Partially correct. Laws do cover "use", but not all jurisdictions have laws that cover carrying, either openly or concealed, or any prerequisite training requirements to do so. In 11 states of the USA now, the carry of firearms is unrestricted/unlegislated. It's otherwise known as Constitutional Carry. A man carries, openly or concealed, simply with the authority of his choosing to do so. That is precisely how it should be in a land that considers itself one of liberty and freedom.
Constitutional Carry is now beginning to sweep across the nation much as Shall Issue Conceal Carry did starting 30 years ago. Progress is shown as you watch the changes in the map below.
Nice map.
I understand what you are saying, the part of my reply you quoted was in response to another poster, who was prattling on about federal carry license and calling into question whether or not I was a gun owner or some stupid s**t.
Once again, I don't have a problem with reciprocity, I just have issue with the federal government getting involved with a states rights issue that is working for most of the country. In my opinion, the only way it would work is for the fed to make a license that goes with the most restrictive states way of doing things, not the least restrictive. States rights is a big thing at this time, as it should be, the fed stepping in and somehow making/forcing the states to go along, whether its to make it easier or harder to carry is going to be a problem. In Ohio and most other states there is no magazine limit or limits on the kind of ammo carried, some states there is, is the fed going to over turn those states laws, or ours? Are those states going to be the rule, or ours? I don't live in a state that decides if I carry hollow points or more than 10/ten rounds, or 7/seven, or a round in the chamber, fed steps in are they going to change those laws for the restrictive states, or mine?
More states have training stipulations than not, are they going to get rid of those, or make it go with the state that has the most training, or the least for that matter?
Like I said before, the concealed carry laws in most states are working pretty well, for the majority, I happen to be 1/one of those and am not looking forward to possibly loosing some of my rights because of a state that has more restrictions than mine.
As for fed law trumping state law, some people need to grow up, that is not always the way it works, example, schedule 1/one narcotics being legalized in some states despite the fed law that says they are illegal. (personally don't care about the legalities of the drug I'm talking about, just using it as an example)
Highway speeds in some states that go against fed laws, firearms laws that go against fed law, I'm sure theres more, but my point is, state law sometimes just goes against fed law, so the fed just making the states do what they want is not something that is definite.
For anyone that lives in a restrictive state, I'm sorry for that, but it's not my problem, its yours, don't like the laws there, move or do something about it. I and others shouldn't have to loose or even have the possibility of loosing our/my rights to get you/your state a taste of what we have.
Now, the restrictive state thing, fed carry law, say I'm traveling to NY, or through to Maine, do I leave my magazines at home that hold more that 7/seven rounds, do I leave them at the state line? No, it means that I would have to not have them, so that would put me in the more restrictive category without even meaning too, just because of a stupid knee jerk law passed in response to propaganda. Fed going to say, no he's got an Ohio license, he can have those terrible high cap mags, no, they wont, I'll get a charge and loose money and my states license.
I could be wrong, but maybe not, guessing theres even more issues that I haven't even thought about. I just happen to be the person that said something on here, actually 1/one other did, just not singled out by a poster that has more experience on a keyboard than with a gun, let alone carrying one around, (not you leg).
I could be wrong, but I could be right, along with a bunch of others I suspect.
Back on topic, which I think has already been decided, the 226 is a nice gun, easy to get parts and accessories for, magazines are easy enough to get, along with holsters.
My only advice would be, use factory magazines, and keep them clean on the inside, I've seen a few that had sticking issues because of that.
