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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1315315" data-attributes="member: 14668">1. Concealed handgun licenses are a huge money maker for local governments. The state of Utah, for instance, makes millions of dollars per year selling non-resident carry permits to people (such as myself) who have never even been to the state. Utah can do this because its permits (unlike the Oregon permit I also hold) are recognized in 34 other states so getting one is the easiest way for law-abiding citizens to have legal carry rights wherever they go.2. Those who don&#039;t want to be around guns should seriously consider staying at home instead of expecting to be able to run and hide whenever they see one being openly carried. By the same token....while I do support the right of people to open carry if they choose&nbsp; I also think the people who parade around in front of schools or malls with slung rifles in order to get themselves seen on YouTube arguing with the cops are <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2&nbsp; &nbsp; :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />s. I prefer discretion, tact, and keeping a low profile.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1315315, member: 14668"] 1. Concealed handgun licenses are a huge money [B]maker[/B] for local governments. The state of Utah, for instance, makes millions of dollars per year selling non-resident carry permits to people (such as myself) who have never even [I]been[/I] to the state. Utah can do this because its permits (unlike the Oregon permit I also hold) are recognized in 34 other states so getting one is the easiest way for law-abiding citizens to have legal carry rights wherever they go. 2. Those who don't want to be around guns should seriously consider staying at home instead of expecting to be able to run and hide whenever they see one being openly carried. By the same token....while I do support the right of people to open carry if they choose I also think the people who parade around in front of schools or malls with slung rifles in order to get themselves seen on YouTube arguing with the cops are :censored:s. I prefer discretion, tact, and keeping a low profile. [/QUOTE]

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