The Ohio Legislature's passed a law to allow concealed weapons in day care centers, but interesting: this same Legislature, in its wisdom, doesn't allow concealed weapons in the statehouse.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It seems ridiculous that you can be in one state with your driver's license and buy a firearm, and then in the next state it is totally illegal. There are real problems to that, but as soon as you bring up the subject and say 'gun control,' it sets a red flag.
Currently, most States do not recognize within their borders concealed carry permits issued in other States.
Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It's not the law-abiding citizens, it's not the person who uses it as a hobby.
You can pass all the gun legislation you want. None of it will make me feel any more or less safe than I do right at this moment.
When I say they're lunatics, that's what I'm talking about. People that think you should allow guns in day care centers, but they're protecting themselves by not allowing guns in their workplace, that would be in that category of lunatics.
If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
The Second Amendment does protect the right to people to possess weapons for self-defense in the home. That's what the Supreme Court said.
Some colleges and universities in Virginia have chosen to ban concealed carry, and we believe that those universities have created more dangerous environments for their students, faculty, and staff.
I don't believe there should be any restrictions when it comes to firearms. None.