Ptown Beretta
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Today I was showing my boss a picture of my Beretta Cougar-since he was interested in a "9 mil". Anyway, I asked him what he wanted in a gun. He listed off the usual:
1)home defense
2)walks in the state parks
3)car trips
4)In laws
So I explained the laws and how it is "legal" to carry a gun in Oregon without a CHL. Then I explained how to carry with a CHL. All of the sudden he just piped up,
"Why do I need to have a CHL? I am a good guy with no record. The bad guys can get guns, why can't I easily conceal? "
My jaw literally dropped. I of course returned and said, "there are two reasons why we have a CHL.
1)the government uses it to limit the number of legal people that carry
2)the NRA type groups use it to grandstand and make money
In the end, he wants to get better with guns but sees the permit as redundant. We then went out to my car to check out my little tarus .357
1)home defense
2)walks in the state parks
3)car trips
4)In laws
So I explained the laws and how it is "legal" to carry a gun in Oregon without a CHL. Then I explained how to carry with a CHL. All of the sudden he just piped up,
"Why do I need to have a CHL? I am a good guy with no record. The bad guys can get guns, why can't I easily conceal? "
My jaw literally dropped. I of course returned and said, "there are two reasons why we have a CHL.
1)the government uses it to limit the number of legal people that carry
2)the NRA type groups use it to grandstand and make money
In the end, he wants to get better with guns but sees the permit as redundant. We then went out to my car to check out my little tarus .357