I find that most open carry types are of the belief that we should be able to carry (openly) just about anywhere.
It seems that the common reason for this is rooted in the whole "an armed society is a polite society" line of thinking where people will tend commit acts of violence less often when they know that they are very well facing a hard target. Scum prey on the weak and all that.
All that being said, is there anywhere you think we should all agree that our right to carry should be self-limited?
I, for one, think that allowing guns into a court room is just plain stupid. It would only be a matter of time before the mafia sends in a suicide shooter to take out a witness who is on the stand.
Plain and simple, if I knew that the courtroom was full of people carrying guns who were doing so without being screened (as is the case for OCers here in Michigan), I would NOT testify if it was a case where the stakes were high enough to have me pressed into the Witness Protection Program.
Maybe if they did the testifying by video...but other than that, I'd stand in contempt of court and refuse.
Any other places where guns don't belong?
It seems that the common reason for this is rooted in the whole "an armed society is a polite society" line of thinking where people will tend commit acts of violence less often when they know that they are very well facing a hard target. Scum prey on the weak and all that.
All that being said, is there anywhere you think we should all agree that our right to carry should be self-limited?
I, for one, think that allowing guns into a court room is just plain stupid. It would only be a matter of time before the mafia sends in a suicide shooter to take out a witness who is on the stand.
Plain and simple, if I knew that the courtroom was full of people carrying guns who were doing so without being screened (as is the case for OCers here in Michigan), I would NOT testify if it was a case where the stakes were high enough to have me pressed into the Witness Protection Program.
Maybe if they did the testifying by video...but other than that, I'd stand in contempt of court and refuse.
Any other places where guns don't belong?