It's Real Meaning - Ohio Republicans Introduce Constitutional Carry Bill

Ohio Republicans Introduce Constitutional Carry Bill | National Review Online

By Charles C. W. Cooke

December 16, 2013 

… Until a few years ago, the only state with “constitutional carry” was (by virtue of aquirk of history) Vermont. Since 2007, though, the idea has caught on, with Wyoming, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas all abolishing their mandatory permitting systems. As the Plain Dealer notes, the argument in favor of the provision is simple:

Lynch said the bill is an effort to treat the right to bear arms in the Second Amendment with the same freedom as other rights.
“The right in the Second Amendment is the only one in the Bill of Rights that you have to get permission for,” Lynch said.
“You don’t have to have a speech license or a worship license or a freedom of the press license,” he said. “This is designed to put the Second Amendment on equal footing.”

In other words, in states with “constitutional carry,” citizens enjoy the right to bear arms as a matter of course, rather than at the discretion of the state government. …

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