For the fact that I hadn’t heard of this until just now.
A Maine lawmaker wants to make it easier for Mainers to carry around guns by stripping down the concealed weapons laws….Now, Republican Representative Dale Crafts of Lisbon wants to change the law for gun owners so they only need to bring their permit when they’re at places like a polling place or school.
The bill would also reduce the fee for a permit for a concealed weapon from $35 to $10.
Wouldn’t that be nice for me to not need to worry about bothersome permitting when I visit family and friends in Maine, much like I do in Vermont. And given that New Hampshire is doing much of the same, that would make most of my out-of-state travels very comfortable.
I would also point out that Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are all permitless open-carry states. If you can legally own a gun, you can legally open carry it. I would also add that from late fall to late spring these states are motherfucking cold, which makes open carry impossible in normal clothing, and even in specialty clothing it could cause issues with your piece when you need it the most.
So conceal carry permits are taxation of the “Bear” part of “Keep and Bear Arms”. Just the same as required concealed carry in hot-ass states like Florida and Texas is onerous.
Good luck Maine, you have a lot of anti-gun jerks in Portland and South Portland fighting against you, but with luck you will prevail!
Wow, I didn’t know it until I read it here.
The “must have a permit when carrying concealed” is a little weak under state law anyway. If you dont have a permit with you, you are allowed 30 days to present a permit that was valid at the time of the inquiry. This proposed law is interesting, as it doesn’t change the CCW laws, just means you don’t need to carry your permit. It’s nice and all, but I’m not sure that I see the point. I was not able to find a copy of the bill that the article was written about – nor do I see it scheduled for review in the state house.
But Weerd, I think you left a typo in your post : “I would also point out that Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are all permitless open-carry states” Maybe not Maine (but that would be delightful) but maybe AZ or WY ?
But yeah, it’s all my fault!