Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Forestry
 
Board
Department of Forestry
 
chapter
Virginia State Forest Regulations [4 VAC 10 ‑ 30]
Action Amend Requirements for Carrying Handguns in State Forests
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 4/16/2010
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4/5/10  10:28 am
Commenter: RICHARD LEE WILTISON II

OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHT
 

CRIME DOES NOT STOP AT A YOUR FRONT DOOR, IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE BORDERS, NOR DOES IT RESPECT YOUR PERSONAL SPACE.  AND CRIME DOES NOT CARE WHERE YOU ARE.  LAWABIDING CITIZENS WITH A LAWFUL PERMIT SHOULD AND OUGHT RIGHT BE ALLOWED TO CARRY THEIR FIREARM IN SUCH PLACES AS PRESENTED IN THIS PROPOSAL. 

LAWABIDING CITIZENS ARE NOT, HAVE NEVER BEEN THE PROBLEM.  IN FACT, CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT HOLDERS HAVE UNDERGONE GREATER SCRUTINY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT THAN THOSE WHO SIMPLY PURCHASE FIREARMS.  THUS A GREATER TRUST IS PLACED IN THIEM AND THAT GREATER TRUST SHOULD BE MET WITH EQUAL RESPECT FROM THE STATE. 

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