be able to carry a loaded concealed firearm without a permit.
Eleven other states have implemented what are called “constitutional carry laws” while another four have adopted limited versions of the law.
In North Dakota, an open carry state, Representative Rick Becker says he doesn’t believe passing constitutional carry would make much of a difference.
“This bill allows people to do the same level of carrying as a class two without going through the process and payments and all the requirements,” said Becker.
Although gun advocates might like the idea of not having to go through such a rigorous process to conceal carry, constitutional carry could pose possible issues for law enforcement.
Falling short of endorsing or opposing the bill, law enforcement said part of the application process requires license holders to register with the BCI.
It helps police easily identify who may have a concealed fire arm.
Aha, I see confusion. I think I can be of help here. The police should assume that everyone is armed all of the time and proceed as if it’s their right to be armed.
Now that we’ve dispatched that roadblock, I’m glad I could be of service. Drop by any time. As for the police, I should charge for my advice, but I don’t.
On January 2, 2017 at 8:48 pm, Chris said:
Absolutely! Conversely, in any state where it’s against the law to carry concealed (or openly) without a permit, the police should be prohibited from searching you for a weapon (or verifying that a visible “apparent weapon” is real and not a dummy) until they present their probable cause to a judge and get a warrant issued to search you.
On January 2, 2017 at 9:10 pm, Fred said:
Yeah, they should at least send you a thank you note, Christmas card, something.