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In reply to the discussion: I took one for the team and read the Ninth Circuit Young open carry decision. [View all]no1ofconsequence
(4 posts)It's also called "constitutional carry" by proponents. Anyone who can legally own a pistol / any firearm (depending on the state) can carry in public. Depending on the state, it may be limited to concealed, or open, or both may be allowed.
We have it in my state (open and concealed) and it's a non-issue. I've never seen anyone open carrying an AR-15, or any other long gun for that matter. Open carry of handguns is sufficiently rare that I can't recall the last time I saw it.
I'm not sure why people think that a Supreme Court ruling upholding the 9th circuit would result in a backlash against the GOP or a push to modify or repeal the 2nd Amendment. The history of right-to-carry legislation in recent decades suggests that voters in most states support such laws. The states that still have restrictively administered may-issue laws are mostly, if not all, Democratic strongholds already.