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MLeake · April 17, 2013, 11:08 AM

My previous post described the barriers to the single mom getting a gun in the first place. Now, let us look at carry.

She is not ex-mil or ex-LE, and she is in Florida, so now she has to complete a training course. This costs $150, and takes a full evening, so she needs to pay a sitter.

She also has to go to the Sheriff's office to get fingerprinted, and pay for that, plus her permit application fee to the Dept of Agriculture. At this point, she is out about $400 on top of the cost of the gun, plus around 8 hours of time.

Once again, gun control is about preventing the poor from keeping and bearing.

April 17, 2013, 11:08 AM	#276
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	My previous post described the barriers to the single mom getting a gun in the first place. Now, let us look at carry. She is not ex-mil or ex-LE, and she is in Florida, so now she has to complete a training course. This costs $150, and takes a full evening, so she needs to pay a sitter. She also has to go to the Sheriff's office to get fingerprinted, and pay for that, plus her permit application fee to the Dept of Agriculture. At this point, she is out about $400 on top of the cost of the gun, plus around 8 hours of time. Once again, gun control is about preventing the poor from keeping and bearing.