In Reguards to Gun Control,Should we have a 0 tolerance policy for firearm possesion without a permit to carry

Question

If a person is found in possesion of a firearm without a licence or a permit should they go to jail indefinitly and throw away the key?
0 tolerance policy for firearm possesion!

Answer 1

No. But if you want to be subservient to the government go ahead, just don't force the rest of us follow your example

Answer 2

I have a permit to carry, and think everyone should get a permit. We do have the problem that getting a permit requires a fair amount of money, so some may not be able to bear the cost. I do agree that persons with criminal records should be punished very harshly when they are found with a firearm. Any law abiding person should be able to keep a firearm in their home without a permit. There is a PEOPLE problem, not a GUN problem. Our society has become violent, but NOT because of guns. Many factors have caused this...music themes, video games, breakdown of the family, movies, television, etc. Don't blame guns for the problems caused by people (often the very ones who are so opposed to guns).

Answer 3

No, but they should have to pay a penalty... However if they are caught carrying a firearm without a permit.. and the reason they are caught is because of an altercation where they are in the wrong, the firearm should be taken away from them. Only people that have passed the firearms class and gone through a background check are eligable to carry concealed. If they are fined for carrying concealed or illegally, they won't be able to get a permit to carry concealed.
In most states you can carry a firearm if it's exposed without a permit.

Answer 4

Your question has too many holes.

#1. What are you defining as "possession"? Loaded on your person? In the trunk of your car? In your home? "Possesion" is too nebulous of a word.

#2. Most states do not require any sort of permit to own a gun. I think IL and NJ are the exception. (I don't have the laws for every state memorized).

#2. Some states don't require a license for carrying a gun either. PA, WV, and VA allow "open-carry" without a permit, and VT and Alaska require no permit whatsoever to carry concealed.

So really you don't define the question well enough for me to answer it. In general though I belive that self-defense and protection from tyranny are basic human rights, and you should not need permission from the government to own guns. I break from some gun-rights supports in that I don't have a problem with concealed carry permits and training requirements because I believe carrying a gun in public is a big responsibility and people who choose to do so need to be educated on deadly force laws.

Answer 5

Most States require Neither License OR Permit, unless you are talking about concealed carry. Penalties for violating that are on the books and severe.

Read the Declaration of Independence, it made it clear to ME that the thinking of the Founding Fathers was that citizens should be able to arm themselves so that they could overthrow their government if and when it became oppressive.

I live in Illinois, where we have the wondrous "FOID" card.
(Firearms Owners Identification Card)
Particularly with the recent advent of the Federal Instant Background Check System, it is pretty much a useless annoyance.

Answer 6

No, I have zero tolerance for people like You.
I believe you are planning to strong arm some 80 year old lady and steal her money. You do not want to think about the fact she is going to pull out her 38 special and protect herself from you.
You should Move back to Iran. America love it or leave it.
The U. S. Constitution
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms therefore, is a right of the individual citizen to privately possess and carry in a peaceful manner ...
This is for a Reason and a well thought out one.
Now where in The U. S. Constitution do you see one has to have a license or a permit keep and bear arms?

Licence is spelled License?

Answer 7

Don't do it. Plaxico Burress is spending a couple years in jail because of that very thing. Just get a permit, at least if you have one carrying concealed up to the house doesn't look as bad.

Answer 8

The United States Constitution unconditionally gives the right to carry firearms. This means NO license or permit required to carry one on your person.

However, lawmakes have continually disregarded this and the fact that the people of the U.S. has allowed the degradation of the second amendment is showing effects on other parts of the bill of rights such as the 4th amendment.

If you wish to drastically decrease the number of crimes commited in the U.S. and other countries, go back to the days of frequent and quick execution for crimes such as murder and rape. Televising these executions would also help slow down the crime wave as people who commit these actions would realize they will be facing a quick death should they be convicted.

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution

I am still having problems with why people blame firearms for murder or other criminal actions. I have yet to see any firearms walking down the street or jumping into someones hand and whispering into his ear that he needs to go out and murder or rob or kill someone.

Hold people accountable for their actions, not an inanimate chunk of metal.

Better yet, put those who make laws protecting repeat offenders or those who spout off about the evils of gun ownership on trial for negligence everytime one of those repeat offenders decides he needs to go back to his old ways. And make any guilty verdict punishable by immediate execution.

Of course, these are the same people who believe that if a criminal gets shot and hurt or killed when they are in the process of commiting a criminal act that that the person who was protecting himself, his family, or his possession should be put on trial and the criminal rewarded with monetary damages.

There are those who raise the argument that you will not object to either registration or licensing if you have nothing to hide. It is not a case of hiding anything, it is a case of refusing to allow myself to be treated as a criminal by PROVING my innocence.

Answer 9

Not throw away the key, but yes the penalty is certainly not ridged enough. (This from a LEGAL gun toter).

In most states it is a felony.

Also, any criminal act committed while in possession should make the jail time for the offense exempt from chances of parole.

Answer 10

I feel we all have the right to protect ourselves and our family but I don't want people just walking around with a gun in their pocket either.
I have no problem with the licensing.If we have nothing to hide it shouldn't matter to anyone and I agree no one with a felony criminal record should ever be allowed to have any firearms.
That being said I don't see how it would be humanly possible to enforce any of this.Their are just too many criminals who have guns illegally and we do have the right to protection.

Answer 11

NO! there should be a zero tolerance policy for politicians who insist on violating our constitutional rights! This could involve a rail, some tar, and a few naked chickens!