Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is RKBA an Individual Right? [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)have the discretion to allow either open carry or concealed carry. They may also set whatever standards (training, clear BG check) are required on a "shall issue" basis (no return to the "may issue" voter literacy sort of requirements), or not. They cannot deny both, but they may protect both, if they so choose. The states may regulate where guns are carried to a degree, but not to do so in a manner which makes a mockery of that right (example, not in a courthouse).
I do not believe that bearing requires formal membership in a militia -- the whole notion of militia being fluid as it is. Virtually everyone (assuming gender neutrality in current laws) is a member of unorganized militia, in any case.
An interesting frontier of discussion is a state's requirement or definition of militia membership. I am not opposed to some formality in that definition, though I would be hesitant if it implied a standing LEO or other quasi-military organization. I'll think on this some. Thanks for your reply.