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In article <77mnhi$sjt$1@news1.rmi.net>, dand@rmi.net says...
> In co.general Drew Eckhardt <drew@village.org> wrote:
> ->>How has your right to keep and bear a firearm been infringed by
> ->>a concealed carry ban?  
> 
> ->Carrying concealed is a form of bearing arms.
> 
> Your right to keep and bear arms has NOT been infringed by
> requiring a permit to carry concealed.
> 

Ah but it has if the abitrary and capricous denial of my application for 
a concealed carry permit is turned down by the local sherrif because the 
local pols dont want concealed carries issued.  I think they should have 
to show cause why I personally cannot carry a concealed weapon (i.e. 
explain why they are denying that facet of my 2nd amendment rights), 
rather than for me to prove to their (arbitrary) satisfaction that I need 
to carry a concealed weapon.  In other words, Im pissed because the 
sherrif can deny me the conceled carry "just because" with no recouse on 
my part for the arbitrary application of the law.  The only people they 
routinely issue those permits to are other cops and ex-cops.  I'm a 
former soldier who put it on the line for my country and Constitution, 
and have every bit as good a training as they do - I probably have more 
range time than most cops as I put at least 400 rounds of 40-S&W through 
my glock at least every other weekend.  But I cant get a carry permit 
because "the simply arent issued" (as was told to me) since I live inside 
Aurora city limits (for now - Im moving to CO Springs this summer).


I guess I just rambled on, but the point is, my rights shouldnt be 
subject to the arbitrary abridgement by local law enforcement.