среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

A Gun Under Every Coat? // States Ponder Looser Concealed-Weapons Laws

John Whetsel of Choctaw, Okla., doesn't see a need for everyonein his hometown to be strapping on a firearm under his or her coat.Yet it is likely the Oklahoma Legislature will allow them to do justthat.

To say that there should be relaxed laws on who can carryconcealed weapons "means we've given up on our society," said theWhetsel, police chief for the town of 7,500.

In El Paso, Texas, elementary school nurse Mikey Voorhees hasplayed citizen lobbyist at the Texas Statehouse, urging lawmakers toallow her and others to carry hidden handguns for self-protection.

Years after she fended off eight men at a deserted campsite witha handgun, Voorhees contends …

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