You only get a CCW under special circumstances. Dumb fucks like Zimmerman are supposed to get weeded out once they find out they're deluded paranoid idiots.
Not really, a person not CONVICTED of any violent crime can carry CCW, in a few states you don't even need a permit or license. You don't need any special circumstances at all to carry concealed, just be a citizen, it's your right.
Every situation is dangerous, unless you know the outcome. He knew shooting Martin was a possibility. He brought a gun despite that fact. CCW is there for protection, not if a situation arises you knew could happen. In that case it's manslaughter in the very least. It's not like when you go to a known dangerous neighborhood known for muggings. Even if you knew, you didn't ask the mugger to confront you. Zimmerman confronted, had a gun, so he knew the outcome if shit hit the fan. He's not a cop whose job it is to do such things. If he wants to play cop, if he shoots, he pays the consequences of going to jail.
It isn't the job of the police to protect you or your property. Police investigate crimes and make criminal arrests.
If you have a CCW permit are you not obliged to keep the gun in your posession and concealed at all times unless you plan on using it? And if you are not in posession of your weapon does it have to be stored in a locked container of some sort where others can not access it? and again im not being cheeky i would just like to know.
Isn't the police motto "To Protect and Serve?"
It's your right to open carry. It's a priveledge to CCW.
Yep, its a nice piece of euphemism.
No, sorry, in most states you need a permit or license to also open carry.
I dunno. If I could carry, I would carry all the time. You never know what could happen at anytime.
Those laws are unconstitutional, but somehow because of the higher population excuse, no one questions them. The Patriot Act is also unconstitutional. It has several provisions which require constitutional amendments to enforce.
surprisingly, this thread had not been godwin'ed.
But would you use it to confront thugs? Even if you knew 100% they were real thugs. In your apartment complex? Would you actively search potential threats? That's the difference. If someone were on your actual property that would be one thing.
Zimmerman wasn't actively searching for potential threats, he was on his way to the grocery store. Why would he think someone would be out there in the pouring rain?
Would you like me to segue into comparing someone to Herr Fuhrer?
If you see "thugs" walking your way, they will take it as highly offensive if you cross the street in order to avoid them.
at your discretion, jefe.