There is a bit of "Jim Crow" in many of these laws. In
Kansas it costs $150 to apply for a permit, non-refundable,
for a 4 year period and $110 for a renewal. Mandatory
training will cost anywhere from $100 to several hundred
depending on just how much actual shooting is done. Why Jim
Crow? Only 'good" people will have the money to spend on a
license. Of course if you're a disabled vet, just old and
retired, or black, the high fee is intended to keep you in
line.

Some states issue a permit for less than $10. Alaska has
permits, but doesn't require a permit to carry. Vermont
doesn't require a permit, you just have to carry for some
legal purpose, they don't even offer a permit.

It does say "shall not be infringed" but as my sig note
says, that is seen as a challenge. THEY know I have a gun
because I bought a hunting license 50 years ago and I have
purchased some guns from dealers. And I've written and
published for many years, even got published in COMBAT
HANDGUNS.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Grumman-581" wrote
in message
...
| On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:27:20 -0500, Emily

| wrote:
| Hey, I'm *totally* fine with people owning guns. I'd
own one myself if
| I hadn't just bought a house, car, and checkout in a
Seneca. What I'm
| not ok with is someone *knowing* that I own a gun.
|
| Awh, come on... This is Texas... It's assumed that
*eveyone* owns a
| gun anyway... Although I keep most of my guns locked up in
a 1600 lb
| gun safe, there's always at least one that I have with me
or *very*
| close to me... If I'm asleep, it's on the nightstand... My
dog wakes
| me up when something comes around that I might need to
kill...
|
| I don't want to be killed in my house by my own gun.
|
| You would rather be killed by one of your kitchen knives?
That's
| probably more statically likely...
|
| And with cc permit info out there for everyone, it would
| be very easy to find those people.
|
| But a significant portion of the gun owners do not get a
CHL for
| whatever reason... Some because they only hunt with their
firearms or
| go to the range... Some because they do not believe that
the
| government has a right to restrict their 2nd Amendment
rights... If we
| didn't have a CHL here in Texas, I would still carry...
|
| Because let's face it, it's hard for a woman to conceal
a firearm in
| Texas in the summer.
|
| And it is easier for a guy???
|
| Women are expected to be carrying purses... The best us
guys can do is
| carry it in a fanny pack... Yeah, there are some
briefcases that have
| conceals compartments, but you can't carry them around
with you
| *everywhere*... I'm able to carry an 11-shot .45 around in
a fanny
| pack that is not so large that it screams "CARRYING"...
Not exactly
| something that I could do with a typical M1911 type of
..45...