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5. Missouri: Missouri's inclusion on this list might surprise a few people, but I included it because I dislike its provision that makes carrying while riding on public transportation a felony. That excludes many business travelers in both Kansas City and St. Louis, which last year was ranked the most dangerous city in the nation. How are bus riders supposed to protect themselves if they can't carry while going from point A to point B?
4. New Mexico: New Mexico is the only state whose permit only allows people to carry the caliber they qualify with during their training, and all smaller calibers. Also, anyone carrying concealed in New Mexico is only allowed to carry one concealed gun at a time. Finally, prior to the law being changed last year, concealed carry in establishments that sold alcohol, even for off-premises consumption (such as gas stations) was a felony; open carry in these places is still a felony.
3. Georgia: In Georgia, it is illegal to carry concealed at "'public gatherings'" which include, but shall not be limited to..." That language in Georgia's concealed carry law has entrapped many otherwise law abiding citizens, some of whom have been arrested at Wal Mart for violating the "public gathering" provision. Also, it is a felony to carry while on public transportation, or for that matter, while in the parking lots of the facilities being served by public tranportation. So much for relying on public transportation if you are a permit holder.
2. Ohio: Ohio's asinine car carry provision, by itself, is enough for it to be on this list. Prior to the legislature's override of Governor Bob Taft's veto in 2006, permit holders, whether they were drivers or passengers in private vehicles, were only allowed to carry their handguns in plain sight on their person. Handguns not carried on the person could only be carried in a locked glovebox or in a lockable container. Even with the new law, which allowed permit holders to carry concealed on their persons, handguns not carried on the person can only be carried in a bag or purse, or locked away. They cannot be carried in the console or under the seat.
1. North Carolina: North Carolina's list of off limits places include public gatherings, which include, but are not limited to, funeral processions, parades, rallies and protests. Also, no carry is allowed in places that charge an admission fee, in "areas of emergencies and riots" or in places where they would be going "armed to the terror of the people." Finally concealed carry is not allowed in "financial institutions." It is virtually impossible for a law abiding citizen in North Carolina to carry over the course of the day without running afoul of the law at some point.
4. New Mexico: New Mexico is the only state whose permit only allows people to carry the caliber they qualify with during their training, and all smaller calibers. Also, anyone carrying concealed in New Mexico is only allowed to carry one concealed gun at a time. Finally, prior to the law being changed last year, concealed carry in establishments that sold alcohol, even for off-premises consumption (such as gas stations) was a felony; open carry in these places is still a felony.
3. Georgia: In Georgia, it is illegal to carry concealed at "'public gatherings'" which include, but shall not be limited to..." That language in Georgia's concealed carry law has entrapped many otherwise law abiding citizens, some of whom have been arrested at Wal Mart for violating the "public gathering" provision. Also, it is a felony to carry while on public transportation, or for that matter, while in the parking lots of the facilities being served by public tranportation. So much for relying on public transportation if you are a permit holder.
2. Ohio: Ohio's asinine car carry provision, by itself, is enough for it to be on this list. Prior to the legislature's override of Governor Bob Taft's veto in 2006, permit holders, whether they were drivers or passengers in private vehicles, were only allowed to carry their handguns in plain sight on their person. Handguns not carried on the person could only be carried in a locked glovebox or in a lockable container. Even with the new law, which allowed permit holders to carry concealed on their persons, handguns not carried on the person can only be carried in a bag or purse, or locked away. They cannot be carried in the console or under the seat.
1. North Carolina: North Carolina's list of off limits places include public gatherings, which include, but are not limited to, funeral processions, parades, rallies and protests. Also, no carry is allowed in places that charge an admission fee, in "areas of emergencies and riots" or in places where they would be going "armed to the terror of the people." Finally concealed carry is not allowed in "financial institutions." It is virtually impossible for a law abiding citizen in North Carolina to carry over the course of the day without running afoul of the law at some point.
