North Dakota governor approves concealed guns without a permit

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. | Fri Mar 24, 2017 | 4:08pm EDT

North Dakota governor approves concealed guns without a permit

By Alex Dobuzinskis

North Dakotans will no longer need a permit to carry a concealed weapon after Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation lifting restrictions, a victory for gun rights advocates that came a week after South Dakota's governor vetoed a similar bill.

The law, which takes effect on Aug. 1, mandates that gun owners only need a North Dakota driver's license or state identification card for at least a year before they can carry a concealed firearm in public.

Under current regulations, applicants must take a test to obtain a permit which entails fees of more than $100.

The measure, signed late on Thursday, was approved by the Republican-controlled legislature despite concerns over public safety if the state made it easier to carry hidden weapons. Advocates framed the issue in terms of the constitutional right to bear arms.

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[dhill926]

1. not that I need a reason to stay out of fucking North Dakota, but......

[pablo_marmol]

5. And of course people like you........

.........are oblivious to the fact that Oregon and Washington allowed concealed carry *long* before "gun crazy" Texas and Arizona did.

[dhill926]

6. well no, nothing I said implied that...

so whatever....

[pablo_marmol]

7. Yours is the type of uninformed attitude......

......referenced in post #3. Permitless carry is a non-issue.

Guess you need to avoid Connecticut, Oregon and Washington as well, to name three blue states off the top of my head. Y'know......blood in the streets and all.

[dhill926]

8. have a nice fucking day....

[pablo_marmol]

9. And you as well, sweetie. NT

[AtheistCrusader]

14. That would make it a nice day.

[pablo_marmol]

11. Here's a complete list of the BLUE states that you'll want to stay out of.......

.......by virtue of their 'shall issue' status with regard to concealed carry:

Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Minnesota, Illinois, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire & Connecticut.

You're welcome.

[benEzra]

15. Don't ever visit Vermont, then... (n/t)

[HeartachesNhangovers]

2. That's 2 so far this year (NH and ND),

and another 2 (KY and SD) are still likely this year. At least another 2 are possible this year, but don't bet on it.

[SQUEE]

16. Just passed Alabama senate 25-8

All the talk has it passing in House as well.

Alabama already has permit-less open carry.

I look forward to the HPN gun club embracing this result. Finally the South is rolling back it's racist gun policies.

[krispos42]

3. Blood in the streets, wailing and gnashing of teeth,etc.

Nothing will happen. Nothing statistically significant, at least.

[HeartachesNhangovers]

4. Nothing illustrates the extreme polarization of

US politics as well as gun laws do. At the same time that the Republican-controlled states are removing restrictions, the Democratic-controlled states are increasing them. CA has just implemented a whole raft of restrictions (on ammo sales, possession of magazines with capacity over 10 rounds, an expanded definition of "assault weapon" that will require previously CA-legal AR-pattern rifles to be further modified or removed from the state and prohibit future sales of previously-legal guns). NY, of course, implemented their own restrictions last year or the year before.

[virginia mountainman]

10. As I have said many times..

One side is clearly dominating this issue.... The other side only has influence in a "few" states, where they prove almost weekly, how "they want to take guns away"...



...So I say, let us continue to march onward...

[pablo_marmol]

12. Complete list of *blue states* for the haters to stay out of:

Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Minnesota, Illinois, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire & Connecticut

[Alea]

13. Wow Texas

Amazing it took Texas so long to get on board