In some states, like New York, it is illegal to even own a gun. Which is odd to me because, hello? Constitutional rights!! However, in most states, citizens are able to open carry or simply required to obtain a concealed carry license in order to carry concealed.
I, myself, have my carry license. I refuse to be a victim, and I do not particularly like to open carry because that officially makes you an immediate target to a criminal with a weapon.
The concept of constitutional carry, or being able to legally conceal carry without a permit, is sweeping the nation. More and more states are considering the legislature, and the Michigan House just passed a bill for it.
House bills 4416 through 4419 strike the requirement that a Michigander have a license to carry a concealed weapons. People banned from possessing firearms would be banned from carrying them as well. The bills also reduce penalties for certain infractions relating to carrying a pistol without proper identification or disclosure as well.
Rep. Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, is a sponsor of one of the bills. She and other sponsors refer to the bills as “constitutional carry” in reference to the second amendment enshrining the right to bear arms.
Hoitenga stated, “People who can legally own a gun should have every right to carry a concealed pistol without jumping through bureaucratic hoops and landing on a list.”
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