U.S. Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, said in the 2-1 decision that the state’s law couldn’t stand under the Supreme Court’s 2022 landmark gun rights ruling.
Yes, but your original comment is acting like not having open carry is the reason why shootings are less in Europe when its the tighter gun laws in general that prevents shooting incidents.
You seriously think banning open carry is going to stop someone from shooting people?
Oh boi …
How many mass shootings do you hear about in Europe?
That has less (or nothing) to do with open carry and more to do with tighter gun laws in general.
Tighter gun laws is the exact opposite of open carry.
Yes, but your original comment is acting like not having open carry is the reason why shootings are less in Europe when its the tighter gun laws in general that prevents shooting incidents.
Last I checked the U.S. isn’t Europe and pretty far from it.
The number of people who commit shootings often do so with illegal firearms or otherwise violating some firearms laws.
Banning open carry is not the solution. It may be part of a solution but it would not be sufficient.
Being part of the solution is one step towards a complete solution and certainly better than doing nothing at all.
Sometimes… Government is awash in unintended consequences for passing shitty “won’t somebody think of the children” type laws.